Win8/8.1 eliminates the trick of installing the key program

With the XP system delisting time getting closer and closer, I plan to upgrade my original XP system to Win8/8.1 system today, but I have encountered obstacles. The Win8/Win8.1 MSDN original system is actually in the process of installation. There is also a program to enter the installation key, and you cannot enter the next step without input. Is there any way to save this installation key directly?

To skip this installation key, you only need to use an ei.cfg file.

The specific operation is as follows:

1. Download the Win8/Win8.1 MSDN original system.

2, for example, using the popular U disk installation, making a U disk system boot disk.

3, use Notepad to create a new empty text, rename it to ei.cfg, note: the suffix is ​​named cfg.

Note:

1, [EditionID]: Version Name

For example: The retail version of Win8/Win8.1 includes both Professional and Core versions (others also include ProfessionalWMC). , Enterprise)

2, [Channel]: Channel,

For example: Retail, Volume, OEM (OEM)

3, [VL ]: Is it a batch version, the optional value is 0 or 1)

For example: 0 for Retail retail version, 1 for Volume Volume License Edition

For example, regular users download retail version Win8/Win8 .1 MSDN system, you can enter the following commands in order:

[EditionID]

[Channel]

Retail

[VL]

0

4, then copy the ei.cfg file to the U disk boot disk X:\\sources directory (X: represents the U disk drive letter)

5, Finally, in the system installation In the process, we can skip the installation key input link directly.

The above steps are also suitable for users who want to upgrade Win7 to Win8/8.1 system. The steps are very simple, and after detailed explanation of the graphic, I believe everyone has learned to save the key. The program to directly install the Win8/8.1 system. If you are still worried about installing the key, try the above steps.