HP ProBook 4330s - Enhancing the Performance of Small Writes

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Enhancing the performance of small writes
Performance degradation can occur on a Windows 7 or WinPE platform that performs many small
writes to an Advanced Format drive. For example, using the ImageX command-line tool to apply a
Windows image (.wim file) to an Advanced Format drive would take significantly longer than
applying the same image to a traditional hard drive.
This issue has been addressed in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 982018
. The typical user should
apply the associated hotfix as needed; IT professionals can follow the procedure described below.
Important
The following procedure is intended for the IT professional.
Perform the following steps apply the hotfix:
1. Download the Windows PE hotfix to your c: drive from the Microsoft Support site at
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=982018&kbln=en-us
.
2. Unzip the download file by double-clicking on it.
3. The Windows6.1-KB982018-x86.MSU file should appear in your c: drive. Expand this file:
a. Launch the command prompt with Administrator rights.
b. At the prompt, enter the following:
expand.exe c:\Windows6.1-KB982018-x86.MSU –f:*.* c:\
4. Select StartAll ProgramsWindows OPK or Windows AIK.
5. Right-click Deployment Tools Command Prompt and then select Run as administrator.
6. At the prompt, expand the Windows PE image by mounting boot.wim to be updated into a
location by entering the following:
imagex.exe /mountrw c:\winpe_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim 1
c:\winpe_x86\mount
7. Create a scratch directory:
mkdir c:\winpe_x86\sandbox
8. Apply the hotfix to your boot.wim image:
Dism.exe /image=c:\winpe_x86\mount /ScratchDir=c:\winpe_x86\sandbox
/Apply-Unattend=c:\Windows6.1-KB982018-x86.xml
9. Commit the Windows PE image by un-mounting boot.wim to be updated into a location by
entering the following:
imagex.exe /unmount /commit c:\winpe_x86\mount