Can someone explain to me why this topic is so ? This is about the EI.cfg and getting the discs to upgrade without needing a key. Thank you much.
I don't know if this has been answered before, but I want to install Windows 8.1 on a machine with OEM license (so the key is in the BIOS). I was thinking about putting OEM channel in ei.cfg, so it would correctly detect my OEM key. My question is, do I need to enable VL too or preinstalled Keys are unique, so it's not techically a volume license? Is this going to work at all?
Clean install. I've already tried with the OEM channel, it did not ask for a key on installation, let's see if it activates...
I'm just not understanding how BTOR got his to upgrade using the Windows 8 files yet mine fails... My entire upgrade is bricked now. Thank god this is a VM Ware test.
All who do this on their physical machines must definitly be stress resistant...or come here whining .
Nice thing is; as i strictly refuse to upgrade, i don´t need to bother with that question. My ProWMC ISO takes all keys after install...at least this is important.
Sorry for the late reply, today checked a few things and one among the many was this, the set up did not complete to full extent broke at some 80% so it's a no go with that method, as of now the only method i got it to work is to have a value in edition field, rest all fails.
by default no way, next step is to try a few hex edit method, but i highly doubt the success rate. till previous build i.e windows 8 supported multi edition selection on both upgrade and clesn install, but now while upgrading it is mandatory for us to put a value in edition field of the ei.cfg, which more or less makes things worse than before.
I would try but I have no damn clue what I'm looking at. The only stuff I know how to mess with is the setup.exe and autorun.dll to point them to different locations to achieve an x86/x64 AIO with upgrades for both copies.