Update DISM in WinPE, Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Update (Network Steve Forum)

Update DISM in WinPE, Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Update

Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Update, creates WinPE with DISM version 6.3.9600.16384.

Latest build of Windows 8.1 Pro Build 9600, dated 22/11/2014, has DISM version 6.3.9600.17031.

Have run the Windows ADK setup again, but says NO Updates available.

Have created listings of all the DISM files in WinPE and Windows 8.1, but reluctant to copy files across, as I assume that registration / registry changes are also required.

Does anyone know how we can update the version of DISM in WinPE to 6.3.9600.17031?

Thanks, John

Edited by johnski1 Monday, April 20, 2015 4:50 AM

April 20th, 2015 4:46am

You can run multiple DISM versions on the same PC. WinPE or regular OS it doesn't matter... On a server I have, there are 3 different DISMs on it... the 8.0 ADK, the Win7 OPK and a folder with the 8.1 ADK DISM. They just need to be in different folders. You just use DISM.exe and dismapi.dll. The only problem with this is you need to fully qualify the path to the dism you want to use, or else the OS will use the one in system32.

BUT I will say that you do not want to use the DISM.exe that comes with the Windows 8.1 installation as it does not have all the options that the one in the ADK comes with.

Edited by Tripredacus Monday, April 20, 2015 4:42 PM
Proposed as answer by FangZhou ChenMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:11 AM
Marked as answer by Karen HuMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator 21 hours 59 minutes ago
Unmarked as answer by johnski1 3 hours 58 minutes ago

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April 20th, 2015 4:39pm

Hi, sorry have been unable to respond to this thread.

I am reluctant to use the suggested answer due to the number of files associated with DISM software. I have not searched the registry for potential changes, but I assume there are many differences in the registry, with different versions of the software.

See next posts for file listings of Dism related files in WinPE and Windows 8.1.

I would prefer to see an update to Windows ADK for Win 8.1 Update, that provides WinPE with an updated DISM. Then we could confidently make DISM images of installations.

OR a documented procedure to update DISM in WinPE.

Regards, John

April 27th, 2015 11:19pm

DISM files in WinPE...

MINWINPC X:\dism*
Sun 19/04/2015 21:17:24.14 SYSTEM RNDIR 1.5.2.49 10-Apr-2015 X:\dism*

X:\Windows\System32\Dism
X:\Windows\System32\Dism.exe
X:\Windows\System32\DismApi.dll
X:\Windows\System32\Dism\DismCore.dll
X:\Windows\System32\Dism\DismCorePS.dll
X:\Windows\System32\Dism\DismHost.exe
X:\Windows\System32\Dism\DismProv.dll
X:\Windows\System32\Dism\en-US\DismCore.dll.mui
X:\Windows\System32\Dism\en-US\DismProv.dll.mui
X:\Windows\System32\en-US\Dism.exe.mui
X:\Windows\System32\en-US\DismApi.dll.mui
X:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism
X:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.Format.ps1xml
X:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.psd1
X:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.psm1
X:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.Types.ps1xml
X:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism
X:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\DismCore.dll
X:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\DismCorePS.dll
X:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\DismHost.exe
X:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\DismProv.dll
X:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\en-US\DismCore.dll.mui
X:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\en-US\DismProv.dll.mui
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..anagement.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_ca94fdfabc90dd53\Dism.exe.mui
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..cing-management-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_9780386c334328f7\DismApi.dll
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ement-api.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_0361022035dedf16\DismApi.dll.mui
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ervicing-management_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_4f680322e1a371ba\Dism.exe
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_1bf2860ffeb621a8\DismCore.dll
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_1bf2860ffeb621a8\DismCorePS.dll
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_1bf2860ffeb621a8\DismHost.exe
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_1bf2860ffeb621a8\DismProv.dll
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_02b013759532eb99\DismCore.dll.mui
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_02b013759532eb99\DismProv.dll.mui
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_9caecaf83e15b664\Dism.Format.ps1xml
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_9caecaf83e15b664\Dism.psd1
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_9caecaf83e15b664\Dism.psm1
X:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_9caecaf83e15b664\Dism.Types.ps1xml
X:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_bfd3ea8c4658b072\DismCore.dll
X:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_bfd3ea8c4658b072\DismCorePS.dll
X:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_bfd3ea8c4658b072\DismHost.exe
X:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_bfd3ea8c4658b072\DismProv.dll
X:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_a69177f1dcd57a63\DismCore.dll.mui
X:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_a69177f1dcd57a63\DismProv.dll.mui

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April 27th, 2015 11:20pm

DISM files in Windows 8.1...

WIN-P1V1BFHNLTV C:\Windows\dism*
Sun 19/04/2015 19:02:12.11 Administrator RNDIR 1.5.2.49 10-Apr-2015 C:\Windows\dism*

C:\Windows\Logs\DISM
C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
C:\Windows\Prefetch\DISM.EXE-D9E524DA.pf
C:\Windows\Prefetch\DISMHOST.EXE-598C5A9E.pf
C:\Windows\System32\Dism
C:\Windows\System32\Dism.exe
C:\Windows\System32\DismApi.dll
C:\Windows\System32\Dism\DismCore.dll
C:\Windows\System32\Dism\DismCorePS.dll
C:\Windows\System32\Dism\DismHost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\Dism\DismProv.dll
C:\Windows\System32\Dism\en-US\DismCore.dll.mui
C:\Windows\System32\Dism\en-US\DismProv.dll.mui
C:\Windows\System32\en-US\Dism.exe.mui
C:\Windows\System32\en-US\DismApi.dll.mui
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.Format.ps1xml
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.psd1
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.psm1
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.Types.ps1xml
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DismApi.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\DismCore.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\DismCorePS.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\DismHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\DismProv.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\en-US\DismCore.dll.mui
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism\en-US\DismProv.dll.mui
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\Dism.exe.mui
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\DismApi.dll.mui
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.Format.ps1xml
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.psd1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.psm1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Dism\Dism.Types.ps1xml
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..anagement.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_en-us_cac7f03ebc6b27c5\Dism.exe.mui
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..cing-management-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_97b32ab0331d7369\DismApi.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ement-api.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_en-us_0393f46435b92988\DismApi.dll.mui
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ervicing-management_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_4f9af566e17dbc2c\Dism.exe
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_1c257853fe906c1a\DismCore.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_1c257853fe906c1a\DismCorePS.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_1c257853fe906c1a\DismHost.exe
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_1c257853fe906c1a\DismProv.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_02b013759532eb99\DismCore.dll.mui
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_02b013759532eb99\DismProv.dll.mui
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_9ce1bd3c3df000d6\Dism.Format.ps1xml
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_9ce1bd3c3df000d6\Dism.psd1
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_9ce1bd3c3df000d6\Dism.psm1
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_9ce1bd3c3df000d6\Dism.Types.ps1xml
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..anagement.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_en-us_6ea954bb040db68f\Dism.exe.mui
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..cing-management-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_3b948f2c7ac00233\DismApi.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ement-api.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_en-us_a77558e07d5bb852\DismApi.dll.mui
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ervicing-management_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_f37c59e329204af6\Dism.exe
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_c006dcd04632fae4\DismCore.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_c006dcd04632fae4\DismCorePS.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_c006dcd04632fae4\DismHost.exe
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ing-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_c006dcd04632fae4\DismProv.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_a69177f1dcd57a63\DismCore.dll.mui
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..ment-core.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_en-us_a69177f1dcd57a63\DismProv.dll.mui
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_40c321b885928fa0\Dism.Format.ps1xml
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_40c321b885928fa0\Dism.psd1
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_40c321b885928fa0\Dism.psm1
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-d..nagement-powershell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17031_none_40c321b885928fa0\Dism.Types.ps1xml

April 27th, 2015 11:20pm

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