WIMMaster, Graphical interface for Wimgapi library External links Rating Options

[martinr]

File name: WIMMaster


Description:
I have just finished writing this program. It works like ImageX, but it is not a wrapper for that program. It was written in C and uses the Wimgapi library for its functionality.

My script includes the program in encoded form as well as some redistributable Microsoft files needed to make it work. You also need wimgapi.dll and wimfltr.sys which are included in the WAIK. The script will copy them from the WAIK if it is installed in your ProgramFiles folder.

If anyone would like to have the source code (should be useful if you are using wimgapi for the first time) or would like to have a BartPE plugin, I have put everything here for download.

Download file

[Nuno Brito]

Nice work!!

[Max_Real Qnx]

Hi

Thanks a lot for nice share

I modified this nice script

Download

[powaking]

Hi

Thanks a lot for nice share

I modified this nice script

Download

What did you change and how do I remove the link on the desktop? Can't find any reference to the Desktop link.

[booty#1]

here is the diff:

CODE

***** wimmaster.script
[ExtractFiles]
DirMake,"%ScriptDir%\%OutDir%"
***** ..\WIMMASTER_MAXREALQNX.SCRIPT
[ExtractFiles]
DirMake,"%TargetDir%\Windows\system32\config"
DirMake,"%TargetDir%\Windows\system32\drivers"
DirMake,"%ScriptDir%\%OutDir%"
*****

***** wimmaster.script
DirCopy,"%ScriptDir%\%OutDir%\*.*","%TargetDir%\%DestDir%"
FileCopy,"%ProgramFilesDir%\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\wimfltr.sys","%TargetDir%\Windows\system32\drivers"
FileCopy,"%ProgramFilesDir%\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\wimgapi.dll","%TargetDir%\Windows\system32"
TXTAddLine,%ES%,"%LinkDir%\%Executable%,%ParentItem%\%PName%.lnk,%LinkDir%","Append"
***** ..\WIMMASTER_MAXREALQNX.SCRIPT
DirCopy,"%ScriptDir%\%OutDir%\*.*","%TargetDir%\%DestDir%"
FileCopy,"%Tools%\wimfltr.sys","%TargetDir%\Windows\system32\drivers"
FileCopy,"%Tools%\wimgapi.dll","%TargetDir%\Windows\system32"
TXTAddLine,%ES%,"%LinkDir%\%Executable%,%ParentItem%\%PName%.lnk,%LinkDir%","Append"
*****

booty#1

[booty#1]

File name: WIMMaster
Description:
I have just finished writing this program. It works like ImageX, but it is not a wrapper for that program. It was written in C and uses the Wimgapi library for its functionality.

Just a little improvement:
1. Changed the used compile profile from debug to release.
2. The current version of WIMMaster.exe requires MSVCR80D.DLL, because it is compiled as "Multi-threaded DLL /MD".
I changed it to "Multi-threaded /MT" (Project Options -> Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> Code Generation -> Runtime Library).
The attached version is now independent of MSVCR80D.DLL and 10k smaller than before (because of the missing debug infos). It has been compiled with Visual Studio C++ Express.

booty#1

Attached File(s)

 WIMMaster_Source_Code.zip ( 25.21K ) Number of downloads: 345
 WIMMaster.zip ( 36.62K ) Number of downloads: 715

 

[powaking]

Just a little improvement:
1. Changed the used compile profile from debug to release.
2. The current version of WIMMaster.exe requires MSVCR80D.DLL, because it is compiled as "Multi-threaded DLL /MD".
I changed it to "Multi-threaded /MT" (Project Options -> Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> Code Generation -> Runtime Library).
The attached version is now independent of MSVCR80D.DLL and 10k smaller than before (because of the missing debug infos). It has been compiled with Visual Studio C++ Express.

booty#1

So all those dlls are not needed then from the original script? If so then this makes it much smaller.

[booty#1]

So all those dlls are not needed then from the original script? If so then this makes it much smaller.

Yes, no MS*.dll are needed.

booty#1

[bilou_gateux]

I have successfully captured an image from WinPE.
Unfortunately, i can't apply it to a new drive from WinPE.

I have used the same box and drive for capture and (not sucessfull) apply.

My wim file isn't corrupted as i can mount it from real windows XP.

Just would like to know if some members have fully checked the apply function.

If i'm the only one to have an issue, i have to re-create a full installation of the OS to capture before checking a second time WIMmaster.

to do: try to apply the WIM file with imageX first.

[martinr]

Just to let you know that I have updated my WIMMaster files. The changes are:

1. I have altered the VistaPE script to load wimgapi.dll and wimfltr.sys from the Tools folder. This was Max_Real Qnx's suggestion, and people may find it more convenient to work this way and not have to keep the WAIK permanently installed on their machine.

2. The executable is now statically built, so the Microsoft run time files no longer have to be included. I did in fact start working this way shortly after my previous post. booty#1 was quite right that this was the way to go because it takes up much less space on a VistaPE/BartPE disk.

3. I have made some minor changes to the source code, which were technical in nature and don't actually change the way the program works.

As before the whole package is available at this link.

By way of interest, I have also written a different version of WIMMaster which uses the SmartWIM component. The main advantage of this is that the progress bar displays with the Apply function, which it doesn't do in the Wimgapi version. The program is written using MFC, and the source code is quite instructive as it shows how to integrate a non-visual custom COM control into a C++ program.

The SmartWIM component is of course needed, but is available as a free trial version. This is fully functional but does display a nag screen when it runs each time. It is fairly expensive to buy in registered form, but seems to work very well.

This package includes again source code, BartPE plugin and VistaPE script, and is available here.