System Restore tool does not work in Windows RE on a Windows 7-based computer

To avoid this problem, install the hotfix that is described in this Microsoft KB article on the Windows Imaging Format (WIM) file in your Windows RE environment. To do this, follow these steps.

Note If your environment is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) product, contact the OEM vendor for more information.

1. Install Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 (AIK) on the computer. To download Windows AIK, go to the following Microsoft website:
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5753
2. Follow these steps to create the Windows RE image (Winre.wim):
   1. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Windows AIK.
   2. Right-click Deployment Tools Command Prompt, and then select Run as administrator.
   3. Copy the Install.wim file from a Windows 7 installation media to a folder. To do this, run the following commands:
      md C:\OS_Image
      md C:\OS_Image\mount
      copy D:\sources\install.wim C:\OS_Image
   4. Mount the Install.wim file by using the ImageX tool. To do this, run the following command:
      ImageX /mountrw C:\OS_Image\install.wim 1 C:\OS_Image\mount
   5. Copy the Windows RE image (Winre.wim) from the mounted Windows 7 image to a folder. To do this, run the following commands:
      md C:\winre
      md C:\winre\mount
      copy C:\OS_image\mount\windows\system32\recovery\winre.wim C:\winre\
   6. Unmount the mounted Windows 7 image after you copy the Windows RE image (Winre.wim). To do this, run the following command:
      ImageX /unmount  C:\OS_Image\mount
3. Follow these steps to install the hotfix on the Windows RE image (Winre.wim):
   1. Mount the Winre.wim file that you created in step 2. To do this, run the following command:
      ImageX /mountrw C:\winre\winre.wim 1 C:\winre\mount
   2. Install the hotfix on the mounted Windows RE image. To do this, run the following command:
      Dism /image:C:\winre\mount /Add-Package:c:\TEMP\Windows6.1-KB2709289-x64.msu
   3. Confirm whether the hotfix is installed successfully. To do this, run the following command:
      Dism /image:C:\winre\mount /Get-Packages
   4. Commit the changes to the Winre.wim file. To do this, run the following command:
      ImageX.exe /unmount /commit C:\winre\mount
4. Follow these steps to make a customized Windows RE media by using the Winre.wim file:
   1. Create a file to make a Windows RE image. To do this, run the following command:
      copype.cmd amd64 C:\WinREx64
   2. Copy the Winre.wim file to the ISO\sources folder, and then rename the file as Boot.wim. To do this, run the following command:
      copy C:\winre\winre.wim C:\WinREx64\ISO\sources\boot.wim
   3. Deploy the customized Windows RE image to any media.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows 7 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 file information note

Important Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 updates are included in the same packages.

• The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
  

  Version	Product	SR_Level	Service branch
  6.1.760 0. 16xxx	Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2	RTM	GDR
  6.1.760 0. 20xxx	Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2	RTM	LDR
  6.1.760 1. 17xxx	Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2	SP1	GDR
  6.1.760 1. 21xxx	Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2	SP1	LDR

• GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows 7" section. MANIFEST files and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7