Saving activation status (notebook sticker license)
#1
Posted 09 November 2011 - 12:45 AM
I need a quick help. My laptop has a sticker with Windows 7 Home Premium x64 license. I've successfully created my custom recovery disk with a lot of software in it (audit mode + generalization). Now the only thing i miss is saving windows activation status. My license won't activate through Internet (only calling to Microsoft) so it's a pain (read: a long and boring phone call) at every format.
Any chance to save activation status and put it in my install.wim file?
Thank you a lot and btw sorry for my english, it's not my native language.
#2
Posted 09 November 2011 - 12:57 AM
http://www.mydigital...e-on-reinstall/
#3
Posted 09 November 2011 - 10:08 PM
Another option a tool to automate the process...
http://forums.mydigi...Backup-Solution
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Rui Paz
#4
Posted 10 November 2011 - 12:36 AM
Hi,
Another option a tool to automate the process...
http://forums.mydigi...Backup-Solution
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Rui Paz
Thanks, great piece of software, but i need not to use any external tool. I managed to save cert.xrm-xs from my original recovery media from Packard Bell, now i just need to put it in the .wim file... don't know where?
#5
Posted 10 November 2011 - 01:23 AM
I don't think you can just inject files in wim, you need an autounattend.xml like described here:just need to put it in the .wim file... don't know where?
http://forums.mydigi...luding-Cert-etc
@Rui Paz
Nice tool
#6
Posted 10 November 2011 - 11:34 AM
I don't think you can just inject files in wim, you need an autounattend.xml like described here:
http://forums.mydigi...luding-Cert-etc
I don't think that i need autounattend.xml as it's only used to set the product key. And i've already used dism:
dism /Image:C:offline /Set-ProductKet:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
#7
Posted 10 November 2011 - 02:37 PM
I guess to avoid the autounattend altogether, you need to edit sourcesei.cfg for version as well. if this works, it looks simple and clean. Let us know how it goes.
#8
Posted 10 November 2011 - 02:41 PM
So you use dism to mount your install.wim, add your product key and copy your cert to windowssystem32oem folder. I like it, I'll try it this way next time
Yep. Since my OS is 64 bit i think i should copy the cert file into C:WindowsSysWOW64OEM too. If you try this method please report back and let us know if it works. Thank you.
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