Windows 7 Edition Switcher – Easily switch from Basic to Ultimate
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The DVD and ISO image of Windows Vista contained all the editions, which was very convenient for any techie like me. But what about Windows 7 DVD or ISO images? Bad news is that Windows 7 is no longer “One Disc To Rule Them All” like Vista. This presents challenges to people who are downloading multiple editions from their MSDN or TechNet subscriptions, and for people who want to backup and archive their ISO, because instead of just two disc images – one each for 32-bit and 64-bit versions, there will be now eight different images.
Frustrated techies were looking for ways to deal with this annoyance, like the developer behind Windows 7 ISO Image Edition Switcher. The Windows 7 ISO Image Edition Switcher is a set of small binary patches (and a tool to apply these patches) that will convert an official Windows 7 ISO disc image into an official Windows 7 ISO disc image of another edition. The resulting ISO images are bit-for-bit identical with those posted on MSDN or TechNet, and their SHA-1 hashes should match the official hashes posted by Microsoft.
Surely, you can easily do this by editing a file but using this free portable utility makes the job very easy and less troublesome. To use this utility, download it first and then extract it to a folder. Run “binpatcher.exe” and it will ask for the patch file, select the patch you need from the ones included in the zip. Now, select the ISO image file of Windows 7 and presto! Its done and the ISO image is ready for burning or installing your version of Windows 7. [ via DownloadSquad ]
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