How to Choose Desired Windows 7 Edition / Version During Setup

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1. ^^ If your Windows ISO is not allowing to choose editions, you can try to download official Windows 7 ISO using following article:

   https://www.askvg.com/direct-download-links-download-official-original-and-untouched-windows-7-iso-32-bit-and-64-bit/

2. Hey, once I follow these steps from ultimate to home prem could I activate the home prem with a windows 7 home prem key?

3. ^^ Yes. You’ll need the correct edition product key to activate that Windows edition.

4. Hi VG, I have Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit and would like to change to the 64bit version. Can I activate the 64bit using the 32bit’s key? Thanks lots! 🙂

5. ^^ The key should work for both editions.

6. This is absolutely incredible! such a lifesaver for those of us with LEGAL OEM versions who lost their install media. Can’t download from Microsoft anymore and all other mirrors are down. This is the only solution. Thanks!

7. where do i find i key ? i have downloaded official version of windows 7

8. hi vishal,
   if i remove ei.cfg file its shows all the editions of windows

   but i want to display only 2 editions
   Ultimate
   Professional
   how can i do that?
   thanks

9. ^^ Then you’ll need to remove those editions from the ISO itself using 3rd party software.

10. If you have a PC with an OEM product key on it set EditionID to the proper Windows 7 version, set Channel to OEM and set VL to 0.

    This will install a perfectly legal operating system that passes activation. As a long-time service tech I’ve done it hundreds of times..

    Keep Windows 7 as long as you can. It’s the last decent Microsoft OS, in my opinion.

11. Hi VG.

    My ei.cfg is a bit different.
    I clean install my PC almost yearly. (Did twice this month, whew!)
    The next time I need to do it, I wanted to include the Compaq branding, but none of the factory installed software.
    So, I downloaded an iso that has:
    all x86 and x64 HP OEM Editions but Enterprise
    all x86 and x64 Compaq OEM Editions but Enterprise
    From videos I saw, it was intended that I select my desired version. (for me, Compaq Win7 Home Premium x64) Is this why I am missing EditionID from ei.cfg?
    Also, does burning the iso to a disc make it work like a normal installation disc?

12. ^^ If the file doesn’t exist then you’ll get choices to install desired edition. Also if you direct burn ISO file to DVD, it’ll be bootable and will allow you to install Windows.

13. Can you please explain how I can combine Windows 7 Pro x64 Retail and Windows 7 Pro x 64 OEM on the same DVD. I have seen AIO articles on how to combine WIM files but I have not been able to combine the OEM with Retail editions when specified through the ei.cfg
    Thanks

14. ^^ Dont enter product key at Windows 10 installation time and it’ll allow to select editions.

15. So why did millions of people spend an extra $100-$400 just to get the different
    versions of Windows 7??

16. I have my ei.cfg file set up exactly like the you show but i still get the box to select which OS I want to install. how do I get do I get it to go diectly to installing Professional without me having to select it.

17. Hi there i have a home premium disc and i need home basic but im not sure where to find the home basic iso on the disc or any iso for that matter please i need help asap as i have important work that has to be done tonight

18. why then people spend money to change the edition? whats the diffrence between using this method on a home premium to get ultimate and buying utimate ?

19. ^^ You can only select the desired edition but you’ll need a genuine license key to install and activate that edition.

20. thank u so much for the reply,
    so youre saying that we are buying the license but the OS is the same ( home premium to get ultimate and buying utimate ) ?

21. ^^ The ISO file contains setup of all editions. Its the license key which decides which edition should be installed or you can manually install desired edition using this trick. But you’ll need genuine license key of that edition to activate. All editions are different in features.

22. thank u so so so much VG !! this was my first time here in askvg blog and wont be the last very helpful posts, thanks again !!

23. ^^ Glad to help you and thanks. 🙂

24. do i need to re compress the files after deleting i.e cfg in order to burn it in usb?

25. ^^ You can directly copy the files to USB:

    https://www.askvg.com/how-to-create-bootable-usb-drive-of-windows-setup-without-using-any-software/

26. Installed and activated legal Win 7 Pro SP1 – 32 bit 2 years ago. Have to change it to 64 bit to run some work programs. How can I change current OS architecture? Could
    I use the original install disk to clean install Win 7 Pro choosing 64 bit , or do I have to purchase the 64 bit? We have a 64 bit processors in our systems. Any advise is appreciated it.

27. ^^ Your 32-bit key will work for 64-bit installation. You just need the setup disc/ISO file to install 64-bit edition.

28. VG please how do I extract windows iso from recovery partition,i already clone the partition and I found base.wim please I will appreciate your support

29. ^^ Try 7-Zip.

    https://www.askvg.com/7-zip-free-and-open-source-file-archive-utility-for-windows-and-linux/

30. this information is in hindsight, and as we all know, it is 20/20
    so i have a problem, when i was installing, installation does not tell us which version is being installed; ei.dfg is silent
    until we get to activation and it does not work
    control panel -> system tells me i installed ‘pro’, so now i find out why activation failed
    because i have ultimate key
    i do not want to waste another day of my life installing software
    is there a way, besides reinstallation, to change my install after the fact so that i can use my key