Building a Bootable Windows 7 VHD from “install.wim”
From the archive (2010). Written for the tools of the time, so some details may be out of date.
Here is a video showing you how to build a bootable Windows 7 VHD from the Windows 7 install.wim using diskpart.exe and imagex.exe. Very cool stuff!
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd758779.aspx
About this Video
This command line demonstration explains how to build a bootable Windows 7 VHD image from a Windows 7 “install.wim” file using diskpart.exe and imagex.exe. The demonstration continues with an explanation of how to configure the boot entry using bcdedit.exe and explains the limitations of VHD Boot. See the Windows 7 VHD Overview page for more information about this technology.