A few months ago, when the launch was officially announced Windows 8.1 Preview and availability free of this version for the public, Microsoft also announced that users who will make upgrade-ul de la Windows 8 la Windows 8.1 Preview will not be able to do later upgrade de la Windows 8.1 Preview la Windows 8.1 RTM (the final version), but they will first need to reinstaleze Windows 8 and only then will they be able to Upgrade the operating system (which means loss SETTING SI and customization made and also, and a installed applications and the system).
If you also count among the users who have upgradat de la Windows 8 la Windows 8.1 Preview, and you want, after its launch, you can upgrade directly to Windows 8.1 final (Without having to re -install Windows 8 first and without losing the data, settings and programs in the system), you will be able to do this quite simply using Windows ISO Disc Image Utilities (or more briefly, Winisoutils).
Winisoutils is a suite of free programs which allows Handling the Installation Images of Windows Operating Systems, in order to unlock certain restrictions included by Microsoft in these.
One of the programs included in Winisoutils, namely cversion.ini Removal Utility, allows the file to delete Cversion.ini of the Windows installation image, this file being responsible for Definition of upgrade ways Permitted for the system (if the system version does not correspond to the information in the file, the upgrade can only be performed if the file is manually modified by the user or deleted from the installation image).
How to use Cversion.ini Removal Utility?
- Run the application and select ISO image installation of Windows operating system from which you want to delete the file Cversion.ini (in this case, Windows 8.1 RTM)
- The process will only take a few seconds (at the end the message will be displayed cversion.ini removed), without being required Extracting the content of ISO image and reconstruction
After the file is deleted Cversion.ini FROM Windows 8.1 RTM installation image, you can create an disc (dvd) installation or a USB Stick bootabil, then you can install Windows 8.1 RTM over Windows 8.1 Preview without having any problems (and you will also keep your settings, files and applications in the system). Success!
Download Windows ISO Disc Image Utilities (Winisoutils).
Note: Winisoutils also includes its usefulness.CFG Removal Utility, which allows the conversion of an ISO image to install a Windows system into a universal installation image by removing its file.
STEALTH SETTINGS – How to upgrade from Windows 8.1 Preview to Windows 8.1 RTM
