Sunday, May 2, 2010

Unlock all Editions on Windows 7 DVD

Every Windows 7 DVD contains all Editions. There's a simple trick to unlock all Editions on any Windows 7 DVD.
Normally you would have to remove the file sources\ei.cfg on the installation DVD, because this file is used to store the information about the DVD's Edition. There's a small tool which spares you the work of manually unpacking the image, removing that file and finally re-creating the image.



Instructions to unlock all editions on a Windows 7 DVD image:
  1. Download "eicfg removal utility" (click here)
  2. Run eicfg_remover.exe
  3. Choose the image file
  4. Have fun!
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9 Comments:

  1. Thank you for your work. I'll be using this very soon.
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  2. Fantastic man
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  4. GREAT tip!!! But does it mean that the key that came with the installation DVD is good for ALL versions? Thanks 4 replying
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  5. No, your key will only work for the version you bought. But you can evaluate other versions 30 days without a key. And if someone owns two versions, this way he just needs 1 DVD
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  7. Con gente como tu el mundo será un poco mas libre
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  8. hi guys,,,, i cant unlock other edition and i can't find the source file ei.cfg
    i keeps on telling me my iso is not correct, how will i do it work. please reply. my win 7 doesn't contain any ei.cgu file
    thanks
    davidzoliana@gmail.com
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  9. Seems like you do not have the untouched ISO from Microsoft. There might be custom images which do not contain all versions.
    Try to get another image, please do not ask for links.
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