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Originally Posted by Ramesh Kumar MVP

[ it's my Windows ] How to merge Vista x86 and Vista x64 editions (DVDs) in a single DVD

Try this !!! n replace a Windows Vista edition w/ Windows Server 2008.
make the changes i.e. decription of editions etc.

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i have done the above settings and install it in my virtual machine.
but there were errors coming at the time of installing the respective OS.
so i am sending the corresponding errors to you.
also i am sending all the steps that we have done now...

1. Install WAIK in Windows.
2. Make two folders, say window_vista_ultimate_32_bit and windows_server_2008_en_us and copy both window vista ultimate edition (32 bit) and windows server 2008 (32 bit) versions correspondingly.
3. Run WAIK command prompt (Run As Administrator if UAC enabled)
Start >> All Programs >> Windows AIK >> Windows AIK and PE Command Prompt
4. We have executed the following command with appropriate INDEX no. to exports a copy of the specified image to another WIM file. (Vista to windows server 2008).
For Windows Vista BUSINESS
Imagex.exe /export E:\window_vista_ultimate_32_bit\sources\install.wi m 1 E:\windows_server_2008_en_us\sources\install.wim “Windows Vista BUSINESS”
For Windows Vista HOMEBASIC
Imagex.exe /export E:\window_vista_ultimate_32_bit\sources\install.wi m 2 E:\windows_server_2008_en_us\sources\install.wim “Windows Vista HOMEBASIC”
For Windows Vista HOMEPREMIUM
Imagex.exe /export E:\window_vista_ultimate_32_bit\sources\install.wi m 3 E:\windows_server_2008_en_us\sources\install.wim “Windows Vista HOMEPREMIUM”
For Windows Vista ULTIMATE
Imagex.exe /export E:\window_vista_ultimate_32_bit\sources\install.wi m 4 E:\windows_server_2008_en_us\sources\install.wim “Windows Vista ULTIMATE”
For Windows Vista HOMEBASICN
Imagex.exe /export E:\window_vista_ultimate_32_bit\sources\install.wi m 5 E:\windows_server_2008_en_us\sources\install.wim “Windows Vista HOMEBASICN”
For Windows Vista BUSINESSN
Imagex.exe /export E:\window_vista_ultimate_32_bit\sources\install.wi m 6 E:\windows_server_2008_en_us\sources\install.wim “Windows Vista BUSINESSN”
For Windows Vista STARTER
Imagex.exe /export E:\window_vista_ultimate_32_bit\sources\install.wi m 7

E:\windows_server_2008_en_us\sources\install.wim “Windows Vista STARTER”
5. After execution of above commands windows_server_2008_en_us‘s WIM file will be the universal WIM file that contains all version of windows server 2008 as well as Vista..!.
6. We have created CD image of Root folder (windows_server_2008_en_us) with following command.
CDImage.Exe -lComboDVD -j1 -u1 -e -m -h -b"E:\MS_COMBO_DVD\Boot\etfsboot.com" "E:\windows_server_2008_en_us" "h:\ComboDVD.iso"

7. After creating an iso image file we have tried to install comboDVD.iso on virtual machine, this iso image is working fine with all versions of windows server 2008 but while installing any version of windows vista like Windows Vista BUSINESS edition, throwing an error that “Windows cannot access required install.wim file”

please check the following links for your reference.

http://picasaweb.google.com/nishantn...43528062530738

http://picasaweb.google.com/nishantn...43534748863522

please find a solution for that..as for the above concerned problem.

thanks