Is Windows 8.1 just an update ?

bledd. said:
Up and running, used the 'default' key available to install, then entered mine once Windows was up and running, activated using my own key.

It won't accept your normal W8 key during install


FLYING along on my new Samsung 840 Evo :D
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are you using an MS account or local user?, just interested before installing
 
All logged into my MS account and activated using my key.

On the change key screen, type in your own. Then click 'Activate' after it's had your key (I think at first when I put my key in, it said invalid?), activated fine.

Also, they've fixed the 'properties' shortcut, now it's always r. For some instances it shared 'o' with open in Windows 8, thank god they fixed it.
 
bledd. said:
All logged into my MS account and activated using my key.

On the change key screen, type in your own. Then click 'Activate' after it's had your key (I think at first when I put my key in, it said invalid?), activated fine.

Also, they've fixed the 'properties' shortcut, now it's always r. For some instances it shared 'o' with open in Windows 8, thank god they fixed it.
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thanks bud, gonna crack on with it.
 
bulldog147 said:
Lots of bugs on new windows 8.1 including net framework 3.5 doesn't work.
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you should be able to install it via an elevated command prompt. you need to mount your ISO and then replace X in this command line with whichever drive letter the virtual drive has been assigned to.

Code: 
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:netfx3 /all /source:X:\sources\sxs /limitaccess
 
marc2003 said:
you should be able to install it via an elevated command prompt. you need to mount your ISO and then replace X in this command line with whichever drive letter the virtual drive has been assigned to.

Code: 
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:netfx3 /all /source:X:\sources\sxs /limitaccess
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Yes, I done that but I just let others to know.

Thanks for this. I already found it via my digital life forum.
 
bledd. said:
Use Adblock Plus with Firefox or Chrome instead..
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i'll stick with IE thanks
tried those before but went back to IE
chrome drove me nuts with my bookmarks, making you go though the full bookmark directory every time you wanted a bookmark, instead of having it go to where you last opened it
 
Installed the leaked version of 8.1, I have a legit windows 8 pro key, but it says I can't use it with this version of 8.1 ... Anyone know if you need a certain type of windows 8 key for it to activate?
 
V-Spec said:
Installed the leaked version of 8.1, I have a legit windows 8 pro key, but it says I can't use it with this version of 8.1 ... Anyone know if you need a certain type of windows 8 key for it to activate?
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From within Windows 8.1

Created a new folder

c:\wmc
within this folder i created a further folder called "MOUNT"
copied the install.wim file into the c:\wmc folder

I then mounted the original windows 8.1 iso

To f: (virtual dvd drive)

Then i Opened a command prompt (admin)

copied and paste this command to mount the image:

DISM /Mount-Wim /WimFile:c:\WMC\install.wim /index:1 /MountDir:c:\WMC\mount

Copied and paste this command to enable netframework 3.5:

Dism /image:c:\wmc\mount /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All /Source:f:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

Copied and paste this command to enable Windows Media Centre:

Dism /Image:c:\wmc\mount /Get-TargetEditions
Dism /Image:c:\wmc\mount /Set-Edition:ProfessionalWMC

Manually copied my tokens.dat & data.dat files to: (I copy both tokens.dat and data.dat from my activated copy of windows 8 pro retail key & media center key last year)

c:\WMC\mount\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0

copy and paste this command to injecy my WMC key:

Dism /image:c:\wmc\mount /set-productkey:*****-*****-*****-*****-*****

nb *** replace with your key.

Copy and Paste this command to commit the changes made:

Dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:\wmc\mount /commit

I then changed directory to rename the image:
c:
cd wmc

imagex.exe /flags "ProfessionalWMC" /info c:\WMC\install.wim 1 "Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center" "Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center"

Open up windows 8.1 pro with media center iso with ultral iso and go to sources and copy or drag the file "EI.CFG" (you will find it
from windows 7 on my digital life forum) and save it. Burn ISO to USB stick (you need at least 4GB) I use 8GB stick.

Finally, (make sure u disconnection everything wifi, ethernet as u don't need it until installed is completed.

installing windows 8 on your pc, choose windows 8.1 pro with media center and click next to accept agreement terms,
it will continue installing on your pc and windows will be let's start to desktop. Check system information. It activated!
It won't ask you for any product key. You now have a fresh copy of Windows 8.1 pro with media center on your pc that it already activated.
No need to phone Microsoft or online to activated. It including working Net Framework 3.5 as well.

Enjoy it.

For EI.CFG (open up with notepad and make sure it had the correct line below or otherwise it won't work):

[Channel]
Retail

[VL]
0
 
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Cheers - I actually managed to fix it, turned out i'd installed the core version when I should have installed the pro version, all working and activated now!
 
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