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I just ran the imagex /info command on the install.wim image in the RP iso, and there are two images - one for the Professional edition and one for the Core edition:
Core edition is the likely version that will appear on OEM machines, equivalent to "Starter" or "Home Basic" in earlier Windows releases.
There are no .clg files to enable the setup or install executables to allow a choice of edition to install
However, if anyone wants to install it, the imagex command would be:
imagex /apply D:\sources\install.wim 2 T:
where D: is the drive where the setup disk Windows8-ReleasePreview-32bit-English.iso is mounted, and T: is the target drive where you want to install the Core edition to.
Who'll be first to test-drive it?
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.8400](c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\windows\system32>imagex /info h:\install.wim
ImageX Tool for Windows
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
WIM Information:
----------------
Path: h:\install.wim
GUID: {fcb0f643-393c-49be-9ec4-73b366c9d278}
Image Count: 2
Compression: LZX
Part Number: 1/1
Attributes: 0xc
Integrity info
Relative path junction
Available Image Choices:
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<WIM>
<TOTALBYTES>2180842704</TOTALBYTES>
[COLOR=#008000] <IMAGE INDEX="1">[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <DIRCOUNT>28840</DIRCOUNT>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <FILECOUNT>89990</FILECOUNT>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <TOTALBYTES>8500198783</TOTALBYTES>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <HARDLINKBYTES>3292079743</HARDLINKBYTES>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <CREATIONTIME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <HIGHPART>0x01CD3599</HIGHPART>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <LOWPART>0xAB80C848</LOWPART>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] </CREATIONTIME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <HIGHPART>0x01CD3599</HIGHPART>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <LOWPART>0xC512D846</LOWPART>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] </LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <WINDOWS>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <ARCH>0</ARCH>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ff0000] <EDITIONID>Professional</EDITIONID>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <INSTALLATIONTYPE>Client</INSTALLATIONTYPE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <SERVICINGDATA>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <PKEYCONFIGVERSION>6.2.8400.0;2012-05-18T22:00:52Z</PKEYCONFIGVERSION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] </SERVICINGDATA>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <HAL>acpiapic</HAL>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <PRODUCTSUITE>Terminal Server</PRODUCTSUITE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <LANGUAGES>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <LANGUAGE>en-US</LANGUAGE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <DEFAULT>en-US</DEFAULT>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] </LANGUAGES>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <VERSION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <MAJOR>6</MAJOR>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <MINOR>2</MINOR>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <BUILD>8400</BUILD>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <SPBUILD>0</SPBUILD>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <SPLEVEL>0</SPLEVEL>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] </VERSION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] </WINDOWS>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <NAME>Windows 8 Release Preview</NAME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <DESCRIPTION>Windows 8 Release Preview</DESCRIPTION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <FLAGS>Professional</FLAGS>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <DISPLAYNAME>Windows 8 Release Preview</DISPLAYNAME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] <DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>Windows 8 Release Preview</DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008000] </IMAGE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <IMAGE INDEX="2">[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <DIRCOUNT>28762</DIRCOUNT>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <FILECOUNT>89429</FILECOUNT>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <TOTALBYTES>8451956574</TOTALBYTES>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <HARDLINKBYTES>3261422192</HARDLINKBYTES>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <CREATIONTIME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <HIGHPART>0x01CD359A</HIGHPART>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <LOWPART>0x723CC7A5</LOWPART>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] </CREATIONTIME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <HIGHPART>0x01CD359A</HIGHPART>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <LOWPART>0x8334FC26</LOWPART>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] </LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <WINDOWS>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <ARCH>0</ARCH>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ff0000] <EDITIONID>Core</EDITIONID>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <INSTALLATIONTYPE>Client</INSTALLATIONTYPE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <SERVICINGDATA>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <PKEYCONFIGVERSION>6.2.8400.0;2012-05-18T22:01:35Z</PKEYCONFIGVERSION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] </SERVICINGDATA>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <HAL>acpiapic</HAL>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <PRODUCTSUITE>Terminal Server</PRODUCTSUITE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <LANGUAGES>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <LANGUAGE>en-US</LANGUAGE>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <DEFAULT>en-US</DEFAULT>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] </LANGUAGES>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <VERSION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <MAJOR>6</MAJOR>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <MINOR>2</MINOR>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <BUILD>8400</BUILD>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <SPBUILD>0</SPBUILD>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <SPLEVEL>0</SPLEVEL>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] </VERSION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] </WINDOWS>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <NAME>Windows 8</NAME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <DESCRIPTION>Windows 8</DESCRIPTION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <FLAGS>Core</FLAGS>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <DISPLAYNAME>Windows 8</DISPLAYNAME>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] <DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>Windows 8</DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff] </IMAGE>[/COLOR]
</WIM>
Core edition is the likely version that will appear on OEM machines, equivalent to "Starter" or "Home Basic" in earlier Windows releases.
There are no .clg files to enable the setup or install executables to allow a choice of edition to install
However, if anyone wants to install it, the imagex command would be:
imagex /apply D:\sources\install.wim 2 T:
where D: is the drive where the setup disk Windows8-ReleasePreview-32bit-English.iso is mounted, and T: is the target drive where you want to install the Core edition to.
Who'll be first to test-drive it?
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
- CPU
- AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
- Motherboard
- inbuilt
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI
- Sound Card
- High Definition Audio on-board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- notebook
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Seagate ST9500325AS
Google drive 15GB
Skydrive 25GB
BT Cloud
- PSU
- external 20v
- Case
- Laptop
- Cooling
- pretty good
- Keyboard
- inbuilt
- Mouse
- touchpad
- Internet Speed
- BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
- Browser
- Chrome Canary usually
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
- Other Info
- no Start menu modifications
Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1