MSMG. I don´t know if UltraIso burned the image to USB in a raw image format, but I tested with UltraIso and worked.
MSMG I followed ur tutorial for creating win 8.1 SuperAIO but my problem is that ei.cfg is causing to display message "Windows has failed to Validate ur product key"!!! And if I remove ur ei.cfg file then I have to enter product key!!! My question is why the menu not appearing?I downloaded win 8.1 Pro ISO through Windowssetupbox ,extracted install.wim from virtualbox ,put it into respective folder accordingly but no success???Is there any solution for this?Also when I run the setup it is directly showing 2 options: "1.Do u want to install recommended updates 2.No thanks" I am running this setup file on my win 8.1 Pro WMC laptop.Whether any extra modifications required for imagex any other things?
How is your Windows 8.1 Pro WMC activated, because I get the same error trying to upgrade from windows 8 +WMC to Windows 8.1 +WMC...
ultimate_live, ur win 8 pro wmc needs to be activated first. In my case I downloaded all the updates for my win 8 pro wmc then I saw Win 8.1 pro wmc in windows store.I clicked on install .After that I accepted license terms finally I got the win 8.1 pro wmc installed. i think in ur case u might have used MAK key for activation of win 8 pro then added wmc to it using add features.If this is the case then I suggest u to either use retail key for win 8 pro then add wmc and upgrade to 8.1 pro wmc accordingly or directly install 8 pro wmc using win 8 aio and activate it with retail key and upgrade to 8.1 pro wmc.As microsoft doesn't allow to upgrade to 8.1 pro wmc if u have used MAK key for win 8 pro activation
Need some time to test and know what's wrong... Windows has failed to Validate ur product key - Windows 8.1 won't accept Windows 8.0 Pro/ProWMC CDKey while installting, you have to use Windows 8.1 Generic Keys and so EI.cfg file is used to skip the edition check and cdkey If you want to skip the initial setup dialogs you need to use a autounattend.xml file so try out EI.cfg for each index in the AIO, for example try to install Pro WMC with EI.cfg and see whether it works properly Code: [EditionID] ProfessionalWMC [Channel] Retail [VL] 0
Dude I tried separately for each version that is win 8.1 pro,pro wmc .When separately used as mentioned by u then it directly goes to accept license terms but why the menu not appearing? Also where is autounattend.xml file? What is to be written in that file?
I created my Windows 8 AIO without adding a key. For testing purposes only, to test if upgrade is possible, I installed wndows 8 Pro+WMC, and activated with MTK. But I wasn´t able to upgrade. It may be happened, because after MTK activation, my Pro +WMC turned VL. And I tried to upgrade to 8.1 with 8.1 Pro +WMC retail. Now I have to find out how to upgrade, because many people have their programs activated my any kind of KMS program, like KMSpico or MTK.
MSMG I am having win 8.1 pro WZOR setup file.So according to u I should try install.wim file of this (WZOR) for my downloaded win 8.1 pro iso (through windowssetupbox).
People who are trying to make Windows 8.1 AIO using the WindowsSetupbox.exe created ISO's need to know that each Windows 8.1 ISOs created with the Store Update are different and unique. these ISOs contains some extra files that don't exist in normal Windows 8.1 Retail/Volume MSDN ISOs. So if you are trying to make a Windows 8.1 AIO then use the MSDN ISOs. In the ISOs created with Store update method, the boot.wim, install.wim and many other files are different from the MSDN ISOs. If people really want to use the ISOs created with WindowsSetupbox.exe for Windows 8.1 AIO, then they just use only the install.esd and use the rest of the files from the MSDN ISOs.
Dude what's the use of install.esd? And I will now replace all files of my win 8.1 iso (windowssetupbox) with files of WZOR except install.esd.Also whether is it necessary to keep install.esd? Also the problem with WZOR setup is that it doesn't give the option of keeping apps,setting and files whereas windowsetupbox gives this option.
I downloaded the Toolkit. Fool question: I certainly have to install a new and clean french RTM Win 8.1 pro, without activation with KMSpico, and work with the Toolkit on this Platform, isn't-it ????? So i will work on a non activated Win 8.1 with the Toolkit ????? One more question MSMG: What's the method for the pre-activation with my legal key 8 WMC. Where's your explication on this ????? Do i have to work again with the Toolkit for this ????? So far, Thanks you very much. Tancrède
No you don't need to install the os freshly in order to use the toolkit. you can run on either windows 7/8/8.1 it will work as long is your source os is Windows 8.1 based ISO. If you trying to integrate the pre-activated tokens - You need to know few things - Windows 8.1 won't accept the Windows 8.0 Pro/ProWMC Key for Installation. you have to use the Windows 8.1 Generic Keys for Installation and then after the installation you have to use the Windows 8.0 Pro/ProWMC Key for Activation. So, Here is the Method to use ToolKit : - Copy the Contents of the Windows 8.1 Pro French ISO to "DVD" Folder - Use the ToolKit Feature - Integrate Windows Media Center Add-on. This will upgrade the Windows Pro to ProWMC and then integrate the Windows 8.1 ProWMC Generic Activation Tokens. - Use the ToolKit Feature - Make a ISO Image / Copy Source to USB - Install the Windows 8.1 Pro WMC OS - When asked for Key on first boot use the WMC Key. - Activate the OS - Copy the Activation tokens to PreAct Folder inside the Pack Folder - Use the ToolKit Feature - Integrate Pre-Activation Details. when asked for CDKey enter the product key. - Use the ToolKit Feature - Make a ISO Image / Copy Source to USB - Install the Windows 8.1 Pro WMC OS. this time it won't ask for any CD Key or Activation coz it will be activated. Note: If you want to discuss about the toolkit feature, discuss about it in the toolkit thread coz I don't want to hijack this thread as the sole purpose of this is thread is for Windows 8.1 AIO with Media Center Manually.
win 8.1 of course Hi MSMG. I understand nothing of your last reply. I download and instal this: Download and install The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). And mark only the Deployement Tools case, and install. (From the fist page of this post subject) After the installation of this Toolkit: Deployment tool only, i see nothing about features like that your talking in your last reply: - Integrate Windows Media Center Add-on - Make a ISO Image / Copy Source to USB etc, etc... My toolkit is in french. Could it be not the same features as the English one ????? Tancrède ------------------------- Find this and doanloaded. Is this the soft Tool ? Step by step... Filename: ToolKit-v1.04.7z Description: MSMG ToolKit for Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 v1.04 SIZE: 4,223 KB SHA-1: BF63BA4924077D2D28886E4CF954AF4C40C4B34B MD5: 852C4C74E0C8DB70E5C7FBACF9F8FC29 CRC32: E721F976 According to want you have written to me: - Copy the Contents of the Windows 8.1 Pro French ISO to "DVD" Folder - Use the ToolKit Feature - Integrate Windows Media Center Add-on. This will upgrade the Windows Pro to ProWMC and then integrate the Windows 8.1 ProWMC Generic Activation Tokens. - Use the ToolKit Feature - Make a ISO Image / Copy Source to USB - Install the Windows 8.1 Pro WMC OS - When asked for Key on first boot use the WMC Key. - Activate the OS - Copy the Activation tokens to PreAct Folder inside the Pack Folder - Use the ToolKit Feature - Integrate Pre-Activation Details. when asked for CDKey enter the product key. - Use the ToolKit Feature - Make a ISO Image / Copy Source to USB - Install the Windows 8.1 Pro WMC OS. this time it won't ask for any CD Key or Activation coz it will be activated. Do i have to accept the integration of :The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) in your ToolKit 1.04 in first place ????? -The integration of WMC seem to be done. Do you want to rebuilt the Vim image ? yes or no ????? I did say yes. And there's no - Use the ToolKit Feature - Make a ISO Image / Copy Source to USB - in your toolkit option, 1 to 9 MSMG. So what i will do ????? Next steps, are they correct in your text ????? I hope that i will not loose electricity will i'm in the process. Hydro-Québec have some problems sometime in my section. funny do, because Hydro-Québec is the bigger and the best electricity system on the planet. Very pecculiar indeed, isnt-it ? Tancrède
The ToolKit will look for WADK 8.1 Tools if it's not installed it will download and install it. if WADK 8.1 Tools are already installed then it will prompt you whether to copy the WADK 8.1 Tools for WADK 8.1 Portable i.e. if you move the toolkit to another system where WADK 8.1 is not installed even then the toolkit will work. If you choose yes when asked, it won't ask the next time you launch the toolkit. so you have integrated the WMC, now choose the last menu Make/Burn the ISO Image in that there is Make a ISO Image. Please use the PDF Tutorial I had posted in the ToolKit thread. it's in detail with pictures.
Excuse-me MSMG, but what and where is the Tokens files for pre-activation ? "Windows\system32\spp\store" Your Tool is also call for the Product key 1) Product key 2) Pre-activated Token Files... This is method 5 from your Tool Copy the Pre-Activated Token Files into "PreAct" Folder Inside the "Packs" Folder Inside the "MSMG" Folder. Right Click on the "ToolKit.exe" File inside the "MSMG" Folder and Choose "Run as Administrator". The ToolKit Will Ask Whether You Want MSMG ToolKit to Show "Verbose" or "Silent" Output, Choose Your Option. Choose the "5th" Option "Integrate Pre-Activation Details for Auto-Activation". The ToolKit Will Show the List of WIM Images Available for Servicing. Select the WIM Image Index Number for Which You Want to Integrate Pre-Activation Details for Auto-Activation. The ToolKit will Mount the Selected WIM Image Index. The ToolKit will Ask for "Product Key", Please Enter Your Product Key with '-' Dashes. (What Product key ????? my legal win 8 key ?????) As you can see, i do my best to understand and to be autonome (self empowertment - débrouillardise in french), but i'm not God. Sorry.