Mounting an iso locate on the network with Windows ADK

Hi

I installed Windows ADK 10 v1703 on Windows 10 Enterprise v1703.

In the "Deployment and Image Tool Environment" window running as Administrator, I wrote the following commands

Code:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>net use z: "\\NASTS269PRO\Public\Download_pubblici" xxxxxx /user:"Balubeto_Balubeto"
Successful command execution.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>dir z:\
 The volume in the Z drive is Public
 Serial volume number: 39E0-C5A0
 Directory di z:\
19/09/2017  18:11    <DIR>          .
19/09/2017  17:24    <DIR>          ..
09/09/2017  20:37     3.705.002.038 install.wim
21/11/2016  12:42    <DIR>          Auto_FTP_Manager_6,07
26/03/2016  15:07    <DIR>          CdBurnerXP_v4,5,6,6059
21/12/2016  10:33    <DIR>          Disable_Lock_Screen
26/03/2017  10:31    <DIR>          DWM-222_fw_reva_204eu_Win_multi_20170126
03/07/2017  18:47    <DIR>          gparted-live_v0,28,0-1
26/03/2016  15:07    <DIR>          IgorWare_Hasher_v1,7,0
14/05/2017  11:30    <DIR>          Led Zeppelin  [1969­2016]
12/04/2017  12:11    <DIR>          Microsoft_software
30/01/2017  18:03    <DIR>          mIRC_7,47
22/10/2016  18:36    <DIR>          Nitro_Pro_Enterprise_v11,0,3,173
28/03/2017  18:26    <DIR>          Parted_Magic_v2017_03_14
26/03/2016  20:41    <DIR>          Plop_Boot_Manager_v5,0,15
25/12/2016  11:27    <DIR>          PowerArchiver_2016_Toolbox_v16,10,24
22/06/2016  17:35    <DIR>          SmartVersion_v3,60
13/03/2017  09:50    <DIR>          tails_v2,11
26/03/2016  20:45    <DIR>          UltraVNC_v1,2,10
26/03/2016  15:07    <DIR>          VLC_v2,2,4
23/06/2017  19:27    <DIR>          VMware_Workstation_Pro_v12,5,7_build_5813279
               1 File  3.705.002.038 byte
              20 Directory  1.038.052.335.616 byte disponibili
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>powershell Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "z:\Microsoft_software\Windows 10_version_1703_build_15063,0_updated_March_2017\OS_genuine_iso\IT\x64\it_windows_10_enterprise_version_1703_updated_march_2017_x64_dvd_10196029.iso"
Mount-DiskImage : Unable to find a positional parameter that accepts the argument 'System.Object[]'.
In riga:1 car:1
+ Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath z:\Microsoft_software\Windows 10_version_1 ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Mount-DiskImage], ParameterBindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Mount-DiskImage

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>

to mount an iso image located on a NAS.

Where am I wrong?

Thanks

Bye

What is the ISO of?

bro67 said:

What is the ISO of?

The iso contains Windows 10 Enterprise v1703.

Thanks

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balubeto said:

The iso contains Windows 10 Enterprise v1703.
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Run it as a Virtual Machine then if your computer is able to handle it or just run it on the machine. You cannot mount a ISO from a NAS, since that is not how it works.

bro67 said:

Run it as a Virtual Machine then if your computer is able to handle it or just run it on the machine. You cannot mount a ISO from a NAS, since that is not how it works.

If I mount that iso using "File Explorer", I have no problem.

So, using the command line, how do I mount this iso?

Thanks

Bye

Bree said:

You can mount an iso from the command line using PowerShell, and powershell commands can be issued from a command prompt (or even a .bat file), albeit with some careful escaping of the quotes and % characters. See this thread on TechNet for an example. Further down is a way to do it just calling explorer.exe from the command line (but that method will open an explorer window if you use it).
https://social.technet.microsoft.com...w8itprogeneral

So, how do I create the %WindowsISOPath% variable using the Command Prompt?

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Bye

Bree said:

(using your actual path, of course)

If I would create this variable, could I also avoid mapping the network unit? If so, how should I create this variable to make sure that it has the permissions to access the iso file?

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I would just mount it as a VM or do a drive swap with the ADK installed on that use that for whatever. You can also get a Refurb with a Intel Core 2 Duo or even a AMD CPU when Windows 8 came out and run it on that. I have two Intel Core 2 Duo's and a Intel Core 2 Quad Core that I use for various reasons. One of them has a Hot Swap bay for cases like this where I want to run two machines with different OS's on each one and switch between them with a KVM switch when I have to work directly on one or the other. It is how labs are setup on the cheap if you do not want what looks like a Small Business Office setup like I have.