Creating a Windows 8.1 AIO with Media Center manually

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by ambidav, Aug 7, 2012.

  1. JoeAmigo

    JoeAmigo MDL Novice

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    Once you have got your AIO complete with ProWMC ready, all you need to do is add the following EI.CFG to the sources.

    [Channel]
    Volume

    [VL]
    1

    This will give you the different editions that are active in your AIO. I have tested this an it works.
     
  2. ultimate_live

    ultimate_live MDL Expert

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    I made a Windows 8 AIO:
    Windows 8
    windows 8 Pro
    Windows 8 VL
    Windows 8 Enterprise

    both x86/64.

    But after burning to a pendrive and starting it, it doesn´t show the word "VL" after Windows 8 Pro. It show me:

    Windows 8
    Windows 8 Pro
    Windows 8 Pro
    Windows 8 Enterprise

    Why ?
    I tried both EI.CFG files:

    [Channel]
    Volume

    [VL]
    1

    [Channel]
    Retail

    [VL]
    0

    But in both it´s the same. Or instead of using the ISO of Windows 8 x86 to mount the AIO, I need to use the ISO of Windows 8 x86 VL ?

    thanks
     
  3. sukinsin88

    sukinsin88 MDL Addicted

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    [Channel]
    Retail


    [VL]
    0


    this is OK without type serial !!
     
  4. ultimate_live

    ultimate_live MDL Expert

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    But the problem isn´t only this.
    I added Windows 8 volume License (VL), but on the Window where I choice what OS to install, instead of showing:

    Windows 8 Pro
    Windows 8 Pro VL

    it shows only

    Windows 8 Pro
    Windows 8 Pro

    Why?
     
  5. JoeAmigo

    JoeAmigo MDL Novice

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    I created an AIO X86 only with the following:

    Windows 8 CORE
    Windows 8 Pro
    Windows 8 ProWMC
    Windows 8 Ent

    The displaying of the names is dictated in what you put in the following lines: as indicated in the Bolded examples below.

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:f:\win8aio\x86\install.wim /SourceIndex:2 /DestinationImageFile:f:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:f:\win8aio\x86\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:f:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:f:\win8aio\x86\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:f:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro with Media Center" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:f:\win8aio\entx86\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:f:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Enterprise" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x64\install.wim /SourceIndex:2 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x64\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\x64\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro with Media Center" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8aio\entx64\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Enterprise" /compress:maximum
     
  6. sukinsin88

    sukinsin88 MDL Addicted

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    you have something wrong with creat. AIO have you team viewer ?

    best creation aio is windows aio maker professional not need this dism...
    and for create WMC is wind down integrator.
     
  7. ultimate_live

    ultimate_live MDL Expert

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    I made it right.
    I only changed the folders but at the end the ISO is okay, but it doens't shows VL.

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN_8_86\sources\install.wim /SourceIndex:2 /DestinationImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN_8_86\sources\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN_8_86_VL\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro VL" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN_8_86_ENT\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Enterprise" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN_8_64\sources\install.wim /SourceIndex:2 /DestinationImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN_8_64\sources\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN_8_64_VL\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Pro VL" /compress:maximum

    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN_8_64_ENT\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8 Enterprise" /compress:maximum

    And when I check it using:

    Dism /Get-WIMInfo /WIMFile:C:\WIN8AIO\WIN8\sources\install.wim

    it shows the VL, but when I start installing the OS, it doesn´t show "Windows 8 Pro VL", only "Windos 8 Pro" twice, for x86 and x64.
    So, I don´t know which one is "VL" and which one isn´t.
    To use the VL, may I use the "Windows 8 x86 VL" folder instead the "Windows 8 x86" folder?
     
  8. sukinsin88

    sukinsin88 MDL Addicted

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  9. ultimate_live

    ultimate_live MDL Expert

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    VL (volume license)...

    pt_windows_8_pro_vl_x86_dvd_918158
    pt_windows_8_pro_vl_x64_dvd_922087

    pt_windows_8_x86_dvd_915467
    pt_windows_8_x64_dvd_915416
    pt_windows_8_enterprise_x86_dvd_917681
    pt_windows_8_enterprise_x64_dvd_917925

    I´m integrating these versions of Windows 8. Two of them volume license...
     
  10. sukinsin88

    sukinsin88 MDL Addicted

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    delete this 2 wims pt_windows_8_x86_dvd_915467
    pt_windows_8_x64_dvd_915416

    and make aio only with this 4 ent 86 ent 64 pro 86 pro 64


     
  11. ultimate_live

    ultimate_live MDL Expert

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    So, I keep both Windows 8 VL, and delete the other Windows 8 files ?
     
  12. sukinsin88

    sukinsin88 MDL Addicted

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    yes delete this core both x86 and x64

    so aio is

    win8 pro vl x86
    win8 pro vl x64
    win 8 ent x64
    win8 ent x86
     
  13. threepe

    threepe MDL Novice

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    I too had this question, the original post does not make this clear. Would be a good idea to alter if possible to save lots of questions being asked! :) : )
     
  14. ambidav

    ambidav MDL Guru

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    #634 ambidav, Dec 26, 2012
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    The ei.cfg should look like this

    Code:
    [channel]
    Retail
    [VL]
    0
     
  15. threepe

    threepe MDL Novice

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    Thank you, I appreciate that, as I was just about to post to say my attempts had failed. Let me try your ei.cfg to see if this works.
     
  16. peter_58_ha

    peter_58_ha Red Pete

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    Hi again from Germany!

    Got two more questions:

    1) Is it possible to integrate the german language pack into AiO?

    2) how to activate W8 after installation of any AiO version?

    Thank you an best regards

    Peter
     
  17. Atari800XL

    Atari800XL MDL Expert

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    I was just wondering... In the Technet info, it says that Imagex is completely replaced with DISM in Windows 8. But "we" use a command like this in this thread (taken from the first post):

    imagex /flags "ProfessionalWMC" /info C:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim 3 "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center" "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center"

    Can this also be done with DISM, and if so, how?

    Thanks!
     
  18. lukemanz

    lukemanz MDL Novice

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    Great tutorial :clap:
    But can anyone teach me to further add x64 recovery to the AIO disk/image?
     
  19. OTHMAN32

    OTHMAN32 MDL Novice

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    Big thanks bro! :cool:
     
  20. balubeto

    balubeto MDL Addicted

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    Hi

    An genuine iso of Windows 8 contains all the its editions? If so, there is a utility that modifies its iso allowing to choose which edition for the PC to install?

    Thanks

    Bye ​
     
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