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When you purchase a Microsoft licence, it should be easy to determine the type of licence you have! Now you can do that with the help of the free Microsoft PID Checker, which is available for download from our store under Software Downloads (in the top right of the navigation bar). This software is. TList is included in the Debugging Tools for Windows package. When you run TList from the command prompt, it will display a list of all the user-mode processes in memory with a unique PID number. For each process, it shows the PID, process name, and, if the process has a window, the title of that window. For more information, see TList. The Ultimate PID Checker allows you to calculate Windows 8 / Server 2012, Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista / Server 2008, Windows XP / Server 2003 and MS Office 2010 Product IDs from given keys. It can read the keys from text file and allows you to extend its functionality by loading custom pkeyconfig. The edition configuration (EI.cfg) file and the product ID (PID.txt) file are optional configuration files that you can use to specify the Windows® product key and the Windows edition during Windows installation. You can use these files to automate the product-key entry page in Windows Setup instead of using an answer file. Therefore, uniqueness of the product key is highly important. If you install a Windows with a product key that has already been used (read: activated), the operating system will degrade to Reduced Functionality Mode. Hence, many users wish to check their product key before they actually install the operating system.
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If you frequently install Windows, here’s a trick to forestall version identification and license requests during the process. As documented in a TechNet article, you must out two files in Sources to make this happen. The first is named EI.cfg, and stands for “Edition ID.” The second is named PID.txt, and supplies the product key for Windows. My guess is that PID stands for something like “Product ID.” Together, EI.cfg and PID.txt install Windows license info automatically, without requiring user input during the install process.
How Do EI.cfg and PID.txt Install Windows License Info?
I’ll provide basic info here. But you can consult TechNet for the details. The article is entitled “Windows Setup Edition Configuration and Product ID Files (EI.cfg and PID.txt).” And though it’s labeled as “…archived and … not being maintained,” it still works fine for Windows 10. At least, as of Version 1607 (production) and Insider Preview 15031 as I write this post.
Creating EI.cfg
Notepad or any plain text editor is what you want for both of these files, which should go into the Sources directory on the installation media. Note: you can use the tool named UltraISO to deposit them directly inside an ISO file you may have built yourself or downloaded from MS. (Note: it costs $30 but is worth it, especially if you’re using a Volume License key which needs doing only once.)
The format of the EI.cfg file is as follows:
The stuff in square brackets you leave alone, the stuff in curly braces needs replacing. For {Edition ID} use the name of the edition you’re installing (Home, Pro, Enterprise, or Education). For {Channel} the value must either be “OEM” or “Retail”. Unless you’re an OEM, that means retail. If you’re using a volume license, the value for {Volume License} must be 1, otherwise 0 (zero). That’s it!
Creating PID.txt
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If you thought the EI.cfg file was easy — and it is — PID.txt is simpler yet. It contains two lines. The first reads “[PID]” (omit the quotes, they’re just there to show you what to type. The second reads “Value=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX” where you’ll substitute an actual and valid 25-character Windows key for the string of X’s. And that’s that!
-->The edition configuration (EI.cfg) file and the product ID (PID.txt) file are optional configuration files that you can use to specify the Windows® product key and the Windows edition during Windows installation. You can use these files to automate the product-key entry page in Windows Setup instead of using an answer file. If you use an EI.cfg file to differentiate volume license media, but you do not include a PID.txt file, the user receives a prompt for a product key to continue Windows Setup.
You can reuse the product key in the product ID file for multiple installations. The product key in the product ID file is only used to install Windows. This key is not used to activate Windows. For more information, see Work with Product Keys and Activation.
Using EI.cfg and PID.txt
Create these configuration files in a text editor such as Notepad.
Save the files into the
SourcesDownload solidworks 2018 with serial key. folder on the installation media. Windows Setup will use these files automatically during installation.Run Windows Setup. Setup uses these files during the Windows PE configuration pass as soon as it is launched.
Note An answer file takes precedence over these files. If you use an answer file during installation, Windows Setup ignores the EI.cfg and PID.txt files.
EI.cfg Format
The EI.cfg file specifies the values for the edition ID, the channel, and the volume license.
The EI.cfg file has the following format:
{Edition ID} must be a valid Windows edition ID, for example, 'Enterprise'. To obtain the current EditionID, use the Dism /Get-ImageInfo command or the Dism /Get-CurrentEdition command. For more information, see Take Inventory of an Image or Component Using DISM and DISM Windows Edition-Servicing Command-Line Options.
{Channel Type} must be either 'OEM' or 'Retail'
{Volume License} must be either 1, if this is a volume license, or 0, if this is not a volume license. For example:
PID.txt Format
The PID.txt file contains the product key for the edition of Windows that you are installing.
The PID.txt file has the following format:
where XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX is the product key.
Troubleshooting
'The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key.': You may need to download a separate version of Windows. OEM versions are only available to OEMs, and volume licenses are only available to MSDN subscribers.