How do I install all versions of Win7 off one disc?

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Anyone figure out what to edit on the Win7 DVD to allow it to install all the different versions? I'm setting up a thumb drive to install Windows 7 off of but I don't want to have to deal with constantly changing the files off the drive for different versions. I remember someone figured out a way with the early RTM how to do it.
 
Since you already have the install files on the thumb drive, delete ei.cfg file in the sources subdirectory.

hope that helps :D
 
Thanks. Is there a folder in the install where I can drop all the updates so they install with Windows 7? I saw upgrades, just not sure and a search turned up nothing.
 
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Deleting the ei.cfg file is the trick, for all versions of the same platform. I haven't seen anything (working) for getting both platforms on the same flash drive though.
 
DeaconFrost said:
Deleting the ei.cfg file is the trick, for all versions of the same platform. I haven't seen anything (working) for getting both platforms on the same flash drive though.
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You should be able to achieve that by extracting the WIM images from install.wim that you want to add, then combining them with your already bootable drive.

I don't know if it makes a difference, but I would use 64bit media as a base as 32bit code can still run on it.
 
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