This could largely depend on what the exact problem with the image is. If an image is corrupted or made improperly, it won't work correctly later. Also, some end users make their images incorrectly. If you've made an ISO file and put it on a disc to put into multiple computers, there is a slight possibility that the optical drives of some of the computers cannot read that brand of disc correctly. This does happen sometimes, as not all optical drives are guaranteed to be compatible with all brands of disc. Also, it is important to make sure a compatibility check is done for the systems the OS is going on. If make an image for a 64-bit OS and try to put it on a machine that can only run 32-bit you will have a problem.
Distribution share installation Image-based installation
image - based installation
Image-based installation
image-based installation
two types of installation: clean installation upgrade installation,phased installation,remote installation, image deployment and parallel installation
1. Build a deployment share 2. Perform a reference computer installation 3. Capture an image of the reference computer 4. Boot the target computers 5. Apply the Windows 7 reference computer image
sysprep.
G. Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIk)
a. Windows Image Format (WIM) b. Active-X c. Windows ME d. Windows PE
Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM)
The rundll 32 exe-bad image error always appears when the recently-installed application or the dll file is not a valid Windows image. To solve it, you can check this against your installation diskette or reinstall the programs from the installation CD.
Downloading Windows 7 or any other Windows version is illegal. Even if you download it just for installation image and use your original Windows CD-KEY this is still illegal. In EULA is written that it is not allowed to make any copy of Windows installation disk and anyhow distribute it. You can get legal version only by buying a copy of Windows installation DVD or downloading in from Microsoft (MSDN accounts). Microsoft might and mostly will detect what Windows was not activated or was somehow hacked. In 2010 February Microsoft released new check for Windows hacking tools which include 70 latest hacks. So, Microsoft can find out that you are using illegal version of Windows, but will never take steps to remove it from your computers. Illegal Windows will have some limitations.