How to make a PRO only disc?

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by spacednow, Jul 30, 2010.

  1. spacednow

    spacednow MDL Member

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    I have a retail Ultimate disk. I made a copy and deleted the ei.cfg file for my own uses, which lets you chose which edition. I need a disc that installs Pro only. I edited the efi.cfg to with notepad to say pro instead of ultimate, but it still installed ultimate (figured there was more to it). So I downloaded this tool (from here) that is supposed to let you change the version, but I keep getting an unexpected output size error. I installed 7 Pro in this particular computer (I'm selling), and everything is on the up and up (except the MB is old and I had to make the install disk with the Vista boot, code 5 error otherwise) but I want to give them a backup disc for reinstall (especially because of the code 5 error) that is Pro only. I've spent hours researching this and I don't care squat about MD5 and such. I just wast it to install Pro with no other options... the MD5 can't ever match on this because of the boot being changed.
     
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  2. Nosidak

    Nosidak MDL Junior Member

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    Just search for the image edition switcher. It patches the iso
     
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  3. spacednow

    spacednow MDL Member

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    #3 spacednow, Jul 30, 2010
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    It doesn't work for some reason. Thats what I used that gives me the output error. Maybe I should use a hex editor to change the ei.cfg instead of notepad?
     
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  4. spacednow

    spacednow MDL Member

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    No, copying a free ultimate disk I got from the "house party" promo. It says signature edition on it. Sucsessfully opened it in Power ISO, deleted the ei file to get the multi edition with no probs. I usually use this image to install from USB. I don't know why I get the unexpected error but I have tried many times (with a copy that still has the ei.cfg file on it).
     
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  5. urie

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    Try again but try UltraIso and make another iso image of the windows dvd.
     
  6. George King

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    #7 George King, Jul 30, 2010
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    Here¨is another way how make only Professional installation. You will need program called imagex.exe

    1. Open ISO and extract install.wim to c:\, rename it to install.original.wim
    2. Run this command (you need replace %EDITION% with number of installation, x86 it can be 4 and for x64 it can be 3, if you working with original ISO)
    Code:
    Imagex.exe /compress maximum /export "c:\install.original.wim" %EDITION% "c:\install.wim"
    3. Open ISO and delete ei.cfg and replace install.wim in ISO with new which you exported
    4. Burn ISO

    Installation size will be smaller, because your new disc include only Windows 7 Professional installation
     
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  7. spacednow

    spacednow MDL Member

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    @George King- thanks, what I was looking for. I ended up dl'ing the one from the repository late last night and using the patcher; it worked for that one. This makes me wonder what is different about the Signature Edition MS sent me. I am just paranoid about using any torrents, I've gotten 2 copyright infringement notices in the last month. Whats absurd about that is I've downloaded hundreds (probably thousands) of movies/software (I use protections) but the ones they're accusing me of I've never even heard of.......but thats another issue.
     
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  8. urie

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    #10 wuhoatu, Jul 31, 2010
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    Extract WIN 7 version from Ultimate ISO:

    1. Use UltraISO or WinRar to extract install.wim from Ult ISO file to a new folder.

    2. Use imagex commandline to extract preferable W7 Edition from Ult install.wim
    Code:
    imagex.exe /export "Path_to_extracted_folder\install.wim" 1 "Path_to_other_folder\install.wim" "Windows 7 STARTER (x86)" /compress maximum
    imagex.exe /export "Path_to_extracted_folder\install.wim" 2 "Path_to_other_folder\install.wim" "Windows 7 HOMEBASIC (x86)" /compress maximum
    imagex.exe /export "Path_to_extracted_folder\install.wim" 3 "Path_to_other_folder\install.wim" "Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM (x86)" /compress maximum
    imagex.exe /export "Path_to_extracted_folder\install.wim" 4 "Path_to_other_folder\install.wim" "Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL (x86)" /compress maximum
    imagex.exe /export "Path_to_extracted_folder\install.wim" 5 "Path_to_other_folder\install.wim" "Windows 7 ULTIMATE (x86)" /compress maximum
    3. Extract ei.cf from Ult original ISO and change [EditionID] yours.
    Code:
    [EditionID]
    Ultimate --> Professional (or your preferable Edition)
    [Channel]
    Retail
    [VL]
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    4. Open Ult Original ISO with UltraISO or similar soft. Replace ei.cf and install.wim with your extracted and mofified one. Save the ISO. It's done.
     
  10. urie

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    #11 urie, Jul 31, 2010
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    That method is ok if you only want 1 image on the dvd hardly worth the effort and you don't save much space, just as easy editing the ei.cfg and replacing with ultraiso only takes five minutes.