Value
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista
Value is used with the setting: Key to choose which Windows image to install from a Windows image file (.wim). Windows image files may contain multiple Windows images. The Value may identify a Windows image by its index number, its name, or its description.
Values
Value |
Specifies a value for the setting: Key. Value is a string. |
This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.
Valid Configuration Passes
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | ImageInstall | OSImage | InstallFrom | MetaData | Value
Applies To
For the list of Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.
XML Examples
The following XML output shows how to configure the MetaData setting to install a specific Windows image from a Windows image (.wim) file using the image index value.
<MetaData wcm:action="add">
<Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key>
<Value>2</Value>
</MetaData>
The following XML output shows how to configure the MetaData setting to install a specific Windows image from a custom Windows image (.wim) file using the image name.
<MetaData wcm:action="add">
<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
<Value>Model FNB1</Value>
</MetaData>
The following XML output shows how to configure the MetaData setting to install a specific Windows image from a custom Windows image (.wim) file using the image description.
<MetaData wcm:action="add">
<Key>/IMAGE/DESCRIPTION</Key>
<Value>Model FNB1</Value>
</MetaData>