If you receive the below error when attempting to mount a Windows 7 wim file, the below command should clear:
Error: The specified image in the specified wim is already mounted for read/write access
Fix:
from WAIK command prompt, type DISM /cleanup-wim and enter
I’ve been following your instructions which is applicable for installing windows 7, and this is working properly. Thank you very much.
from WAIK command prompt, I type DISM /cleanup-wim and enter and got this message
c:\windowspe-x64>dism /cleanup-wim
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Scanning drive C for stale files
The operation completed successfully.
but I am still getting the error message:
c:\windowspe-x64>Imagex /mountrw C:\remoteinstall\boot\x64\images\boot.wim 2 mou
nt
ImageX Tool for Windows
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Mounting: [C:\remoteinstall\boot\x64\images\boot.wim, 2] -> [c:\windowspe-x64\mo
unt]…
[ 0% ] Mounting progress
[ WARN ] The image you are mounting has already been mounted at C:\Users\Adminis
trator\AppData\Local\~$WDSMGMT.000. You should not commit both images.
Error mounting image.
The specified image in the specified wim is already mounted for read/write
access.