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I downloaded an ISO of Windows 7 64 bits, I have a problem: I saw 4 editions in .clg files (home basic, premium, professional and ultimate), I opened install.wim with 7zip and I saw folders called 1,2,3 and 4. I suppose numbers are the 4 editions I mentioned. How to remove editions from ISO? My problem is those editions makes iso size be up to 5.5 GB. I just need ultimate, no more editions needed.

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  • Where did you download the ISO from? Did you use the [Microsoft site](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7) to do so? The media creation tool will help you get only the version you need. – CharlieRB Apr 13 '16 at 19:52
  • [Easier just to download the specific version you need from Microsoft](http://superuser.com/questions/78761/where-can-i-download-windows-7-legally-from-microsoft/1046062#1046062) – Ramhound Apr 13 '16 at 20:04
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    I downloaded it from http://www.intercambiosvirtuales.org/sistemas-operativos/win7-sp1-abril-2015-es (site is in spanish). I cannot download it from Microsoft because I'll waste GB of my quota (I have a limited quota for normal speed and an unlimited one for a slower speed), on the other hand, the media creation tool of Windows 7 requires a genuine serial key before download, I don't have a legal copy of Windows. – CodigosTutoriales Apr 13 '16 at 20:18

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First run Dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:DVDDRIVELETTER:\sources\install.wim to see which index the Edition has you want to have alone:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.3.9600.17029

Details for image : E:\sources\install.wim

Index : 1 Name : Windows 7 HOMEBASIC Description : Windows 7 HOMEBASIC Size : 11.623.452.494 bytes

Index : 2 Name : Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM Description : Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM Size : 12.136.659.100 bytes

Index : 3 Name : Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL Description : Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL Size : 12.037.929.390 bytes

Index : 4 Name : Windows 7 ULTIMATE Description : Windows 7 ULTIMATE Size : 12.200.638.813 bytes

The operation completed successfully.

You want ultimate so run this command with the index 4 for Ultimate:

Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:DVDDRIVELETTER:\sources\install.wim /SourceIndex:4 /DestinationImageFile:C:\Win7Ultimate\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 7 Ultimate"

This new ISO should now only include the Ultimate Edition.

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  • `/Export-Image` causes error 87 The export-image is unknown – CodigosTutoriales Apr 14 '16 at 19:16
  • install the Win8.1/win10 ADK (Deployment Tools) and run the deployment tools CMD and run the DISM command now – magicandre1981 Apr 15 '16 at 03:50
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    New comment (not related with first comment): If `install.wim` contains only one edition of Windows, Do I have to delete .clg files of editions different to ultimate? – CodigosTutoriales Apr 15 '16 at 19:49
  • the clg is only used by the Windows System Image Manager. you can ignore the files. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825092.aspx – magicandre1981 Apr 16 '16 at 11:07
  • During Export-Image, Can we give comma separated index numbers as SourceIndex if we want more than one edition in the DestinationImageFile ? – Pratik Patil May 06 '18 at 03:46
  • @TsYYaYY1ud121a If DISM throws an error for either of the above commands, then you should try [installing the Windows ADK](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install) and using the version of DISM included along with it. Sometimes the DISM included with your Windows install runs into weird issues on newer images. – Nathan2055 May 10 '19 at 04:04
  • @magicandre1981 ignore or delete? (in case only one edition of Windows) thanks – acgbox Feb 19 '22 at 23:14