Win 8.x • Win 7 • Vista - 'Multi-OEM' ISO Project

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  1. Humphrey

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    #1721 Humphrey, Sep 9, 2013
    Good to see you searchengine. Hope you are doing splendidly!
     
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    #1722 searchengine, Sep 9, 2013 (OP)
    cheers, I'm doing fine... been busy with family stuff and a new pup :)
     
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    #1725 Humphrey, Sep 9, 2013
    That you and your pup? I see it says great dane. Mine is a pure blooded PitBull. She is a hog dog. I would like to have a great dane.
     
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    #1726 searchengine, Sep 9, 2013 (OP)
    yeah it's a Great Dane at 7 and half weeks old... it's my daughters partner holding the pup on train home (I'm videoing with mobile phone). It's my 2nd Dane, the 1st one died about 4 years ago
     
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    #1727 Humphrey, Sep 9, 2013
    aww thats no good. But unfortunately it happens. I have had all pitbulls, around 15 of them- around 2-3 at a time.. They all have died- still have one of the oldest, sassy is around 9 in human years. This one, CoCo, dunno how old she is :p
     
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    #1728 The_Guardian, Sep 9, 2013
    Hello and good to see you again Searchengine. I own a Rott and a German Sheppard....best home security a person could ever ask for. Hope you are doing good. Have a good evening/morning depending on where in the world you live. lol
     
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    #1731 searchengine, Sep 9, 2013 (OP)
    so, after wiping my hard drive, and installing Win 8.1 RTM.iso I was asked for key (serial from bios not auto detected)... but after wiping hard drive again, and adding ei.cfg file to the same iso, option to install Core or Pro appeared (I selected Core, as my MSDM table serial is for Core), and installation went ahead without asking for key and was activated at desktop.... I thought I might have needed to extract MSDM serial from bios and use slmgr.vbs -ipk to install key, but apparently not

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    #1732 Humphrey, Sep 9, 2013
    Weird how that happens. I have never had to use a EI.CFG to reinstall Windows 8 on OEM laptops. I wonder what causes that to happen where it doesn't pull the key automatically.
     
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    #1733 Tito, Sep 9, 2013
    Its normal if you use 8.1 media.
     
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    #1734 Yul14, Sep 9, 2013
    Hello sir, I tried following the instruction, I got sony win 7 home premium OA, and I downloaded win 7 here in the forum because I dont have any recovery disk, but when trying to install it, it stay on black screen with cursor after loading files and win7 logo show up. Any help?
     
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    #1735 The_Guardian, Sep 10, 2013
    run the $oem$-Assessment' tool and post results please.
     
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    #1736 Yul14, Sep 10, 2013
    I cant even boot my laptop sir, I just donwloaded the files on the other computer and then added it on the ISO file and did a bootable usb.
     
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    #1737 The_Guardian, Sep 10, 2013
    I am confused personally on this. There is no way that this project can ruin your installation....if nothing else it wont be activated or have oem branding and theme is all. I would check hashes on that iso you got to see if it match microsofts iso hashes. I got my win 7 from digitial river.
     
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    #1738 The_Guardian, Sep 10, 2013
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    I just tested the original and my modified version and both install in vmware but of course no activation but it did brand for vmware. I have been using this on my machine and my wife without any issue (both are win 7) oem activates and installs branding and theme.
     
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    #1739 Yul14, Sep 10, 2013
    I also got mine on digital driver sir, can you link me on the win7 you tested and I will add the $oem$ folder on the iso. Is the win7 you got equals to the win7 home prem OA?

    Thanks
     
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    #1740 The_Guardian, Sep 10, 2013
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    did you put the $oem$ folder in the sources folder of the win 7 iso and save it? It has to be in correct location in order to see it but it still wouldnt break the installation. I unlocked all versions on my iso by editting the ei.cfg file so I can pick any version I wish on the iso. Digital river isnt OA but retail....this project makes it oem if you have windows 7 slic in your bios and is in the list which most are.

    Also if using ultra iso to save the iso I would uncheck under config/save and uncheck everything in that tab and hit ok. I have found if left checked by default it will not save the iso correctly for installations.

    Also maybe a corruption while downloading the iso from digit river......it happens.
     
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