Yes, already create new win8 folder and new mount folder too. Code: C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools >Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x86\install.wim /SourceIndex:2 /DestinationImageFile :c:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8" /compress:maximum Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Exporting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x86\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sou rces\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro" /compress:maximum Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Exporting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x86\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sou rces\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro with Media Center" /compress:maximum Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Exporting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x64\install.wim /SourceIndex:2 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sou rces\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8" /compress:maximum Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Exporting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x64\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sou rces\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro" /compress:maximum Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Exporting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x64\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sou rces\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro with Media Center" /compress:maximum Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Exporting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>Dism /mount-wim /wi mfile:C:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /index:3 /mountdir:C:\win8aio\mount Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Mounting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>Dism /Image:C:\win8 aio\mount /Get-TargetEditions Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Editions that can be upgraded to: A blocking operation was interrupted by a call to WSACancelBlockingCall. : ProfessionalWMC The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools>
Dear chungph, Will you please mention here the total and empty size of your C drive? what is your present OS and if SQL is installed?
C: 10gb free of 35gb present OS: Windows 8 pro with media center (x86) SQL (you mean SQL Server 2008?): not installed yet
Thanks for the nice guide, i have just one question, you said we have to put ei.cfg on souces forlder, ok but what have to be writed inside the ei.cfg or is should be empty?
Hello, i have a question: If i had installed w8 pro in my pc and then upgraded to wmc with my promotional key, however i installed in an old laptop hdd because i originally installed for testing porpuses; i want to know: 1- if i want to install w8 in the main hdd, can i backup my w8 partition and restore in the other hdd and preserve my activation? 2- if i use an AIO to do a clean install of W8+WMC can i activate with my W8 upgraded to wmc (with promotional key) activation backup or i need to first activate with W8pro key and after that restore the wmc activation? The reason i ask is because as far as i know, on W8 a serial can't be used to activate more than 3 times even if i'm activating in the same machine and for me it's normal to reinstall windows one or two times in the year, so, i think that the right way in w8 case is restoring the activation backup, but i don't know if in the case of w8 upgraded to wmc using two serials (2 steps instalation/activation) the restoration of the activation will work in these W8+WMC AIO installations. Excuse me for the horrible english.
For both (Windows 8 AIO with media center & Windows 8 Pro with media center iso only) ? Since nobody answered my comment (#534 / Page 54), i downloaded a Win8 AIO 16 in 1... Windows 8 x86 Windows 8 N x86 Windows 8 Pro x86 Windows 8 Pro VL x86 Windows 8 Pro N x86 Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x86 Windows 8 Enterprise x86 Windows 8 Enterprise N x86 Windows 8 x64 Windows 8 N x64 Windows 8 Pro x64 Windows 8 Pro VL x64 Windows 8 Pro N x64 Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 Windows 8 Enterprise x64 Windows 8 Enterprise N x64 ... English, to see what is written in file EI.CFG He is written : [Channel] Retail [VL] 0
20 GB free space on C drive out of 35 GB is not enough space to do this work. Mounting operation takes the same space as if you install it. so in your case if your C drive size is 35 GB then How much free space you need: 10% for recycle bin : 3.5 GB insatll.wim x64: 3 GB install.wim x86: 3 GB exporting image: 3.47 GB Mounting space: 12 GB reserved for system restore: 5% = 2 GB at safest total becomes: 27 GB approx. do it on another drive where you have enough free space calculated on the basis of above parameters.
the above is for each edition written code for ei.cfg file. use this for any non-volume edition. the above is also universal but only for Volume License Versions. no need to put Edition ID in ei.cfg file as this will limit to install only that edition. for example, if you put Edition ID "Professional" then at the time of install DVD will only show "Win8 Professional" edition for both architecture. so there is no need to mention Edition ID.
Certainly you need. ei.cfg file is to show the different editions option at the time of install. if you have win8x86 DVD and created three editions in it viz, core, professional and ProfessionalWMC then to show these three editions at the time of install for selection you need to place ei.cfg file in sources directory.
Thanks, but I have tried it on another drive (in my HDD external, which have free space > 50gb, a new clean formatted partition), the same error occured And I think the message content is not related to the "free space" (it is "A blocking operation was interrupted by a call to WSACancelBlockingCall. : ProfessionalWMC") I just informed you all the error that I met. Although I still like the manual steps but now I have created AIO succesfully by using "Windows Download Integrator 3.3"
Ok, thx. Perhaps it is one error (?), but, it is similar for... [VL] 0 or [VL] 1 ... i believe well. If this ei.cfg file is used only (in addition to giving the possibility of installing without key, of course, but i do not speak of this use) for posting (in the menu which makes it possible to choose the version to be installed) of the various versions of Windows 8 (who are in the ISO file), apparently... [Channel] Retail ... is sufficient.
Dear K J, I never thought about it but just I checked it (editing ei.cfg file and just mentioned "[Channel] Retail" in it and when I booted It is showing the edition selection option. I also selected the edition and proceeded and it functioned well but I did not install it (as I do not want to format, I just formatted my drive few days ago) So I can't say if CD key will be accepted or not and even what cd key will be accepted, Retail or VLK. but you can check it.
Me also i do not know, it is the question, is what the ei.cfg function of stops after the posting of the editions, or she continues during / after installation...
Windows 8 Enterprice not working for me i get the above error. Code: The installation was canceled Any changes made to your computer wan't be saved. Windows Setup Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License terms.Make sure the installation sources are valid and restart the installation any of the other versions installs and works great but the Enterprice version wont work. Any tips on how to solve this issue?.
What ISO you are using. please mention here. Enterprises edition is only in Volume License. the ei.cfg should have the following: or, then it will install without any problem.