OEM and Retail hash different?

sk9 · 28 Oct 2009

Hi,
I wanted to know if the SHA1 hash will be different for Windows 7 Ultimate GA(retail) and OEM. Any ideas anybody?

sup3rsprt · 28 Oct 2009

This is a strange question and why would you want to know the answer?

Anywho, the product key determines whether it is OEM or not. Not the media.

logicearth · 28 Oct 2009

Removing the ei.cfg file form the ISOs and then running a hash on the files shows they match.

Maxman · 28 Oct 2009

OEMs are cheaper, as they're intended to be sold with a complete set of PC. Other than that of a fancy box and support from MS, there aren't so many differences. The only major difference is the licensing... OEM may only be installed on one computer and it may not be installed on a different PC. If you sell that PC, the OEM version of Windows must be provided along with PC.

sup3rsprt · 28 Oct 2009

logicearth said:

Removing the ei.cfg file form the ISOs and then running a hash on the files shows they match.

The user could figure this out for himself if he actually owned the media. but the fact that he is asking such a question leads me to believe he does not own legitimate copies of the media.

sikvdila · 28 Oct 2009

you can check here hashes: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...s/default.aspx

if your sh1 hash is same that ok

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