http://blogs.technet.com/b/jamesone/archive/2009/05/27/how-to-install-an-image-onto-a-vhd-file.aspxThe last post I made talked about customizing windows image (.WIM) files, and the post before that talked about creating Virtual hard disk (.VHD) files. So the last step is to look at putting an image onto a VHD and making it bootable So the steps areen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/jamesone/archive/2009/05/27/how-to-install-an-image-onto-a-vhd-file.aspx#3249955Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:10:36 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3249955James ONeill<p>The performance is one or two perecent lower than native hard disk for FIXED VHDs. Dynamically expanding is a bit slower when the VHD needs to grow. I think if you can put software and OS in the VHD and keep data and page file on the main file system it's a pretty good solution - based on my experience with server 2008 R2.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3249955" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/jamesone/archive/2009/05/27/how-to-install-an-image-onto-a-vhd-file.aspx#3247081Thu, 28 May 2009 19:07:20 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3247081bluvg<p>Is there any reason you wouldn't want to use this as your method for imaging desktops? &nbsp;If the performance is essentially the same now with VHDs....</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3247081" width="1" height="1">