Creating a Windows 8.1 AIO with Media Center manually

hi
i created an iso only with wmc but vmware crashes after mount. why?

With virtual box works perfectly.

 

uncheck "Accelerate 3D graphics" under VM display settings & after installing VM tools you can select it.....

 

Thanks for reply!! works

 

When creating a AIO with VL isos is necessary to add the EI.CFG file? If yes, then, what is the content in the EI.CFG file for VL isos?

Many thanks!

 

Code:

[Channel]
Volume

[VL]
1

Copy in Notepad and save as ei.cfg, not ei.cfg.txt.

 

Are there some files safe to delete on Windows 8.1 installation iso? I crafted my own AIO but is about 100 MB oversized to fit on a DVD5 (4.7GB). It's just a little bit.

 

technically you can remove the sources\sxs folder. It's not directly needed for installs, but is needed if you wanted to add something like net3 with dism.

 

Well, I don't need to add anything with dism except upgrade Pro 8.1 to Pro 8.1 with Media Center only. Can I still deleting sxs folder?

 

And when I have both, Retail and VL, how will be the cfg file ?

Trying to make Windows 8.1 ISO.

 

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To upgrade and getting the option to choose if I want to keep programs and files, or only personal files, I modifies the "cversion" file and inside I put an older version "9431". (using Windows 8.1)
I didn´t test it in an AIO, but in a single ISO worked.

 

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With Windows 8, it's very easy to create an AIO, but now with Windows 8.1, there are too much difficulties. Do you use both 'ei.cfg' files, for retail and volume ?
And what about upgrading. Is there a option to upgrade and/or choose to keep programs and files, or only personal files ?

 

For upgrading purposes use normal, clean releases, not AIOs

 

Where did you find the ei.cfg with both channels ?

 

Never mind, do the following:

Code:

[Channel]
Retail


[VL]
0

 

WMC can be added into Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro, or only in Pro Edition ?

 

Windows 8.1 Pro —index 1 within install.wim file is WMC upgrade capable. BUT you have to pick Retail channel iso, not VL.

As for Windows 8.1 (aka Core) is not capable.

 

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None of them requires a key. I inserted the key you see for other purposes.