Creating a Windows 8.1 AIO with Media Center manually

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

  1. Mr.X

    Mr.X MDL Guru

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    Actually I do not know, really. But AFAIK this AIO was crafted flawlessly on 8.1
     
  2. ultimate_live

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    Yes. I´m running Windows 8.1 and I have the latest version of ADK for Windows 8.1 installed. ADK comes with updates Dism, Imagex etc.
    Or can it be a problem that Pro retail doesn´t have the GA Rollup updates, and Enterprise and VL version have the updates ? All my Iso's are original MSDN, non modified...
     
  3. Simon-Benyo

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    Thanks ambidav for this great tutorial
    it worked and helped alot
    good job :)
     
  4. tancrède

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    Hi. Is there a way to make a iso 8.1 pro RTM with WMC with my 8 activated permanently with a Microsoft key. My 8 is WMC already. I just have to make the 8.1 update by the Windows store. I want to make a iso of all that, so that i have only to active with my 8 legal Microsoft key to make that working ?????


    waiting for yours answers. Thanks very Soft-ware.

    Tancrède (Québec)
     
  5. MSMG

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    If you are having windows 8.1 pro iso if so you can use my toolkit to convert to windows 8.1 pro wmc and also integrate the activation details for pre-activation.

    If you are having windows 8.0 pro wmc then you can upgrade to windows 8.1 pro wmc by store. and also you will get the option to make iso out of it. the only issue is the store method will create a install.esd instead of install.wim. the install.esd can't be serviced by dism/imagex to add features to it.


     
  6. Mr.X

    Mr.X MDL Guru

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    No. I didn't.
     
  7. tancrède

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    Thanks a lot MSMG. What do you mean by pre-activation ????? Like a said, i have my activation legal key for Win pro RTM.

    And what is the real, to make-it simple, difference : can'tbe serviced by dism/imagex to add features to-it ?????

    Tancrède
     
  8. MSMG

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    Pre-activation, once you install windows 8.1 pro wmc and get activated, then you can copy your system activation files to install.wim and also the cdkey into install.wim so that when you reinstall your system again it will be activated. there is no need for online/phone activation often.

    if you have install.wim then you can enable/disable windows features, you can integrate updates/hotfixes, you can customized windows 8.1 according to your needs. but with install.esd you can't do any customization.

    so if you have install.esd then you can see few post above for how to convert install.esd to install.wim

    or else since you have your windows 8.0 pro wmc key, you can directly download the msdn iso and use your legal key to activate it.

     
  9. ultimate_live

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    Mister X.
    Do I copy the folders of imagex and oscdimg to system32 folder, or only the EXE, because in the folders are two, x86 and x64, and my Windows is x64...
     
  10. MSMG

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    For Windows x64 copy the imagex and oscdimg from x64 folder to system32 folder

    For Windows x86 copy the imagex and oscdimg from x86 folder to system32 folder

     
  11. Mr.X

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    Just the exe, sorry I forgot to mention. If you like write it down in the word file.:p
    In your case the one in x64 folder.

    Edit: Please look carefully at the code in section "Next step is to rename images and description" because I wrote down a customized description, you have to change it according to your needs. Also the drive letter is customized.
     
  12. tancrède

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    Outch. Sem little complitaded for a medium-novice like me. Even if a made electronic study and a bit of informatique and worked in electro-biomedical, there's so many things in informatique universe.

    Howcome i was not able to activation a new installation of the 8 with Tokens ????? Because i did a save of the true activation for Windows and Office 2013 at the same time with Tokens 3.5 RC4. But didn't work with a new installation of the 8.

    p.s. Incredible all the bull-s**t on the Web about Win 8, 8.1 and Office method, etc... That's not helping people. It's not the same things overhere, by the grace of God-ware, alleluia. :biggrin:

    Sorry for my English, i usually write in french. Tancrède

    One more question: isn't-it simple to install my 8 with the true activation key, update to 8.1 by Store, and save all that (the hole partition) on my portative Hard Disk by a image with ghost Paragon method or so... ?????


    Once more: i dont receive notification Mail from your Forum. Strange because i activated the notification in my profile status.
     
  13. ultimate_live

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    Thanks Mister X.
    Worked like a charm. No more problems with VMware player. Now I will try to other options. One, changing "cversion" to have the possibility to upgrade without losing programs and files. The other is creating the x64 recovery mode.
    Thanks again for your files.
     
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    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
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    MSMG I wanted to know that with win 8.1 Pro Iso(x86) downloaded through windowssetupbox what editions I will be able to include in aio?Can I include win 8.1 Core,Pro& Pro Wmc x86?
     
  17. MSMG

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    The iso downloaded through windowssetupbox.exe will make a install.esd with only one index and so you can't add or delete or service it.

    The problem is once the install.esd is made you can't add anymore images to it. whatever images you want to have in AIO, you have to include them in install.wim and then export the install.wim to install.esd.

     
  18. Mr.X

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    #1180 Mr.X, Jan 14, 2014
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