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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    #1301 Mr.X, Apr 3, 2014
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    Cleaning up all Mounted Wim Images:
    This operation will search for all the stale or corrupted files in your machine and clean it up! –
    Code:
    dism /cleanup-wim
    
     
  2. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    Is anyone torrenting the exact disc with no modifications from the first page?
     
  3. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    Thank you Mr. X.
     
  4. Mr.X

    Mr.X MDL Guru

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    I doubtfully would say there's an "exact disc with no mods" cause is a guide solely. I can pass a customized guide to do an AIO according to your needs / requirements if you like of course.:D
     
  5. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    When I get to ...
    Next step to convert to ProfessionalWMC


    Code:
    Dism /mount-wim /wimfile:C:\win81aio\win81\sources\install.wim /index:3 /mountdir:C:\win81aio\mount
    It tells me the image is already mounted and ready for read access even though I did the cleanup all images before starting over.

    When I type ...
    Dism /Image:C:\win81aio\mount /Get-TargetEditions
    it tells me it can't access the image.


    Nothing seems to be written to the mount directory in the first many commands. Shouldn't I be mounting the Sources folder instead of the mount directory?
     
  6. harrychong

    harrychong MDL Novice

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    Can I use this guide with the latest Window 8.1 Pro + Update?
    Thanks for your great work on my current 8.1 Pro + WMC =)
     
  7. s1ave77

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    Yes you can :cool2:.
     
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    #1308 s1ave77, Apr 3, 2014
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    Check to which folder the WIM was mounted to with:
    Code:
    dism /get-MountedWimInfo
    You can discard it with:
    Code:
    dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:"path to mount folder here" /discard
     
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  9. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    The code on the first page such as ...
    Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win81aio\x86\install.wim /SourceIndex:2 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win81aio\win81\sources\install.wim /DestinationName:"Windows 8.1" /compress:maximum
    looks like it writing the install.wim file to the sources folder.
    Isn't that what I should be mounting?
     
  10. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    Does anyone have the link to the thread similar to this one that was for a Win7 AIO?
    I'm wondering if the first half of the Dism lines are supposed to address the MOUNT folder instead of the SOURCES folder.
     
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    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    #1311 Pareto Optimal, Apr 4, 2014
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    It found a wim deleted to the recycle bin and a wim in the sources folder.

     
  12. zeeus

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    This save my life XD
     
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  13. Pareto Optimal

    Pareto Optimal MDL Senior Member

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    Did you execute the second set of commands on the sources folder?
     
  14. ultimate_live

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    Using an AIO with all versions of Windows 8.1 (x86/x64), there is no way to use it to upgrade from Windows 7/8 to 8.1.
    But if I create only an AIO with all versions of Windows 8.1 (x86) and another (x64), will the upgrade work ? Or must I use the simple ISO to be able to upgrade?
     
  15. cplguy

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    The easiest way is to write it to a USB drive. To turn it into a version that can upgrade, you need to edit the ei.cfg file to reflect a version, (Core, Professional, or ProfessionalWMC). Once the version is written in temporarily, you can use the installation flash drive to upgrade. After it has upgraded your computer, change the ei.cfg back to how it was, so you can get it back to a multi-platform AiO install disc.
     
  16. ultimate_live

    ultimate_live MDL Expert

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    Will try it, thanks.
     
  17. acascianelli

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    I'm having a problem where I can't get the AIO disc to not ask for the CDKey in setup. I've tried dropping the ei.cfg file in place, but it doesn't seem to work. I'm trying to make an AIO disc out of the new 8.1 Update 1 images. Here are the image files I'm working with...

    en_windows_8.1_with_update_x86_dvd_4065105.iso
    en_windows_8.1_with_update_x64_dvd_4065090.iso
    en_windows_8.1_enterprise_with_update_x86_dvd_4065185.iso
    en_windows_8.1_enterprise_with_update_x64_dvd_4065178.iso

    ...I followed these instructions to the letter, and everything completed succesffully. But it still asks me for a CDKey every time.
     
  18. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    Try using the ADK and the DandIsetenv shortcut it creates on your start menu.