Does deleting the ei.cfg under sources folder on windows 8 Installation allow you to choose any version during install? It worked for Windows 7.
There is not a EI.CFG on Windows 8 ISO (except for VL editions.) You will need to add the EI.CFG to get the editions selection your looking for. Windows 8 example EI.CFG Code: [EditionID] [Channel] Retail [VL] 0 You add this and your good to go. If you want to change a ISO to VL then add VOLUME to channel and 1 to VL.
adding to a non-VL gives you the choice of Pro or Core, nothing more. If you are using a Win8 core system adding the ei.cfg and pid.txt is nice, that way you can install Win8 PRo without the system bothering with the Core key inside the bios. You wont find a multitude of different editions like Windows 7 had.
I have an ISO I downloaded from mdr, How do i convert to VL and how do I make it so I can install the pro version exactly? an How can I add a cdkey for it not to ask me for it during install?
So I make a EI.CFG file with: Code: [EditionID] [Channel] Retail [VL] 0 Inside so I can then choose to install PRO (or any other version). But how exactly do I skip the key? or I'll just have the option to click "Skip" during install? If I do "skip" I can then activate it with Microsoft Toolkit correct?
Okay Cool. So just made PID.txt with the following Value Code: [PID] Value=XXXXX-XXX_X_X_X-X-X- and stick that file where though on the cd
Just for safe messure... dont forget that your value above is wrong if you use X's. replace the X's with your key. BTW, do not post your key here if you plan to double check your pid.txt, X's are fine though
Not using an ei.cfg correctly displays either retail or vl license.rtf files during setup. If anyone figures out how to display both the retail and volume license files while still giving people a choice on which index to install and not requiring a key, please PM me how to do it. I make AIO versions of win8 every month, and the pre-release eulas on the enterprise versions annoy me. I'm sure I could probably copy over an rtf from one folder to another or something, but if anyone knows exactly which folder it reads from during setup, please let me know...
That is what I did, copy the file over. And for how to show both of them, only thing I can think of iis to add a key to the editions inside the install.wim. So if you provide retail/vl editions you've created, place a slip in a retail/vl key using dism. Could try a EI.CFG without the [channel] option as well. Like so. Code: [EditionID] [Channel] [VL] 0