Lost with AIK and ADK Again. How to install?

Hello,

I only want to create a recovery media, but I don't understand anything about how to do it

I have a Windows 7 DVD which includes SP1, I have downloaded
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7
And wrote the ISO file to a DVD
Everything OK until I found out there is an optional update to AIK for Windows 7
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Supplement for Windows 7 SP1
and this "Optional Update" contains the Windows PE 3.1, I need

The questions are:
A) How do I install step by step The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 and The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Supplement for Windows 7 SP1?

B) The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) for Windows 8.1 Update Also contains Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), does this download works also with Windows 7 SP1?

Thanks
Camelia

Wynona said:

Good morning, Camelia.

You may want to go to SevenForums' for the tutorial on Clean Installing Windows 7:
Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

And here's a quick reference to installing Windows 7; not instructions, but links to instructions:
Tutorial quick reference list for Installing Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

For backup, I suggest Macrium Reflect: Macrium Software | Your Image is Everything

There are a couple of tutorials: MACRIUM REFLECT - Create Bootable Rescue USB Drive - Windows 7 Help Forums and Imaging with free Macrium - Windows 7 Help Forums

There are also some Macrium tutorials on TenForums, but they're really oriented toward Windows 10. Macrium.com also has a user manual you can download.

Not to brag or toot my horn, but for information only: I was a beta tester on Windows 7, and we never used AIK and/or ADK. We installed, then backed up our installation with our chosen backup program. Most here use Macrium Reflect.

Thanks @Wynona but outdated information, I will try with Windows 10

Came

Kari said:

With Windows 10, you should use Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 10 (Windows 10 ADK).

If you just want to create a WinPE USB boot media or ISO image to be used on your Windows 10 computers, see this tutorial: Create WinPE USB or ISO | Windows 10 Tutorials

It will give you step by step instructions.

Kari

Thanks

I am going to use Macrium Reflect - Home (Paid) but I don't want to use the file "pe10_1607x64.zip"
i want to use the download provided by Microsoft

Why? Because I want to learn... I think I have this right, haven't I?



So I am here:



After downloading the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit - Windows 10 for installation on a separate
computer can I continue with your tutorial?

Thanks
Came

@Kari

"Macrium Reflect downloads and uses the original Microsoft Windows PE."
Yes, and it is the file "pe10_1607x64.zip" which I don't want to use it at this moment

After downloading the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit - Windows 10 for installation on a separate computer, copy to an usb stick and move it to Other computer can I continue with your tutorial?

Thanks
Came

Not clear to me what you are trying to do.

Macrium claims to offer the option to browse to another pe ( custom pe ), but I have not been able to coax it to do that.

camelia said:

@Kari
Yes, and it is the file "pe10_1607x64.zip" which I don't want to use it at this moment
Thanks
Came