I&#x27;m pretty sure that using this method will actually break the WinSxS component cache - it won&#x27;t preserve hard links. It may appear to work, but you&#x27;ll possibly have issues applying updates and service packs later on.<p>For Vista, imagex (part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit, what you use to make official WinPE images), is really what you want. It&#x27;ll be loads faster too: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;technet.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;library&#x2F;cc749447(v=ws.10).aspx" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;technet.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;library&#x2F;cc749447(v=ws.10...</a>