1. Editions for OEM Activation:
  2. • Win10.. • Technical Preview • Consumer Preview
  3. • Win8.x... • Core • Pro
  4. • Win7.... • Starter • Home Basic • Home Premium • Pro • Ultimate
  5. • Vista.... • Starter • Home Basic • Home Premium • Business • Ultimate
  6. • (Vista-Win10) If not known edition, branding only takes place.
  7. Objective - add $oem$ folder to .iso /usb.
  8. • $oem$ method can be used to apply activation & manufacturer brand to your Win10 • Win 8.x • Win 7 • Vista '.iso'/usb
  9. • NOTE:- PC needs (Win8.x and Win10 'OEM-DM' • Win7 '2.1 slic' • Vista '2.0 slic') bios to apply genuine oem activation.
  10. How To:
  11. Win 10
  12. Place the downloaded '$oem$' folder in the 'sources' folder of your 'clean' iso, and edit|save iso. OOBE.cmd (Install.cmd) will extract embedded 'OEM-DM' serial from bios (if exists), and apply the serial during installation.
  13. Win8.1
  14. Place the downloaded '$oem$' folder in the 'sources' folder of your 'clean' iso, and add custom 'ei.cfg' file to the same 'sources' folder and edit|save iso. Windows will install the edition identified from 'ei.cfg' file. (Project 'Options' folder includes 'ei.cfg' instructions). OOBE.cmd (Install.cmd) will extract embedded 'OEM-DM' serial from bios (if exists), and apply the serial during installation.
  15. Win8.0
  16. Place the downloaded '$oem$' folder in the 'sources' folder of your 'clean' iso, and edit|save iso. Windows will install the edition that matches the embedded 'OEM-DM' serial in your bios (if exists).
  17. Win7
  18. Place the downloaded '$oem$' folder in the 'sources' folder of your 'clean' iso, and delete the 'ei.cfg' file from the same 'sources' folder and edit|save iso... during install you will have option to select the edition of 'Win7' you want installed (ie. Starter • Home Basic • Home Premium • Pro • Ultimate)... if you don't delete 'ei.cfg' file, that's OK, just means Ultimate will install by default.
  19. Vista
  20. Place the downloaded '$oem$' folder in the 'sources' folder of your 'clean' iso, and delete the 'PID.txt' file (if exists) from the same 'sources' folder and edit|save iso... during install you will have option to select the edition of 'Vista' you want installed (ie. Starter • Home Basic • Home Premium • Business • Ultimate)... if you don't delete 'PID.txt' file, that's OK, just means serial used on that file will determine edition installed.
  21. • Please read the 'readme' files included in the download folder, for additional information
  22. • UltraISO recommended to edit|save your .iso, preserving 'bootable' image
  23. Included link for images to be used with System Brand Changer if users prefer using a desktop branding tool with a nice gui, created by Alphawaves.
  24. Whats New:
  25. + Added 9 new options, one is for Vista/7 kernels Only, the other 8 are for various OS's on a new tab of
  26. their own within the Config Creator.
  27. Disable Hi-liting of new apps/programs on the Start Menu of Vista/7 Kernels.
  28. Right-Click 'This PC/My Computer' context menu:
  29. - Advanced System Properties
  30. - Device Manager
  31. - RegEdit
  32. - MSConfig
  33. - PC Settings (Windows 10 Kernels Only)
  34. - Programs and Features
  35. - Services
  36. - Windows Update - Vista/7/10 Only (Not available for Win 8.x Kernels)
  37. Note the above Context Menu items may appear in English, due to the way they have to
  38. be created it is not possible to auto-translate to other languages.
  39. + Updated Config Creator to v5.4 to include the new options listed above.
  40. + Fixed the extra space that was mysteriously added to the 'System Drive' Name if used.
  41. + Any leading, within or trailing extra spaces are automatically removed to keep the wording neat
  42. and tidy from the Drive Name and Model Name if those options are used. Even if you manually edit
  43. the .ini file as MRP will re-check them.
  44. + Code tidying and fine tuning of wording.
  45. + Some OEM Branding files have been updated thanks to @l30 for his help, the OEM's.7z will be updated at a later stage as a separate download.