Bypass license key prompt on Windows 8 livecd setup

25年 3月 11日 Tuesday
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The step:

  • create a destination directory
  • mount the iso file
  • copy the content of mounted iso to the destination directory
  • create a file named ei.cfg on source dir from destination directory
  • edit the file with the following content:
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[Channel]
Retail

[VL]
0
  • create a new iso based on the destination directory:
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cd <destination directory>
mkisofs -UDF -iso-level 3 -full-iso9660-filenames -b boot/etfsboot.com -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 8 -eltorito-alt-boot -b efi/microsoft/boot/efisys.bin -no-emul-boot -joliet-long -o /tmp/win8.iso -J -R -D -V "Modified Win8" .

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Title：Bypass license key prompt on Windows 8 livecd setup

Author：ReYuki

Link：https://www.reyuki.site/posts/bypass-win8-livecd-installer-setup [copy]

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