Install wimtools

Add wimtools repository

cat << eot >> /etc/apt/sources.list
################### Wimtools #########################
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu/ precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu/ precise main
eot

run updates

apt-get update

if you dont get error then you can go to last step and install wimtools, but if you get error of public key not available and the key then search key and add it manually

add key manuallyEnter the key below pre-pending 0x to it and click search copy the the key displayed starting from -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- and ending at -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
create a key file

nano key

paste the key, save file, and exit
now add that key, if you see OK then all is well and you can proceed.

sudo apt-key add key

now run update

apt-get update

reference to add key manually
now simple run the update again and install the wimtools

apt-get update; apt-get install wimtools -y

capture image

wimcapture /dev/sda1 install.wim "Win7 Dev" --check

apply image

mkntfs /dev/sda1 && wimapply install.wim 1 /dev/sda1

backup and restore MBRs, reference

dd if=/dev/sda of=/mbr.bin bs=446 count=1
dd if=/media/sda/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda bs=446 count=1

Go up

Create WinPE in Linux

goto home directory (~), make folder waik and mount waik iso to it

cd ~; mkdir waik; mount -o loop waik.iso wiak

make winpe image out of waik mounted folder

mkwinpeimg --waik-dir=waik winpe.img

unmount waik iso image

umount waik

mount winpe.img to make changes to it

mkdir mnt; mount -o loop winpe.img mnt

make changes to boot.wim file

cd mnt/sources; mkdir mnt; wimmountrw boot.wim mnt

now you can go to mnt directory and see all winpe folders/files, make changes where needed
umount the boot.wim by commiting the changes, VERY IMPORTANT !

wimunmount --commit mnt

go to home directory (~)

cd ~; umount mnt

now copy the new winpe.img to tftp server and enjoy install tool to make winpe from wiak mounted iso

apt install cabextract

now make winpe

mkwinpeimg --iso --waik-dir=waik winpe.iso

Go up

Ghost via WinPE

download image

ghost32.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=image.gho,dst=1 -sure -batch

Switches

-sure, auto confirm
-blind, console mode
-batch, suppress warning/error messages