Microsoft's next-generation mainstream operating system Windows 8 is now in the final test phase, everyone around you have recently adopted the Windows 8 Release PrevIEw release preview version, just to let you experience more For the fun of Windows 8, here are two tips for installing, including installing the hidden Windows 8 Core and more.
Tip 1: Free serial number installation Windows 8
and Windows 7 installation can skip the product key input steps differently, Windows 8 test version must enter the product key to continue the installation. Many people use the U disk or CD to restart and found this problem. They have to re-enter the original system, or use another computer to go online to find the serial number. Users have reacted to this design.
As shown in the figure above, there is no skip button in the interface for entering the product key, and the next step is the state that the gray cannot be clicked. Is there no way to skip this step? In fact, there is a very simple way: Now everyone generally uses the U disk installation method, then just use Notepad to edit a text file named EI.CFG (note without the .txt extension), then put it The Windows 8 installation files are available in the Sources folder. The contents of the EI.CFG file are as follows: [EditionID]
PROFESSIONAL [Channel]
Retail [VL]
0 If you use the Burn CD to install, edit the ISO image using UltraISO and other software. The EI.CFG file can be used. The effect after adopting this method is: automatically skip the step of forcibly inputting the product key, and directly start the installation process; after the installation is completed, the user is prompted to input, you can bravely "skip":
Skill 2: Ingenious Installing Hidden Windows 8 Core Edition We all know that Windows 8 has been streamlined based on Windows 7 and is generally: The original "Home Basic" and "Home Premium" are merged into "Windows 8" (internal called Core Edition) The original "Professional Edition" and "Flagship Edition" merged into "Windows 8 Professional Edition" The original "Enterprise Edition" is reserved, but you must have noticed that Windows 8 Release Preview only released one version (functionally equivalent to the Professional Edition), and There are no other two versions. It's not because the preview version hasn't been versioned yet, but Microsoft hasn't released the installation images for the other two versions. In fact, there is another small secret inside, that is, the installation standard of Windows 8 Release PrevIEw contains the professional version, in fact, it also contains the core version! As long as you use a very simple method, you can install the hidden core version. You can use it to study how it differs from the professional version, and there are many installation methods: ☆ Method 1: Enter the core version serial number only in the installation When the Windows 8 is released publicly, enter the serial number and install the core version: 2H7NK-3VJJY-HHY3Y-WM3T8-JFCRY ☆ Method 2: Configure the EI.CFG file using the same method as in the previous technique. Skip the serial number input and install Windows 8 Core. Simply change the PROFESSIONAL in the above EI.CFG file to CORE: [EditionID] CORE [Channel] Retail [VL] 0 ☆ Method 3: Directly decompress WIM installation using Microsoft's advanced "same file, multiple images" Technology, a WIM file can save multiple system versions, and we can use the ImageX program provided by Microsoft to release the second image hidden in install.wim: For details on how to release and boot the installation, please refer to the Internet. Of course, you can also use the "WindowsNT Installer" and other tool programs to complete the above steps.