不希望因为标题而让大家最后失望，只是实在想不出来什么更贴切的主题名称，所以开头 gOxiA 先做个介绍，其实也不算什么探索。作为 MSDN 或 TechNet Plus 订阅用户，我们知道在 Windows Vista RTM 发布时，订阅中提供的是除了企业版以外的多个版本的合集.也就是当我们下载来的 Windows Vista RTM 的 ISO 中已经包含了 Starter、HomeBasic、HomePremium、Business 以及 Ultimate 这几个版本。虽然是包含了 5个版本，但是利用 imagex 的差异特性极大的缩小了存储空间！

        但是到了 Windows 7 RTM，订阅用户会发现微软并未像之处 Windows Vista RTM 那样，而是独立发布了 Starter、HomeBasic、HomePremium、Professional（Windows Vista 时命名为 Business） 以及 Ultimate，这样一来我们就需要为每一个版本下载一个拷贝！极为占用空间！

        不管微软出于什么原因最终这样发布，但是好在 gOxiA 有手工使用 imagex 来安装 Windows 7 的习惯，通过分析旗舰版的 Install.wim 文件，得知实际上这个 Install.wim 依旧包含了其他几个版本，只是安装时将根据配置文件来直接安装对应的版本。如果你想要了解你的 Install.wim 是否包含多个版本，可以使用如下命令：

        内容大致如下：

ImageX Tool for Windows
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
Version: 6.1.7600.16385

WIM Information:
----------------
Path:        v:install.wim
GUID:        {bc90f44f-35aa-48fe-9fa0-0b6c63c6b4d7}
Image Count: 5
Compression: LZX
Part Number: 1/1
Attributes:  0xc
             Integrity info
             Relative path junction

Available Image Choices:
------------------------
<WIM>
  <TOTALBYTES>2241959924</TOTALBYTES>
  <IMAGE INDEX="1">
    <DIRCOUNT>9550</DIRCOUNT>
    <FILECOUNT>47318</FILECOUNT>
    <TOTALBYTES>7983637109</TOTALBYTES>
    <CREATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0443</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0x6568BDF8</LOWPART>
    </CREATIONTIME>
    <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0463</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0x76D5423C</LOWPART>
    </LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
    <WINDOWS>
      <ARCH>0</ARCH>
      <PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>
      <EDITIONID>Starter</EDITIONID>
      <INSTALLATIONTYPE>Client</INSTALLATIONTYPE>
      <HAL>acpiapic</HAL>
      <PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>
      <PRODUCTSUITE>Terminal Server</PRODUCTSUITE>
      <LANGUAGES>
        <LANGUAGE>zh-CN</LANGUAGE>
        <DEFAULT>zh-CN</DEFAULT>
      </LANGUAGES>
      <VERSION>
        <MAJOR>6</MAJOR>
        <MINOR>1</MINOR>
        <BUILD>7600</BUILD>
        <SPBUILD>16385</SPBUILD>
        <SPLEVEL>0</SPLEVEL>
      </VERSION>
      <SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT>
    </WINDOWS>
    <NAME>Windows 7 STARTER</NAME>
    <DESCRIPTION>Windows 7 STARTER</DESCRIPTION>
    <FLAGS>Starter</FLAGS>
    <HARDLINKBYTES>3045021372</HARDLINKBYTES>
    <DISPLAYNAME>Windows 7 简易版</DISPLAYNAME>
    <DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>Windows 7 简易版</DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>
  </IMAGE>
  <IMAGE INDEX="2">
    <DIRCOUNT>9561</DIRCOUNT>
    <FILECOUNT>47403</FILECOUNT>
    <TOTALBYTES>8003795881</TOTALBYTES>
    <CREATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0443</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0x6568BDF8</LOWPART>
    </CREATIONTIME>
    <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0463</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0x929ACF4C</LOWPART>
    </LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
    <WINDOWS>
      <ARCH>0</ARCH>
      <PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>
      <EDITIONID>HomeBasic</EDITIONID>
      <INSTALLATIONTYPE>Client</INSTALLATIONTYPE>
      <HAL>acpiapic</HAL>
      <PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>
      <PRODUCTSUITE>Terminal Server</PRODUCTSUITE>
      <LANGUAGES>
        <LANGUAGE>zh-CN</LANGUAGE>
        <DEFAULT>zh-CN</DEFAULT>
      </LANGUAGES>
      <VERSION>
        <MAJOR>6</MAJOR>
        <MINOR>1</MINOR>
        <BUILD>7600</BUILD>
        <SPBUILD>16385</SPBUILD>
        <SPLEVEL>0</SPLEVEL>
      </VERSION>
      <SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT>
    </WINDOWS>
    <NAME>Windows 7 HOMEBASIC</NAME>
    <DESCRIPTION>Windows 7 HOMEBASIC</DESCRIPTION>
    <FLAGS>HomeBasic</FLAGS>
    <HARDLINKBYTES>3060203459</HARDLINKBYTES>
    <DISPLAYNAME>Windows 7 家庭普通版</DISPLAYNAME>
    <DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>Windows 7 家庭普通版</DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>
  </IMAGE>
  <IMAGE INDEX="3">
    <DIRCOUNT>9779</DIRCOUNT>
    <FILECOUNT>48416</FILECOUNT>
    <TOTALBYTES>8445655979</TOTALBYTES>
    <CREATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0443</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0x6568BDF8</LOWPART>
    </CREATIONTIME>
    <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0463</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0xAE00FE9C</LOWPART>
    </LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
    <WINDOWS>
      <ARCH>0</ARCH>
      <PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>
      <EDITIONID>HomePremium</EDITIONID>
      <INSTALLATIONTYPE>Client</INSTALLATIONTYPE>
      <HAL>acpiapic</HAL>
      <PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>
      <PRODUCTSUITE>Terminal Server</PRODUCTSUITE>
      <LANGUAGES>
        <LANGUAGE>zh-CN</LANGUAGE>
        <DEFAULT>zh-CN</DEFAULT>
      </LANGUAGES>
      <VERSION>
        <MAJOR>6</MAJOR>
        <MINOR>1</MINOR>
        <BUILD>7600</BUILD>
        <SPBUILD>16385</SPBUILD>
        <SPLEVEL>0</SPLEVEL>
      </VERSION>
      <SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT>
    </WINDOWS>
    <NAME>Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM</NAME>
    <DESCRIPTION>Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM</DESCRIPTION>
    <FLAGS>HomePremium</FLAGS>
    <HARDLINKBYTES>3439427655</HARDLINKBYTES>
    <DISPLAYNAME>Windows 7 家庭高级版</DISPLAYNAME>
    <DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>Windows 7 家庭高级版</DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>
  </IMAGE>
  <IMAGE INDEX="4">
    <DIRCOUNT>9836</DIRCOUNT>
    <FILECOUNT>48866</FILECOUNT>
    <TOTALBYTES>8326968857</TOTALBYTES>
    <CREATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0443</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0x6568BDF8</LOWPART>
    </CREATIONTIME>
    <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0463</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0xBC779674</LOWPART>
    </LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
    <WINDOWS>
      <ARCH>0</ARCH>
      <PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>
      <EDITIONID>Professional</EDITIONID>
      <INSTALLATIONTYPE>Client</INSTALLATIONTYPE>
      <HAL>acpiapic</HAL>
      <PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>
      <PRODUCTSUITE>Terminal Server</PRODUCTSUITE>
      <LANGUAGES>
        <LANGUAGE>zh-CN</LANGUAGE>
        <DEFAULT>zh-CN</DEFAULT>
      </LANGUAGES>
      <VERSION>
        <MAJOR>6</MAJOR>
        <MINOR>1</MINOR>
        <BUILD>7600</BUILD>
        <SPBUILD>16385</SPBUILD>
        <SPLEVEL>0</SPLEVEL>
      </VERSION>
      <SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT>
    </WINDOWS>
    <NAME>Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL</NAME>
    <DESCRIPTION>Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL</DESCRIPTION>
    <FLAGS>Professional</FLAGS>
    <HARDLINKBYTES>3305882953</HARDLINKBYTES>
    <DISPLAYNAME>Windows 7 专业版</DISPLAYNAME>
    <DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>Windows 7 专业版</DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>
  </IMAGE>
  <IMAGE INDEX="5">
    <DIRCOUNT>9866</DIRCOUNT>
    <FILECOUNT>49019</FILECOUNT>
    <TOTALBYTES>8485352280</TOTALBYTES>
    <CREATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0443</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0x6568BDF8</LOWPART>
    </CREATIONTIME>
    <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
      <HIGHPART>0x01CA0463</HIGHPART>
      <LOWPART>0xCBBB37DC</LOWPART>
    </LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>
    <WINDOWS>
      <ARCH>0</ARCH>
      <PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>
      <EDITIONID>Ultimate</EDITIONID>
      <INSTALLATIONTYPE>Client</INSTALLATIONTYPE>
      <HAL>acpiapic</HAL>
      <PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>
      <PRODUCTSUITE>Terminal Server</PRODUCTSUITE>
      <LANGUAGES>
        <LANGUAGE>zh-CN</LANGUAGE>
        <DEFAULT>zh-CN</DEFAULT>
      </LANGUAGES>
      <VERSION>
        <MAJOR>6</MAJOR>
        <MINOR>1</MINOR>
        <BUILD>7600</BUILD>
        <SPBUILD>16385</SPBUILD>
        <SPLEVEL>0</SPLEVEL>
      </VERSION>
      <SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT>
    </WINDOWS>
    <NAME>Windows 7 ULTIMATE</NAME>
    <DESCRIPTION>Windows 7 ULTIMATE</DESCRIPTION>
    <FLAGS>Ultimate</FLAGS>
    <HARDLINKBYTES>3463057728</HARDLINKBYTES>
    <DISPLAYNAME>Windows 7 旗舰版</DISPLAYNAME>
    <DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>Windows 7 旗舰版</DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>
  </IMAGE>
</WIM>

        OK，既然已经知道 ISO 中包含了其他版本，那么我们就可以不必全部下载所有的版本 ISO，而要安装非默认的版本则可以参考 使用 imagex 手工安装 Windows 7 RTM 这篇日志。

        此外，在 gOxiA 针对 Windows 7 RTM 中文版进行测试后发现，中文版在手工释放 Install.wim 后也不再支持引导，则需要手工使用 bcdboot 来生成引导信息。