Way to distinguish ISO's without loading?

radzer0

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I have quite a few spanish 8 and 8.1 ISO's built up and its a mix of single language and regulars. Is there any files I can look at in the ISO's to see which they are? I know 7 had a way but I havent ever messed much with 8 or 8.1.

Single language is a stupid key setup and I wonder why microsoft did it and didnt just leave oem keys all the same.
 

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Windows binaries themselves are (almost all) language neutral, and thus it uses language packs to choose a language (in this case, applied during setup). An easy way is to use the actual ISO name, as ISOs from original sources are generally named in specific ways that would tell what was going to be installed. Failing that, you could look to see what language (or languages) is/are listed in the WIM file itself via DISM (where X is the drive letter of the mounted ISO) to be applied when installed:

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:X:\sources\install.wim /index:1
 

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Guessing there is no way to distinguish which key type the iso uses?

I do see about language packs how you can download them from microsoft. It used to be that the packs wouldnt change everything inside of windows. Has that changed? Its been years since ive done it.

Would be nice to be able to switch a english windows 8.1 system to full spanish without having to fully reload and all.
 

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The type of install is also included in the dism command, so you would get the version. You won't know if it's retail or OEM though, although installation of a matching Windows 8 version onto a machine with a Windows 8 sticker matching said version should activate even if the ISO is retail. I'd recommend getting your ISOs from the page here, though, as ISOs created using the "Create Media" button here are guaranteed to work OEM or retail.
 

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    Windows 8.1 x64
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
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    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760i
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    Fractal Design Define R4
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Good link to have, but do you know if full languages can be installed to a oem install after its loaded? Or if reloading is still the way to do it like it was back in the past?
 

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    Windows 7 64bit

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760i
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
Yea, I was talking about something to run in an active window installation to change the language next reboot. Guessing that isnt possible still tho. I have Spanish images already.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64bit

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760i
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
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