How do I get WIM information using the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool?

Q. How do I get WIM information using the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool?

John Savill

December 30, 2010

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A. Once you've installed the Windows Automated Installation Kit on your machine, you can use DISM to get information with its /get-wiminfo switch, as shown here.


C:>dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:"d:OS ImagesWindows 7 Ult 64-bitsourcesinstall.wim"

 Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
 Version: 6.1.7600.16385

 Details for image : d:OS ImagesWindows 7 Ult 64-bitsourcesinstall.wim

 Index : 1
 Name : Windows 7 HOMEBASIC
 Description : Windows 7 HOMEBASIC
 Size : 11,500,789,302 bytes

 Index : 2
 Name : Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM
 Description : Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM
 Size : 12,012,660,212 bytes

 Index : 3
 Name : Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL
 Description : Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL
 Size : 11,910,752,928 bytes

 Index : 4
 Name : Windows 7 ULTIMATE
 Description : Windows 7 ULTIMATE
 Size : 12,070,211,908 bytes

 The operation completed successfully.

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