Creating a Windows 8.1 AIO with Media Center manually

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

  1. Ghandira

    Ghandira MDL Member

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    Did anyone already tried to do something like i want? I guess so, I would like to know what steps to take to get it. Sorry, but I don't know much about this, I'm learning and also my english is not very good, hehe :p
     
  2. s1ave77

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    In the spoiler i posted first, are very nice little steps and a picture for the folder structure (as in OP likewise).

    Better point directly to what is unclear.

    Yeah...did create a 'ProfessionalWMC' ISO with that description and then updated it completely in a VM in Audit Mode.
     
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  3. Ghandira

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    What steps have to follow? Does this way makes it permanently activated, or after a while must be activate again?
     
  4. s1ave77

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    FIRST
    you should create the ProWMC ISO :D.

    With correct tasks and reactivation script it will be reactivated i.e. every 24 hours and at every LogOn. Pretty much permanent in my eyes. Activation period will only decrease in case the machine isn´t running for some days :D.

    Even in case it´s running out of activation, on first LogOn activation is renewed :good3:.
     
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  5. Ghandira

    Ghandira MDL Member

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    Please, a little help. I don't understand what i need do:

    I need replaced this data.dat (C:\win8\mount\Windows\System32\spp\store\data.dat) for other data.dat? Where i get the other data.dat file?
     
  6. s1ave77

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    Sorry...my bad :eek:. Forgot to mention that this step is obsolete now. It´s from ancient times, as it was possible to trick Win Activation, but MS stopped that last year.



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    EDIT: Would be really cool to delete that part or add a note, that it only works for same system on same machine.
     
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  7. Ghandira

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    A few days ago I have activated a version of 'Windows 8 Pro with WMC' in this computer, using activation via Skype, and I did a backup of the license with 'Microsoft Toolkit' and generated a folder with other folders and files:


    • -Files
      • -Tokens
        • -Cache
          • Cache.dat
        • data.dat
        • -tokens.dat
    • Registry
      • -WPAInfo.hiv
    • -keys.ini

    Is this file data.dat, I can use in my .iso I'm creating?
    If no, where i can get or how to create another file data.dat?
     
  8. s1ave77

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    See post above. I recommend to go the KMS route here, as the key gets blocked sooner or later, and it won´t work on different hardware.
     
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  9. Ghandira

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    What is this KMS route? Or is there some other way to do instead of deleting the file data.dat?
    In step to add the 'Set-ProductKey', I know some active keys (to date) for 'Windows 8 Pro With WMC', is recommended intruduce any of those keys, or skip this step too?
    I really appreciate your patience :)
     
  10. s1ave77

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    NOTE: both of these are optional. I didn´t use them :D.

    KMS is Volume Activation and the principle behind Microsoft Toolkit. MTK uses AutoKMS to create Tasks in Task scheduler for reactivation (last version creates DAILY, ONSTART and ONLOGON).

    Same can be achieved with KMS Server installed as Service in Background and similiar tasks.
     
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  11. Ghandira

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    By skipping these steps, when I want to install Win8ProWMC, I will need a key to install, or not?

    Do these procedures apply as tools for the creation of .iso 'Win8ProWMC', or these are done after installation of 'Win8ProWMC', to activate later with these alternatives?


    Omg, this is really hard for me, hehe :D
     
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  13. Pareto Optimal

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    I created an AIO successfully. Did that automatcally create an $OEM$ folder and script to check for slic 2.1?
    If not, can I add that to my AIO disc image?
    Thank you
     
  14. s1ave77

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    In case you created it the manual way, decribed in OP, then...Nope. You´ll have to do that yourself, but not shure here whether it can be added to the ISO or has to be integrated into the WIM.
     
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  15. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    Yes, I used the OP's method. If I used Cody's AIO tool, there would have been a way?

     
  16. ahish.s

    ahish.s MDL Novice

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    Is it possible to create a windows 8 aio with 32 and 64 bit recovery (the way win 7 aio was)? IF yes what is the procedure?
     
  17. lfsilvarj

    lfsilvarj MDL Novice

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    anybody here know where are the files EULA windows 8?
     
  18. Tito

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    Windows\System32\<lang>\Licenses\
     
  19. lfsilvarj

    lfsilvarj MDL Novice

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    I wonder within the ISO of Windows and not with it already installed ...
     
  20. lfsilvarj

    lfsilvarj MDL Novice

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    Windows 7 is in sources \ license and Windows 8?