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maxtorix

Yes I forgot to mention that, method works on both 32 and 64-bit version of Windows 8 CP!

Terra854

linuxlove wrote:

Since 7850 only leaked as an x86 build, does this timebomb patch method work on 64-bit versions of the Windows 8 Beta? Nobody should be using 32-bit Windows these days.

I am still using x86 Windows xp...

Smorgan

Terra854 wrote:

linuxlove wrote:

Since 7850 only leaked as an x86 build, does this timebomb patch method work on 64-bit versions of the Windows 8 Beta? Nobody should be using 32-bit Windows these days.

I am still using x86 Windows xp...

Consider yourself in the minority then since most of the tech people use 64 bit OS because of the ability to use more memory.

LeoaprM95

maxtorix wrote:

1.) Extract files from Activator for build 7850 with 7-Zip.

What do you mean? Extract files from an installed and activated 7850 build or from a activator tool? Just asking because I can't find a 'store' folder inside the archive of the 7850 activator tool that I use...

maxtorix

LeoaprM95 wrote:

maxtorix wrote:

1.) Extract files from Activator for build 7850 with 7-Zip.

What do you mean? Extract files from an installed and activated 7850 build or from a activator tool? Just asking because I can't find a 'store' folder inside the archive of the 7850 activator tool that I use...

- Activator Tool
They are there!

LeoaprM95

Now I get it! Thank you

prayaas1998

I really don't understand what's wrong with my PC. It runs Windows 8. And, it has NO timebomb watermark in winver. However it has that in the lower left corner. See this:

And, it's not photoshopped, zoom it and see.
The same was for Developer Preview in my PC.

maxtorix

prayaas1998 wrote:

I really don't understand what's wrong with my PC. It runs Windows 8. And, it has NO timebomb watermark in winver. However it has that in the lower left corner. See this:

And, it's not photoshopped, zoom it and see.
The same was for Developer Preview in my PC.

hmm?! very very strange, please change your system clock to date in 2015 year and restart, and please send us your results.

LeoaprM95

@maxtorix What program do you recommend for unpacking/repacking a .wim file?

maxtorix

LeoaprM95 wrote:

@maxtorix What program do you recommend for unpacking/repacking a .wim file?

The most simply with GUI interface, end very user-friendly is Windows 7 Toolkit.

LeoaprM95

Another question: how to take FULL ownership of the spp folder? I've used the take ownership reg key, but I still get messages saying I don't have enough permission to read/write etc.

leomate

Just a question.
Do you have any offline standalone update for windows consumer preview. And had you got working method for windows developer preview.

maxtorix

LeoaprM95 wrote:

Another question: how to take FULL ownership of the spp folder? I've used the take ownership reg key, but I still get messages saying I don't have enough permission to read/write etc.

Manual Taking FULL OwnerShip

leomate wrote:

Just a question.
Do you have any offline standalone update for windows consumer preview.

Simple guide, download online 10-11 updates from Windows Update in Windows 8 CP, after go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download
In search type .cab - this will listed to you all already downloaded updates.
Select all and copy them to folder C:\newupdates.

Use the following guide to integrate them in your Windows 8 CP

1.) Extract ISO to folder C:\W8CP

2.) Make New folder in C: and named offline

Open CMD as administrator and type:

3.)

Quote:

Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\W8CP\sources\install.wim /Index:1 /MountDir:C:\offline

4.)

Quote:

Dism /Image:C:\offline /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\newupdates\NAME.CAB

(Where is NAME - write name of cab what you want to install)

And repeat step 4 for every cab that you have inside in C:\newupdates\.

5.)

Quote:

Dism /Unmount-WIM /MountDir:C:\offline /Commit

Use Windows 7 Tookit to Make new bootable BOOT/UEFI Windows 8 CP DVD.
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leomate wrote:

And had you got working method for windows developer preview.

Like an answer:

danielcarlhaffner wrote:

This works on the Developer Preview (I saw very few reasons why it shouldn't). I also removed the Time Bomb from the ISO. Then after disabling Metro I got a very nice OS. First time I tried the Developer Preview for more than a few minutes. Before I found the Developer Preview pretty useless without .Net Framework 3.

danielcarlhaffner write on my topic for enabling features on Windows 8 CP

leomate

Thanks for the reply.

But, is there anyway how to convert cab files into MSU. Because I prefer to install updates manually

Smorgan

I'll respectively stick with my own methods for taking care of the timebomb/activation.

maxtorix

Smorgan wrote:

I'll respectively stick with my own methods for taking care of the timebomb/activation.

Can you explain to us your methods for removing timebombs?

Smorgan

Removing the timebomb from the beta was quite easy.

I've used the same method of file modification up until build 8250 which I'll leave at that because of the rules. However at this point I changed methods to a very old method (from office 2010 beta I made) of using the registry after find out how broken the activation was. It compromises some of the features but takes care of stuff quite nicely in my mind.

tewinbeta8

Smorgan wrote:

Removing the timebomb from the beta was quite easy.

I've used the same method of file modification up until build 8250 which I'll leave at that because of the rules. However at this point I changed methods to a very old method (from office 2010 beta I made) of using the registry after find out how broken the activation was. It compromises some of the features but takes care of stuff quite nicely in my mind.

Could you tell us how you did it?

tewinbeta8

maxtorix wrote:

1.) Extract files from Activator for build 7850 with 7-Zip.
2.) In your install.WIM, go to Windows\System32\spp
3.) Take Ownership on entire spp folder.
4.) Overwrite folder store from Activator folder to spp (in system32 of your wim)
5.) From subfolder tokens (in activator folder) copy folders issuance and ppdlic to spp\tokens in system of your wim (overwrite all files).

Re-build your Wim file.

On next installing you get free from timebomb!

Warning! When you get all work done, there is still one issue.

I recommend after you install your new Windows 8 CP (with pre-removed time bomb), to update, and install all available updates immediately, if you want to use NETFrameworks to install them via Programs and Features -> Windows Components, and when you finish with all that, from services.msc to stop and disable Windows Updates. With this more complete method than previous I'm faced now with another problem 2-hours restart license protection -this will never happen if you don't activate your copy from Computer -> System -> Properties. Yea there will forever stay string: "Windows is not activated"... but that is not important at all. On the end you will still have fully unlocked and workable system.

What do you mean by "Re-build your wim file"? Do you do this when windows 8 cp is installed or before? Please clarify

maxtorix

tewinbeta8 wrote:

What do you mean by "Re-build your wim file"? Do you do this when windows 8 cp is installed or before? Please clarify

I mean this:

THIS IS WinKIT (formerly named Windows 7 Toolkit)

Use this program to manage your WIM files.
Features:

1.) WIM Manager,

2.) All-In-One integrator

3.) ISO Maker

4.) USB Boot Preparation

5.) Unattended Creator

6.) All-In-One Disk creator (Make all Server 2008R2 and Windows 7 all SKUs + Windows ThinPC in one Disk)

7.) WIM Registry Editor

8.) Component Removal

9.) Language Pack Converter

10.) MSU CAB Converter

11.) WIM Spliter & SWM Merger

12.) MSP Extrator (Office)

13.) Update Retriver

14.) Driver Installer

15.) Addon Maker

Download Category (Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 9, Gadgets, DriverPacks, Slim .NET Framework 4 Slim), and etc, etc...

tewinbeta8

maxtorix wrote:

1.) Extract files from Activator for build 7850 with 7-Zip.
2.) In your install.WIM, go to Windows\System32\spp
3.) Take Ownership on entire spp folder.
4.) Overwrite folder store from Activator folder to spp (in system32 of your wim)
5.) From subfolder tokens (in activator folder) copy folders issuance and ppdlic to spp\tokens in system of your wim (overwrite all files).

Re-build your Wim file.

On next installing you get free from timebomb!

Warning! When you get all work done, there is still one issue.

I recommend after you install your new Windows 8 CP (with pre-removed time bomb), to update, and install all available updates immediately, if you want to use NETFrameworks to install them via Programs and Features -> Windows Components, and when you finish with all that, from services.msc to stop and disable Windows Updates. With this more complete method than previous I'm faced now with another problem 2-hours restart license protection -this will never happen if you don't activate your copy from Computer -> System -> Properties. Yea there will forever stay string: "Windows is not activated"... but that is not important at all. On the end you will still have fully unlocked and workable system.

I extracted the spp file from the install.wim file, and I added the folders into the new spp folder. But, how do I put them back into the install.wim archive?

tewinbeta8

maxtorix,

I figured out how to extract the spp folder. But, when I boot up the new ISO image in Virtualbox, it asks for a product key, and when I enter the product key, it says that the product key was incorrect. So, how do you bypass that product key screen, and go on to install windows?

Smorgan

This is not a cracking forum but I will give an answer. In order to bypass the product key page for the windows setup you have to modify the winsetup.dll file that is in the ISO image. I will end discussion of this now as it does not conform well with the rules here twinbeta 8. Now moving on to a more lively subject I nuked the sppcore in the registry of the Windows 8 Beta in order to remove the activation quite nice and simple to do. Makes it easy to break the activation and fix it without any restarts when I wish to personalize some of the crappy features

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Hpro · Last edited by compgeke on Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Hello
Ok this trick nukes the Timebomb but also it disables the THEMES on Windows 8 CP, or do I miss something?

Used UltraISO to extract Install.Wim then used GimageX to reinsert the SPP folder which can be DL from this Site. Inserted other things as well which shouldn't affect the Installation of Windows 8 CP 8250.

Everything's works OK. Except I can't change Themes on desktop. Get only black Solid Color. No Pictures.

Anyone of you Guys has any Idea?
Thanks for an Answer.

Chris

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yksoft1 wrote:

Wait 2 hours and see whether the system BSODs..

It's running smooth... on two not Identical Machines.. for over 24 hours, but I'm still testing..

Regard Chris

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danielcarlhaffner wrote:

This is great! Thank you very much for posting this. Now if we could get back the old start menu but keep Metro. I wouldn't really mind Metro if I could use the old Windows 7 start menu.

Hi there,

All you need to do is download ClassicShell. You will find it on Google.. Actual version is 3.6.5 and it also works on RTM.. have tested it. :mrgreen:

Regards
Chris

compgeke

Now that I look, I see that this thread is way more than 90 days old. Locking it as I failed to see the date when sorting posts.

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