Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
For more information about the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, please see
http://store.microsoft.com/help/ISO-Tool.
The Windows 7 USD/DVD Download Tool uses material from ImageMaster, a .NET C#
application for reading and writing disc images (*.iso files). ImageMaster
is licensed under the terms of the GPL. For more information about ImageMaster,
please see http://imagemaster.codeplex.com/.
This project uses the WIX Votive plugin for Visual Studio 2008. Please see
http://wix.sourceforge.net/votive.html for installation instructions.
To build in Visual Studio 2008:
- Make desired changes to the source code.
- Copy the wudtsource.zip file to the same directory as the .sln file.
- Build the project in Visual Studio.
To create localized installers and self-extracting files:
- Build the project as described above.
- Run the Install\CreateLocalizedInstallers.cmd script to create the
localized MSI installers.
To bypass formatting the USB device within the tool:
- Ensure the registry key "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ISO Backup Tool" is created.
- Create a new DWORD value named "DisableFormat" in this location and set the value to 1.
NOTE: The USB device should be formatted manually before running the tool.",
LastUpdatedDate: 2009-12-09T14:16:18.7-08:00