diff --git a/articles/guides/Windows.html b/articles/guides/Windows.html index 4fc25f6..b6e5938 100644 --- a/articles/guides/Windows.html +++ b/articles/guides/Windows.html @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - + Interesting things to do with Windows @@ -59,6 +59,77 @@ netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Some people like the new Modern UI (me) and some hate it (my brother). It can be disabled easily by installing Pokki.

Pokki is Start Menu for Windows 8 which also has options to login directly to desktop (without seeing Modern UI) and disable hot corners. Pokki also includes inbuild application store where you can get hundreds of free applications.

First download Pokki and when you see the start menu, right click it and set the settings you want (boot to desktop & disable hot corners).

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Creating Windows USB install

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RaivoGalleria has good instructions on how to create bootable Windows USB stick, but iẗ́'s in Finnish. It uses Windows internal utilities instead of Windows 7 USB creator tool, so you don't need .net framework.

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  1. Plug in the stick and open cmd.exe as Administrator (right click it in Start menu/Modern UI and select "run as Administrator).

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  2. Enter the following commands replacing X with your USB stick number. WARNING: This will erase everything on that stick.

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diskpart
+list disk
+select disk X
+clean
+create partition primary
+select partition 1
+active
+format fs=ntfs
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The formatting will take some time... After it's done, enter these two commands:

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assign
+exit
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Now minimize the command prompt, you will need it soon.

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  1. Mount the Windows 8 image. If you are using Windows 8, simply double click it. Otherwise download use Daemon-Tools.

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  2. Open the command prompt again and replace the first X: with drive letter of the virtual drive containing Windows installation image and the second with USB stick letter.

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X:
+cd boot
+bootsect.exe /nt60 X:
+exit
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Now open the virtual drive and copy-paste all files to the USB stick. Then read the next section of this page unless you made Windows 8 Enterprise stick.

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Installing all versions from single media

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First disable hiding of extensions of known file types in folder options if you haven't done so already. Then go to the USB stick and open folder sources.

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Create a new file called "ei.cfg" (NOT "ei.cfg.txt" which you will get if you hide extentions of known file types!).

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Then paste the following into it:

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[EditionID]
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+[Channel]
+Retail
+[VL]
+0
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and save. Note that the second line must be empty.

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Now try booting from the stick and press "install". You will get a menu asking whether you want to install "Windows 8 Pro" or "Windows 8" (this doesn't work with Enterprise). If you don't want to boot, press the X on top right corner and then click it again and your computer reboots.

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This method also removes asking of product key from installation.

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Vista & 7 users: remove the ei.cfg file to get this menu if you aren't installing Windows 8).

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diff --git a/articles/guides/Windows.html.md b/articles/guides/Windows.html.md index 26766a8..a68f936 100644 --- a/articles/guides/Windows.html.md +++ b/articles/guides/Windows.html.md @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ - - + + Interesting things to do with Windows @@ -120,6 +120,101 @@ First download [Pokki] and when you see the start menu, right click it and set t [Pokki]:https://www.pokki.com/ +## Creating Windows USB install +
+ +[RaivoGalleria](http://www.raivogalleria.net/?p=1388) has good instructions on how to create bootable Windows USB stick, but iẗ́'s in Finnish. It uses Windows internal utilities instead of Windows 7 USB creator tool, so you don't need .net framework. + +1. Plug in the stick and open cmd.exe as Administrator (right click it in Start menu/Modern UI and select "run as Administrator). + +2. Enter the following commands replacing X with your USB stick number. WARNING: This will erase everything on that stick. + +``` +diskpart +list disk +select disk X +clean +create partition primary +select partition 1 +active +format fs=ntfs +``` + +The formatting will take some time... After it's done, enter these two commands: + +``` +assign +exit +``` + +Now minimize the command prompt, you will need it soon. + +4. Mount the Windows 8 image. If you are using Windows 8, simply double click it. Otherwise download use [Daemon-Tools](http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/home). + + +5. Open the command prompt again and replace the first X: with drive letter of the virtual drive containing Windows installation image and the second with USB stick letter. + +``` +X: +cd boot +bootsect.exe /nt60 X: +exit +``` + +Now open the virtual drive and copy-paste all files to the USB stick. Then read the next section of this page unless you made Windows 8 Enterprise stick. + +
+ +## Installing all versions from single media +
+ +First disable hiding of extensions of known file types in folder options if you haven't done so already. Then go to the USB stick and open folder sources. + +Create a new file called "ei.cfg" (NOT "ei.cfg.txt" which you will get if you hide extentions of known file types!). + +Then paste the following into it: + +``` +[EditionID] + +[Channel] +Retail +[VL] +0 +``` + +and save. Note that the second line must be empty. + +Now try booting from the stick and press "install". You will get a menu asking whether you want to install "Windows 8 Pro" or "Windows 8" (this doesn't work with Enterprise). If you don't want to boot, press the X on top right corner and then click it again and your computer reboots. + +This method also removes asking of product key from installation. + +Vista & 7 users: remove the ei.cfg file to get this menu if you aren't installing Windows 8). + +
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