Version number of Windows 7 from its image (iso,..)

How find out version number of Windows 7 from its DVD image before installing it?

PHPst

Posted 2012-06-30T12:57:53.100

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Version number? Do you mean architecture (32-bit/64-bit), service pack (RTM/SP1), edition (Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate) or the version number, as in build number (note Windows 7 is always 6.1, with varying build numbers depending on service pack)? – Bob – 2012-06-30T13:46:43.390

@Bob All of them. In particular build number – PHPst – 2012-06-30T16:15:52.937

Answers

Assuming you can mount the image, run cmd as administrator and type:

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:A:\sources\boot.wim

A is your iso mountpoint.

or just extract the boot.wim file to somewhere and use its location in the command above.

Update: If you open boot.wim, there is an xml file usually called [1].xml. in there you can find the exact build information similar to this:

<WINDOWS>
<ARCH>0</ARCH>
<PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>
<EDITIONID>WindowsPE</EDITIONID>
<INSTALLATIONTYPE>WindowsPE</INSTALLATIONTYPE>
<PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>
<PRODUCTSUITE/><LANGUAGES>
<LANGUAGE>en-US</LANGUAGE>
<DEFAULT>en-US</DEFAULT></LANGUAGES>
<VERSION><MAJOR>6</MAJOR><MINOR>1</MINOR><BUILD>7601</BUILD><SPBUILD>17514</SPBUILD><SPLEVEL>1</SPLEVEL></VERSION><SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT></WINDOWS>

The <version> tag is what tells you the built version. for above example: V 6.1.7601 SP1.17514

Nima G

Posted 2012-06-30T12:57:53.100

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This shows the architecture. However, it does not show the build number, service pack level or edition when I attempted it on my Windows 7 DVD. Depending on what @Reza meant by version number, this may or may not answer the question (and if architecture was meant, then this is a duplicate question). – Bob – 2012-06-30T13:48:29.590

Read the update please. – Nima G – 2012-06-30T13:53:10.690

Nice! However, it would be better if you could describe how to open boot.wim. So far, I've attempted to mount it with dism, which does not reveal a [1].xml anywhere. – Bob – 2012-06-30T14:02:22.340

I used 7-zip, but there are several alternatives. – Nima G – 2012-06-30T14:05:40.810

Ah, you extracted the image itself rather than mounting it... To clarify for others, [1].xml is actually metadata of the boot.wim image that you can see if you extract it with something like 7-Zip, but not if you mount it with something like dism (and maybe ImageX). – Bob – 2012-06-30T14:24:56.410

Yes Bob you are correct. thanks for clarifying it. – Nima G – 2012-06-30T15:02:03.960

How can I find the available windows edition of an ISO file (Home, Ultimate, ...) – PHPst – 2013-12-26T05:31:33.887

Nima is onto something, however newer images can have multiple indexes, so you get more details by adding /index:1 or equivalent. See here for a Windows 8 example (from cmd as Administrator):

C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:D:\sources\boot.wim

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.3.9600.16384

Details for image : D:\sources\boot.wim

Index : 1
Name : Microsoft Windows PE (x64)
Description : Microsoft Windows PE (x64)
Size : 1,187,717,206 bytes

Index : 2
Name : Microsoft Windows Setup (x64)
Description : Microsoft Windows Setup (x64)
Size : 1,264,587,270 bytes

The operation completed successfully.

Windows PE is the installation environment, so I guess here we really want to look at index 2 instead.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:D:\sources\boot.wim /index:2

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.3.9600.16384

Details for image : D:\sources\boot.wim

Index : 2
Name : Microsoft Windows Setup (x64)
Description : Microsoft Windows Setup (x64)
Size : 1,264,587,270 bytes
Architecture : x64
Hal : 
Version : 6.2.9200
ServicePack Build : 16384
ServicePack Level : 0
Edition : WindowsPE
Installation : WindowsPE
ProductType : WinNT
ProductSuite :
System Root : WINDOWS
Directories : 2977
Files : 13452
Created : 2012-07-26 - 07:40:09
Modified : 2012-07-26 - 09:04:49
Languages :
        en-US (Default)

The operation completed successfully.

Stian Soiland-Reyes

Posted 2012-06-30T12:57:53.100

Reputation: 31

All those answers are good except that you can simply open the ISO with 7-Zip and in the "sources" folder open, inside of 7-Zip, the file "install.wim". In the XML file mentioned, when opened, you will find exactly what "SPLEVEL" you have regardless of what the OS "NAME" is. No need to open "boot.wim" or mount it for that matter.

Cheers

juztsteve

Posted 2012-06-30T12:57:53.100

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