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  • Create a Windows 8 Pro with media center

 #25283  by Neuropass
 26 Jan 2013, 16:08
Download and install The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) Here: Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)

Uncheck all boxes apart from deployment tools, install deployment tools only

Create folder on your c drive and name it win8

Then create 3 subfolders inside the win8 folder and name them as follows: iso, wim, mount.



Image


Next extract your windows 8 iso to the iso folder C:\win8\iso Then move the install.wim from C:\win8\iso\sources to the wim folder C:\win8\wim

Then open Deployment and imaging tools CMD as administrator and enter the following command 1 at a time



Code: Select allDism /mount-wim /wimfile:C:\win8\wim\install.wim /index:1 /mountdir:C:\win8\mount

Dism /Image:C:\win8\mount /Get-TargetEditions

Dism /Image:C:\win8\mount /Set-Edition:ProfessionalWMC




Keeping the image mounted and viewing hidden files and folders take ownership of the data.dat file and then delete it in

Code: Select allC:\win8\mount\Windows\System32\spp\store\data.dat


and replace with data.dat

Optional

Before committing changes to the image you can enter your free wmc key via dism command this will install your key and activate only on the machine you intend to use

Code: Select allDism /Image:C:\win8\mount /Set-ProductKey:xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx



Code: Select allDism /unmount-wim /mountdir:C:\win8\mount /commit

imagex /flags "ProfessionalWMC" /info C:\win8\wim\install.wim 1 "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center" "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center"

Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:c:\win8\wim\install.wim /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\win8\iso\sources\install.wim /compress:maximum



Next you will need EI.cfg Here and place file in sources folder C:\win8\iso\sources
EI.cfg Will allow you to install any of the editions without having to enter a product key first

Next to create bootable iso, open the Deployment and imaging tools command prompt as administrator and enter the following command


Code: Select alloscdimg -bC:\win8\iso\boot\etfsboot.com -h -u2 -m -lWIN8-PRO-WMC C:\win8\iso C:\win8\ProWMC.iso