Using wim format for deploying Windows from MBR drive to GPT drive.

Hello,

I need to transfer a content of entire system without altering a source software and data from bootable MBR HDD to new HDD which has been initialized as GPT. System will be set from BIOS to UEFI mode. Then, new GPT HDD will be used instead the old one on the same system.

Simple cloning through ghost will substitute GPT with MBR.

I don't want to mess with standard deployment and installation procedures using  sysprep, diskpart, imagex, WinPE (WinRE), bootable flash, etc.

I am able to boot another win8.1 OS on external HDD and see both source and target HDDs.

  • May I just create a wim image of entire source MBR HDD and then "pour" it into a target GPT HDD, so it will be ready for boot and use?
  • If yes, what are expected correct steps, checks, and right tools to do so?

From what I know about wim images I can guess that this file-based format might be a right native solution that will adapt a content to the different disk format.

I never used wim format to do such transfer before.

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Thanks.


June 23rd, 2015 6:27pm

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