RchdR
July 31, 2025, 8:29am
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As Windows 10 is going to be end of life on 14th Oct 2025 and there is still a need to delve into C6 sometimes, I’ve put together a work in progress instruction set for building a Win10 x32 Vmware virtual machine for C6 or earlier versions.
# VMware Windows 10 Pro N 22H2 x32 AutoUnattend.xml Answer file
https://superuser.com/questions/1624231/how-to-create-an-unattended-windows-installation-medium-iso-usb-supporting-secur
## Create Master copy
[1. Download Windows 10 and copy the ISO to a folder.](AutoUnattend-InstallWindows-VMWare-Workstation-Clone.md#1-download-windows-10-and-copy-the-iso-to-a-folder)
[2. Export the required version of Windows from the ```\sources\install.esd``` to a ```\sources\install.wim``` file.](AutoUnattend-InstallWindows-VMWare-Workstation-Clone.md#2-export-the-required-version-of-windows-from-the-sourcesinstallesd-to-a-sourcesinstallwim-file)
[3. Download & install the Windows ADK Deployment Tools.](AutoUnattend-InstallWindows-VMWare-Workstation-Clone.md#3-download--install-the-windows-adk-deployment-tools)
[4. Check what Features, Packages, & KB's are installed (Optional)](AutoUnattend-InstallWindows-VMWare-Workstation-Clone.md#4-check-what-features-packages--kbs-are-installed-optional)
[4.1 To check the ```boot.wim``` which contains the ```WindowsPE``` image used in the ```WindowsPE``` configuration pass.](AutoUnattend-InstallWindows-VMWare-Workstation-Clone.md#41-to-check-the-bootwim-which-contains-the-windowspe-image-used-in-the-windowspe-configuration-pass)
[4.2 To check the ```boot.wim``` which contains the ```Windows Setup``` image used in the ```WindowsPE``` configuration pass.](AutoUnattend-InstallWindows-VMWare-Workstation-Clone.md#42-to-check-the-bootwim-which-contains-the-windows-setup-image-used-in-the-windowspe-configuration-pass)
[4.3 To check the ```install.wim``` which contains the main Windows image used to install Windows onto a computer.](AutoUnattend-InstallWindows-VMWare-Workstation-Clone.md#43-to-check-the-installwim-which-contains-the-main-windows-image-used-to-install-windows-onto-a-computer)
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Out of the box NTVDM which is whats required to run 16bit apps is NOT installed by default, but the autounattend file will have this installed along with examples of installing C6 and other utilities like Notepad++ , so that there’s a consistent environment to work with.
For Clarion 6 or earlier which need 16bit capabilities.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Image:"C:\mount_Win10_22H2_x32_Install_Pro_N_WIM" /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NTVDM /All /LimitAccess
For Clarion 6 Web Edition
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Image:"C:\mount_Win10_22H2_x32_Install_Pro_N_WIM" /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServer /All /LimitAccess
IIS-WebServer will also install IIS-WebServerRole
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Image:"C:\mount_Win10_22H2_x32_Install_Pro_N_WIM" /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerManagementTools /All /LimitAccess
For Clarion ASP templates
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Image:"C:\mount_Win10_22H2_x32_Install_Pro_N_WIM" /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:IIS-ASP /All /LimitAccess
For Clarion PHP templates & Ron Schofield’s Clarion Perl Templates
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Image:"C:\mount_Win10_22H2_x32_Install_Pro_N_WIM" /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:IIS-CGI /All /LimitAccess
Sadly its still much larger than XP, but it is possible to get Win10x32 down to 750MB in size from the usual 3-4GB, with lots of things stripped out. The official and complete tiny10 and tiny11 list – NTDEV