Day: September 12, 2009

To go along with my previous post on deploying Windows via MDT 2010, here is a list of the “default” keys that Windows uses when you choose not to enter a product key during setup.  These keys of course will not activate, but you can enter them into your task sequences when you are prompted for a product key to use.  This will make your setup more unattended.

Here’s the list:

Windows Vista:

• Ultimate  –  VMCB9-FDRV6-6CDQM-RV23K-RP8F7
• Business  –  4D2XH-PRBMM-8Q22B-K8BM3-MRW4W
• Home Premium  –  X9HTF-MKJQQ-XK376-TJ7T4-76PKF
• Home Basic  –  RCG7P-TX42D-HM8FM-TCFCW-3V4VD
• Starter  –  X9PYV-YBQRV-9BXWV-TQDMK-QDWK4

Windows 7:

• Ultimate  –  D4F6K-QK3RD-TMVMJ-BBMRX-3MBMV
• Professional  –  HYF8J-CVRMY-CM74G-RPHKF-PW487
• Home Premium  –  RHPQ2-RMFJH-74XYM-BH4JX-XM76F
• Home Basic  –  YGFVB-QTFXQ-3H233-PTWTJ-YRYRV
• Starter  –  7Q28W-FT9PC-CMMYT-WHMY2-89M6G

Note that these were easy to acquire – simply install Windows Vista or Windows 7 without a product key, and then run a utility in the OS to display the current product key.  I used GetKey written by GunSmokingMan on the MSFN forums, but anything that’ll run in Vista or Windows 7 will work.

Former versions of vLite included of some files of the WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit) which are not allowed to distribute. With vLite Version 1.2 nuhi removed the files and you have to install the WAIK first:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details…;DisplayLang=en

Download the ISO and mount it or burn it and install the WAIK.

When you now start vLite on a x64 Windows everything is fine and vLite detects the installed WAIK and copies the WIMGAPI.dll the the vLite folder. The WIMGAPI.dll contains the API to mount, unmount and other stuff which you need to deal with WIM Images.

When you run vLite on a x86 Windows (Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 32Bit, Windows Vista 32Bit, Windows Server 2008 32Bit) you’ll see the prompt “Install WAIK” again. vLite 1.2 has a bug which prevents the detection of the WAIK.

Solution:
You have to copy wimgapi.dll from Program FilesWindows AIKToolsx86 to the vLite folder.

Now you can run vLite whithout any problems!