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1164208 2010-12-22 10:25:00 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?
johcar (6283)
1164209 2010-12-22 10:45:00 Depends on the install media but it can do

:pf1mobmini:
Chilling_Silence (9)
1164210 2010-12-22 10:50:00 It's the same with Vista. Everything is on the disc; it's just the key that determines things that you 'unlock'. qazwsxokmijn (102)
1164211 2010-12-22 10:54:00 Cheers - damn, just wasted 4GB of cap downloading two "different" Win7 versions, when I had already downloaded the ISO for Ultimate!

Doh!
johcar (6283)
1164212 2010-12-22 20:04:00 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?
bk T (215)
1164213 2010-12-22 20:05:00 Can you legally download them? Yes .


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 .
wainuitech (129)
1164214 2010-12-22 20:45:00 Can you legally download them?

If you have a TechNet subscription, yes.
johcar (6283)
1164215 2010-12-22 20:50:00 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... johcar (6283)
1164216 2010-12-22 21:43:00 If you have a TechNet subscription, yes.

It's sort of for 'members only', right?
bk T (215)
1164217 2010-12-22 21:48:00 Its for anyone who pays the sub Speedy Gonzales (78)
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