imagex /info D:\xp_image.wim You should see the metadata: image count, compression type, and creation time. Now you have your WIM file. Deploying it requires a target machine with a prepared hard drive. Step 1: Prepare the Target Disk Boot into WinPE. Use diskpart to create a legacy MBR partition.
Originally introduced with Windows Vista, the WIM format offers file-based, hardware-independent disk imaging. While Microsoft never officially designed XP to be captured or deployed as a WIM file, IT professionals have developed robust methodologies to bridge this gap. windows xp wim
imagex /append C: D:\xp_all.wim "XP + Office" imagex /append C: D:\xp_all.wim "XP + POS" 3 images, but shared files (DLLs, kernel) are stored once. Total size might be only 2.5x bigger than a single image, not 3x. imagex /info D:\xp_image
Enter the (Windows Imaging Format).