Creating a Windows Vista ISO from Digital River Downloads

Download the creator executable and *.wim files, these files are no longer hosted by Microsoft so you’ll need to enable the “Show Archived” option to get a link from the Wayback Machine.
Download and install Imgburn.
Execute the .exe file that you downloaded, it will create a new directory (called Vista) and the Windows Installer will start. Close the installer.
Launch Imgburn and select the option to build an image from the files on your computer.
Browse to the Vista directory that the creator made earlier.
Select “Advanced” and configure the ISO file:
- Check the option to “Make Image Bootable.”
- Set the “Developer ID” to Microsoft Corporation.
- Set the load segment to 07C0.
- Set the number of segments to load to 4.
- Select the boot\etfsboot file as the boot loader.
Build and save your .iso file^[1].

Creating a Windows Vista ISO from Digital River Downloads (system administration)