Creating a Windows 8.1 AIO with Media Center manually

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

  1. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    The ADK DL wasn't working for me last night but is working now.
    Thanks
     
  2. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    I'm using
    en_windows_8_x64_dvd_915440.iso
    en_windows_8_x86_dvd_915417.iso
    9200.16384.120725-1247_x86frev_Enterprise_VL_HRM_CENA_X86FREV_EN-US_DVD.iso
    9200.16384.120725-1247_x64frev_Enterprise_VL_HRM_CENA_X64FREV_EN-US_DVD.iso
    Will I have a problem because my Enterprise versions are VL?
    Thank you
     
  3. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    I can DL the setup.exe but I can't install the Deployment files.
    It tells me to check my Internet connection. My Internet connection is fine for everything else.
    It worked at Starbucks earlier but was going to DL the whole kit and it was going to take hours.
    DLing just the deployment files didn't work at home last night or tonight.
    Now I can't even DownLoad the setup.exe.

    UPDATE => Never mind, I got it. The server must have been getting hit heavily.
     
  4. ultimate_live

    ultimate_live MDL Expert

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    And how about activating W8 WMC ?
     
  5. BTOR

    BTOR MDL Addicted

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    Use phone activation and see if it allows, as the dead line to activate those key was yesterday.
     
  6. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    How much free hard drive space do I have to have on drive C?

    I ran out of space after entering the first command line to convert to ProfessionalWMC.
    I freed-up some space but now I get a message that the mount directory is not empty.
    Do I have to restart from scratch?

    I'm trying to delete my win8aio folder to start over but it wants permission from admin to delete the mount subfolder. I am the only account on this computer and I am admin.
    I've tried attrib and del commands with no luck. I can rename the win8aio folder to win8aio2. I can delete any one dll file in the subfolder with hundreds of folders each containing one dll file if I first change control or ownership of that one dll file. Then I an delete that one dll file but not it's folder. I can't do that for hundreds of folders to just delete the dll and leave the folder. There must be a way to delete all sub-folders and files. It seems that the dev kit is still holding on to these files/folders even though I closed the dev kit's window and rebooted. A TRUSTED INSTALLER useer/object and a strange name with numbers shows as possibles entities/objects to assign control. They have full control of these files. I've given myself full control but I can't delete them.

    It seems that the win8aio folder now named win8aio2 is small in size. I suppose I can start over from scratch but I can't delete win8aio2 and it's subfolders.
    I have 25GB of free space on my hard drive. Is that enough to complete this aio disc or image?
    Is there a command in the dev kit to delete all working files after I'm done and have a working iso?

    Thank you


    UPDATE => Created disc successfully but still can't delete the first crash folder now called win8aio2.
     
  7. BTOR

    BTOR MDL Addicted

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    #687 BTOR, Feb 2, 2013
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    what does the below CMD give

    Code:
    Dism /get-MountedWiminfo
    
    Dism /Cleanup-Mountpoints
    
    Dism /cleanup-wim

    If the mounted image status shows as “Need-Remount”, you can run the remount command .


    Code:
    Dism /Remount-Image /MountDir:"Mount Path"
    Now unmount.

    Code:
    Dism /unmount-Wim  /MountDir:<mountDir> /Discard

    If none of these work, boot system with live cd / PE3,PE4 and delete the folder.
     
  8. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    #688 murphy78, Feb 2, 2013
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    /cleanup-wim deletes all the temp files that dism uses before actually copying all the info over to the mounted directory. IE, you install a bunch of kb files, but it actually extracts everything to a temp directory first, then copies them over.
    It also cleans up the mount directories.

    I imagine /cleanup-mountpoints is just the above without temp deletion.

    /get-mountedwiminfo would be for checking which wim the operating system has flagged as mounted. I personally just use /cleanup-wim whenever I have to stop mid-integrate...
     
  9. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    If you haven't already activated WMC in win 8, you need to purchase both a win8 and an upgrade key now. I'm sure there are other programs that can do the same thing. VLC media player comes to mind.
     
  10. BTOR

    BTOR MDL Addicted

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    I totally don't understand this post.please specify the intention.
     
  11. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    Those commands didn't delete the folder but after executing, I was able to delete the folder. That was the second folder which created a successful aio. The first folder I couldn't delete I renamed win8aio2. I renamed it back to win8aio, executed the commands you listed and tried to delete but it's still there. I'll boot into Linux and try to delete from there.
    Thank you
     
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  13. ttmax

    ttmax MDL Member

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    Sorry
     
  14. qofbored

    qofbored MDL Novice

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    Is it possible to include updates so they don't have to be downloaded and applied after installation? Sorry if this question is in the wrong thread..
    Also how about including the installer for Office2013.. possible at all, and how?
     
  15. kastrel

    kastrel MDL Member

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    hello, guys, I'm wanting to take a picture of the windows I installed here, which is better for capturing and compressing the image GIMAGEX OR IMAGEX the aik? ?thanks :confused:
     
  16. BTOR

    BTOR MDL Addicted

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    for windows 8 use dism
     
  17. Madlisboa

    Madlisboa MDL Novice

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    Hi ppl i used the download integrator to create windows 8 pro with mc,but the problem is the windows dont accept my media center key after installation,and if i use the integrator to put the key,after installation the windows activation status say,indisponible,:(
     
  18. granitebinh

    granitebinh MDL Novice

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    #700 granitebinh, Apr 12, 2013
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    Hello All!


    I have integrated successfully update to windows 8, but when I installed it received this error message, you please help me:


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    Thanks All!