Windows 7 Versions

**johcar** · 22-12-2010, 10:25 PM

I notice that the ISO's for each of the x86 Win7 versions is the same: 2,176,408KB

Stupid question time:

Does this mean that the Product Key that is entered determines what version is installed?

**Chilling_Silence** · 22-12-2010, 10:45 PM

Depends on the install media but it can do

**qazwsxokmijn** · 22-12-2010, 10:50 PM

It's the same with Vista. Everything is on the disc; it's just the key that determines things that you 'unlock'.

**johcar** · 22-12-2010, 10:54 PM

Cheers - damn, just wasted 4GB of cap downloading two "different" Win7 versions, when I had already downloaded the ISO for Ultimate!

Doh!

**bk T** · 23-12-2010, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by johcar

Cheers - damn, just wasted 4GB of cap downloading two "different" Win7 versions, when I had already downloaded the ISO for Ultimate!

Doh!

Can you legally download them?

**wainuitech** · 23-12-2010, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by bk T

Can you legally download them?

Yes.

Originally Posted by qazwsxokmijn

It's the same with Vista. Everything is on the disc; it's just the key that determines things that you 'unlock'.

kind of correct -- if you put in a Professional key into a Home Pre DVD it wont work.

The ei.cfg file on the DVD will dictate what key it will accept. Remove that file and it will then take all keys from the one DVD.

Example of the ei.cfg file:

[EditionID]
Ultimate
[Channel]
Retail
[VL]
0

That DVD would take a ultimate Key, But NOT any other version.

**johcar** · 23-12-2010, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by bk T

Can you legally download them?

If you have a TechNet subscription, yes.

**johcar** · 23-12-2010, 08:50 AM

Thanks wainuitech - just checking the ei.cfg files in the ISO's I have already downloaded - they do appear 'locked' to a specific version, so maybe my 4GB wasn't wasted...