Windows 8.1 with Update ESDs Repository

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by abbodi1406, Apr 12, 2014.

  1. armond

    armond MDL Addicted

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    Hi abbodi1406,
    First let me say a huge thanks for all this kind efforts and works. Really impressive, Thank you.:)
    I have some question:
    May I know how you label/name the final ISO file? So I should be able to find the ISO label in the expanded ESD file?
    Also, is the final ISO UEFI compatible?
    Thanks!
     
  2. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    #682 abbodi1406, Oct 27, 2014
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    Manually based on detected edition/architecture/language
    and this label structure is taken from the official MSDN's ISO's and Store ESDs, as example:
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    ir4_ccra_x64frer_en-us_esd_e9e190248098e09a62b1bbf86927e65778f158de.esd --> IR4_CCRA_X64FRER_EN-US.iso
    yes, it's UEFI compatible
     
  3. BhargavJ

    BhargavJ MDL Novice

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    Hello,

    I first posted in this thread two or three days ago; since I don't have more than 20 posts, I can't post links, but my post no. in this thread is 663.

    Today I started the torrent download, but first it wouldn't start at all, and then when it did start, it reached a maximum speed of 50 kB/s in Utorrent. The other download sites, the direct download ones, do not support resume, and I can't download the whole file at one go. Any other way out of this?

    Thanks.

    Edit: I tried to send you a PM, but I don't have 5 posts for that. :( I was going to give you a link to the site superuser; if possible please search for "superuser questions 661402" on google, the first result will probably be "is there a way I can share the 3.42 GB download of..." At one point, there's a link for a Win 8.1 x64 download. Can I use that one?

    Edit 2: Wait, it seems to have picked up speed, reached 150 kB/s, but its not stable, it keeps going up and down a lot. I think I'll wait for some time and if I'm not able to download through torrent, I'll seek other sources. If you have anything to say, please do. :)
     
  4. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    Your isp might be throttling p2p. Sometimes you can get around it by using a VPN.
    You could try finding a free trial for a VPN and see if it helps.
    150KB/s is not extremely terrible. You could get a file in a day or so with that.
     
  5. DiamondSoul

    DiamondSoul MDL Novice

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    :worthy: I have bought a new laptop today and it's without an OS. Now I want to install windows 8.1 and Ubuntu.

    Can I have links of your latest monthly updates of windows 8.1 ... i couldnt find an exact place of it in the thread about ISO's .
    It'd be so helpful if you can give me an Activator as well

    one more question once my friend told that there are keys for sale for windows 8.1 versions. So is it possible to activate these versions via that sort of thing

    I do really appreciate your work . Thank you! :)
     
  6. armond

    armond MDL Addicted

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    #686 armond, Oct 28, 2014
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    Got it! Thanks.
     
  7. armond

    armond MDL Addicted

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    If you use uTorrent also try enabling Protocol Encryption in options>preferences>bit torrent. Hope this helps.
     
  8. eric33

    eric33 MDL Junior Member

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    have a look in Murphy78 tpb:
     
  9. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    Please don't link to TPB. they get proxy dmca takedowns when linking to sites that host files.
     
  10. eric33

    eric33 MDL Junior Member

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    sorry Murphy78, well i see that tito take it out, thankssss
     
  11. BhargavJ

    BhargavJ MDL Novice

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    I'll try out the utorrent suggestions. Thanks.
     
  12. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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  13. armond

    armond MDL Addicted

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    #693 armond, Oct 29, 2014
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    Stupid Microsoft Stupid Microsoft Stupid Microsoft!
     
  14. BhargavJ

    BhargavJ MDL Novice

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    I tried downloading the Win 8.1 Single Language, first through the torrent, but I didn't get enough speeds, and then through the direct filesupload link, but I can't download in one single session, so I downloaded a part of it yesterday, and I started it again today, even though the router had been switched off and then restarted and the IP had changed, and yet filesupload allowed the download to resume. But I think they have a policy or something, to keep a download link open for 24 hours or so, and it probably expired somewhere around 11 AM today, so my download stopped, with 2 GBs of the 2.5 GBs downloaded, and no way to resume. I tried resuming it by changing the path in Internet Download Manager, but nothing worked. :( I'm not giving up downloading through the torrent, but that will take time, maybe a really long time.

    This is why I want to ask something else. Is it possible to turn Windows 8 / 8.1 (not single language, but the general one, which probably contains all languages) into Windows 8 / 8.1 single language? I have an ISO for Win 8 downloaded a long time earlier.

    Also, suppose I cannot get the Win 8.1 Single Language ISO for whatever reason, and choose to do nothing but let the present installation remain as it is, can I get Win 8.1 through the Microsoft site? My current version is Win 8 Single Language (en-us) x64 OEM. I've already saved the license key.

    Another thing: I'm attaching a screenshot of my hard disk at the present state: one is the Win 8 partition, another is the unallocated 363.11 GBs partition which I had made earlier but I haven't formatted it as NTFS yet:

    Damn, I don't have 20 posts yet, so I can't post any links, but the screenshot shows the following partitions, in this order:

    1. 500 MB Healthy (EFI System Partition)
    2. 40 MB Unallocated
    3. 2.00 GB Unallocated
    4. C: -contains Win 8 installation Healthy (Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Primary Partition)
    5. K: -not formatted as NTFS Healthy (Primary Partition)

    My question is, since I've already messed up the recovery partitions, can I add the first three partitions (500 MBs, 40 MBs, and 2 GB) to the partition C: which contains Win 8?

    Thanks for all the help you've given.
     
  15. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    WinDlp.dll came from windowsstoresetupbox.exe downloaded with the ESD to perform the upgrade
    it's used to download the dynamic updates pre and post upgrade

    did you used oscdimg.exe to make the store ISO?

    regarding the size difference in two ESDs (about 2.93 MB)
    install.esd created by esd-decrypter-v4c have only one index (exported)
    whereas install.esd created by store upgrade process maintains all the 4 indexes
     
  16. gonz621

    gonz621 MDL Junior Member

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    I just used Imgburn in creating the ISO from the files downloaded from the store. Does it make a difference?
     
  17. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    After what i said, does it really matters? :D

    it makes the difference if you didn't use optimize feature (duplicate files added once)
     
  18. Cyberjack

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    #699 Cyberjack, Nov 1, 2014
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    Hmmm...the "Core"-Edition ask for KB2919355 (KB2959977) :confused::confused::confused: ... Pro Edition not
     
  19. BhargavJ

    BhargavJ MDL Novice

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    I had earlier said that I was having trouble downloading the Windows 8.1 x64 Single Language esd through torrent (post #684 in this thread), and I still am; most of the time, I don't speeds above 50 kbps. I've found another torrent with which I'm getting better speeds, uploaded by Murphy78 himself. Murphy78 had earlier said that he didn't like people mentioning his TPB work here, so I tried to PM him, but I got the message that his inbox is full.

    The file I was trying to download earlier was:

    9600.17053.winblue_refresh.140923-1144_x64fre_client_coresinglelanguage_en-us-ir4_csla_x64frer_en-us_esd_ab9313b305f5b0ecace0596ec245cee709e584ae.esd

    Size: 2.54 GB, and the SHA1 is: ab9313b305f5b0ecace0596ec245cee709e584ae

    The other torrent I've found on TPB is named "Windows 8.1 with Update (Core Single Language) (x64)"; the name of the file is:

    9600.17050.winblue_refresh.140317-1640_x64fre_client_coresinglelanguage_en-us-ir3_csla_x64frer_en-us_esd.esd

    Size: 2.47 GB, and its SHA1 is: 708EEAA63367A2BD072F499375AAC67793920071

    Is it alright if I download this one?

    :)