Creating a Windows 8.1 AIO with Media Center manually

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  1. Tito

    Tito Admin / Adviser
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    Almost same.

    sources\install.wim\[index no]\Windows\System32\<lang>\Licenses\

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  2. lfsilvarj

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    OK!
    staff one more question, I did the AIO ISO with all Windows including Windows on it with MCE. More I received the key from microsoft it does not work! So creating this DVD on a Windows AIO is for nothing? It's another kind of key to activate it?
     
  3. Tito

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    The key you have received is an update key. It can't be used on a fresh installation.
     
  4. lfsilvarj

    lfsilvarj MDL Novice

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    No key pro 8 with Windows MCE for a new installation?
    Do not get it right over the tutorial talks about data.dat replace, replace with what? On a blank file?
     
  5. Tito

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    After you have upgraded Pro to ProWMC using the received key and activated it, you can use the data.dat of it for the tutorial.

    Remember that this modified ISO (with data.dat) works only for your PC.
     
  6. lfsilvarj

    lfsilvarj MDL Novice

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    Thanks for the info!
     
  7. cardex88

    cardex88 MDL Novice

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    i'm wondering, is that possible if i'm combine Win 7 AIO & Win 8 AIO into one flashdisk??

    it would make me much easier to install PC.;)
     
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  9. Pareto Optimal

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    1. What is the best way to create an 8-AIO?
    2. What is the best way to create an 8-AIO with some critical updates?
    3. What is the best way to create an 8-AIO with OEM branding?

    I was told that if I made an 8-AIO this manual way that I couldn't add OEM branding.
    I thought adding OEM branding simply required files to a folder and a script to a folder.
    Should I use Josh's tool rather than doing it manually?

    Thank you
     
  10. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    Will this method install x64 recovery?
    Thanks
     
  11. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    Does this mean they are all VL?
    [Channel] Retail [VL] 0

    A release on TPB rumoured to be by ambidav lists VL and Retail versions in a 16 AIO.
     
  12. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    When I type in the first command line I get error 87.
    I've checked what I typed and it's exactly what the OP specified.
    Thank you for any help.
     
  13. NICK@NUMBER11

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    You have to use the short-cut found in the "Windows ADK" folder it calls this command...

    Code:
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\DandISetEnv.bat "
     
  14. Pareto Optimal

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  15. Pareto Optimal

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    When I enter the last command under "Next step to convert to ProfessionalWMC," I get an error ...
    "Error opening file [C:\win8aio\win8\sources\install.wim]"
    "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
     
  16. Flipp3r

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    Looks to me you've a typo somewhere. It's INSTALL.WIM not insgtall.wim!!!
     
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  17. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    That's just a type of me typing it in the forum. It's typed correctly on my computer. Actually it's a response from the app which is spelled correctly.
    I'm doing this on a hdd that has 20 or 23+GB free. Is that not enough room? Could not having enough hard drive space cause this error? All the previous commands completed. So, I don't see how anything is still running or in use.
     
  18. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    I left out the 9th command under "Next Step to convert to ProfessionalWMC".
    That's why I got the error in post 797.

    Thank you for the help and the great thread.
     
  19. murphy78

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    I think the [VL] section is for distribution shares or something. To be honest, I always do single installs so I never use more than one.
    I think the idea there is to set it for whatever you want as a maximum such that you have like a VolumeMAK that has 16 licenses, so you set it to 16 and share it on 16 machines.
    I dunno really, it's just speculation, but I would at least set it to 1 if you are installing a Volume version such as ProVL or Enterprise.
     
  20. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    #800 murphy78, Aug 8, 2013
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    are you using "start" commands when calling dism? because you don't need to.
    A typical dism script would be like:
    Code:
    dism /mount-wim /wimfile:c:\win8\sources\install.wim /index:1 /mountdir:c:\mnt
    dism /image:c:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:c:\msufiles
    dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:\mnt /commit
    
    Then you could do a compress command and overwrite.
    I use imagex but you could do it with dism:
    Code:
    imagex /compress maximum /export c:\win8\sources\install.wim 1 %TEMP%\install.wim
    move /y %TEMP%\install.wim c:\win8\sources\