I want tot make a clean and fast install and make an image of Windows 8 OEM to put this one on new computers and laptops. My English is not very good, but I wonder if there is somebody who use this way also and know how and IF this is possible. What do I need to know? If I put a clean install image from an HP laptop on a Acer, will Windows 8 automatically see the key in de BIOS and activate that key? Will it actually work...? I hope there is someone out there who can tell me the facts and if I can work this way as I did with Windows 7 (keyless installation and put the key in Windows 7 after) for years. Thnx!
This may be a stupid question, but here goes. If I buy a Windows 8 computer in a store like Best Buy in the USA or Canada, will I ever come across one with CoreSingleLanguage or CoreCountrySpecific?
Windows 8 x64 CoreCountrySpecific Russian I assembled CoreCountrySpecific US iso image Win8_64_CCSUS_V1.0.iso [3.44 GB] using guide from thread 40897-How-to-preserve-Windows-8-OEM-Activation-Guide. But I was unsuccessful in replacing the en-US language in this image with ru-RU language following the other guide provided in thread 41471-CoreSingleLanguage-image. My command log: Spoiler C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism.exe /mount-wim /wimfile:c:\_w8\wimorig\install.wim /index:1 /mountdir:c:\_w8\mount Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Mounting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /image:c:\_w8\mount /get-packages Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Packages listing: Package Identity : Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Package~31bf3856ad364e3 5~amd64~en-US~6.2.9200.16384 State : Installed Release Type : Language Pack Install Time : 7/26/2012 7:49 AM Package Identity : Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~ 6.2.9200.16384 State : Installed Release Type : Foundation Install Time : 7/26/2012 7:20 AM The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /image:c:\_w8\mount /remove-package /packagepath:c:\_w8\lang\en-us\lp.cab Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Processing 1 of 1 - Removing package Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Packa ge~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.2.9200.16384 [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /image:c:\_w8\mount /scratchdir:c:\_w8\temp /add-package /packagepath:c:\_w8\lang\ru-ru\lp.cab Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Processing 1 of 1 - Adding package Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Package ~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~ru-RU~6.2.9200.16384 [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /image:c:\_w8\mount /get-packages Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Packages listing: Package Identity : Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Package~31bf3856ad364e3 5~amd64~ru-RU~6.2.9200.16384 State : Install Pending Release Type : Language Pack Install Time : 3/26/2013 9:27 PM Package Identity : Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~ 6.2.9200.16384 State : Installed Release Type : Foundation Install Time : 7/26/2012 7:20 AM The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /image:c:\_w8\mount /set-allintl:ru-RU Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Input locale has been set to: ru-RU System locale has been set to: ru-RU User locale has been set to: ru-RU UI language has been set to: ru-RU The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /image:c:\_w8\mount /set-skuintldefaults:ru-RU Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Set SKU default settings for: ru-RU The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /image:c:\_w8\mount /set-inputlocale:0409:00020409 /set-inputlocale:0419:00000419 Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Input locale has been set to: 0409:00020409;0419:00000419 The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /image:c:\_w8\mount /set-timezone:"Russian Standard Time" Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 The time zone has been set to: Russian Standard Time The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism /unmount-image /mountdir:c:\_w8\mount /commit Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Saving image [==========================100.0%==========================] Unmounting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>imagex.exe /flags "CoreCountrySpecific" /info C:\_W8\WIMORIG\install.wim 1 "Windows 8 CoreCountrySpecific" "Windows 8 CoreCountrySpecific" ImageX Tool for Windows Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved. Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Successfully set image name: [Windows 8 CoreCountrySpecific] Successfully set image description: [Windows 8 CoreCountrySpecific] Successfully set image flags: [CoreCountrySpecific] C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DISM>dism.exe /export-image /sourceimagefile:c:\_w8\wimorig\install.wim /sourceindex:1 /destinationimagefile:c:\_w8\win8_x64_ccs_ru\install.wim /destinationname:"Windows 8 CoreCountrySpecific" /compress:max Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Exporting image [==========================100.0%==========================] The operation completed successfully. After this I replaced install.wim in Win8_64_CCSUS_V1.0.iso with my install.wim created in previous steps. During the installation everything was in English and I got an error saying that I do not have an EULA in my image and I was advised by setup to check my installation source for errors. IMHO it's because EULA is not a part of a language pack and there was no EULA in Russian to display by setup. So, my question is what did I do wrong and how can I assemble this kind of an image - Windows 8 x64 CoreCountrySpecific Russian? p.s. cannot use links yet, cause got less then 20 posts in forum.
PLAYING WITH CoreCountrySpecific IS NOT WORTH IT. Now for the purpose of learning The license [eula] is placed in following folders, 1. mount the WIM 2. in windows look for folders Windows\System32\Licenses\neutral [_Default] [OEM] [VOLUME] -- [CoreCountrySpecific] Windows\System32\ru-RU\Licenses [_Default] [OEM] [VOLUME] -- [CoreCountrySpecific] Windows\SysWOW64\Licenses\neutral [_Default] [OEM] [VOLUME] -- [CoreCountrySpecific] Windows\SysWOW64\ru-RU\Licenses [_Default] [OEM] [VOLUME] -- [CoreCountrySpecific] under each of the above folder there should be a valid license.rtf file though only the line marked in red is accessed during setup. so you should check if a valid file is present in those folders.
BTOR, there is only Core folder, so i suppose I should rename it to CoreCountrySpecific and reassemble the wim? I disagree regarding "PLAYING WITH CoreCountrySpecific IS NOT WORTH IT". A friend of mine got notebook from China, and he was assured, that there will be russian interface. There was, because seller entered a banned MAK key and converted this CoreCountrySpecific China version to Windows 8 PRO with illegal licence. So my goal is: switch to Russian interface stick to original licence key build int BIOS I see the altered CoreCountrySpecific from China wim image to Russian interface as an only solution. Correct me if I'm wrong. UPD: Reassembling the install.wim didn't help. Something(last modification date of the boot.wim in the Win8_64_CCSUS_V1.0.iso) tells me that I sould check the boot.wim. UPD2: On boot.wim found nothing, problem is the same
don't change the core folder to CoreCountrySpecific since we are actually doing a frankenbuild , just check if you have license.rtf in the Windows\System32\ru-RU\Licenses [_Default] [OEM] [VOLUME] then also you should have ei.cfg why i am saying not worth it because we are actually using a mis-matched xrm license files hence the following limitation will be met printer not working all personalization not working snipping tool not working
I copied the license file from Windows\System32\ru-RU\Licenses [_Default] [OEM] [VOLUME] Core folder to the new folder CoreCountrySpecific And also I have a ei.cfg in my \Sources\folder with this content in it: Code: [Channel] Retail [VL] 0 This does not help. I got Your point of view and I understand that this is a frankenbuild, but it "speaks" Russian not Chinese I solved problem with language following this way: Install Windows 8 x64 CCS English from Win8_64_CCSUS_V1.0.iso Install Russian LP: dism /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\Lang\ru-RU\lp.cab Restart Switch to Russian: delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MUI\UILanguages\en-US with it's content Restart Enjoy! Now I think that I should try to leave the English inside the Win8_64_CCSUS_V1.0.iso and add the Russian as default, then maybe it will work out. Unfortunately this notebook is not available for tests anymore and the only way to test it is to use virtual machine.