All versions of Win 7 on 2 DVD's

[Chilli]

In another thread, about having all versions of win 7 on 1 disk, there were issues with that.

1. The link no longer works
2. The download could contain viruses on the installs.

I thought it was best to create a new thread stating what I just found out and did myself. So I can confirm ths works.


Go to http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/ and download the ei.cfg Removal Utility (Credit to user CompConfig for providing the link)

(This is a simple tool that will remove the ei.cfg from any Windows 7 ISO disc image, thereby converting the image into a "universal disc" that will prompt the user to select an edition during setup.)

Then get your own copy of your win 7 iso file. (one for x86 and one for x64)
I used Win 7 Pro iso.

Run the ei.cfg Removal Utility and select your iso file. Burn the iso file. Run the ei.cfg Removal Utility again and you can now restore the iso back to it's normal state.

You now have a x86 or x64 disk that will install all versions of Windows 7 (you need your own serial keys of course for each version).

Job done - 2 DVD's with all versions of windows 7

See my screenshot I took of my disk.

 

[Vicenarian]

yeah it works pretty well I guess. 2 DVDs is way better than XP was.

 

[chrisaroz]

Does this still differentiate between OEM, Retail, etc..?

 

[Vicenarian]

As far as I know, there is no oem/retail/etc with 7

 

[kagman]

Actually when i did it last year i did it by hand. Very simple but its the same thing. You just delete that one file then remake the windows 7 dvd installer. You can use Imgburn to remake the bootable windows 7 dvd disc. Anyone interested I can post the link to the website where it gave me the instructions.

 

[lebpcmedic]

I used this Guide to make my Win 7 All-In-One Disc. Works flawlessly!

 

[0ldfart]

Interesting idea. Anyone done this with XP and Vista? - would mean carrying around a lot less cds...

 

[lebpcmedic]

Interesting idea. Anyone done this with XP and Vista? - would mean carrying around a lot less cds...

All Vista dvd's are technically all-in-one. I carry two, one for 32 bit and one for 64 bit. What edition is installed depends on the key used during installation. So if you tyoe in a home premium key, it installs home premium etc.

I do not believe that this is possible to do with XP cd's because they are not image based installations like Vista and 7.