There is no 32bit version of Windows Server 2012. If the first line reads and consists of only three lines, it’s the 32bit version of Windows 8. If, on the first line, it reads it’s 64bit installation media. If it reads BuildArchx86, it’s 32bit installation media.Īlternatively, to determine the architecture of the installation media check autorun.inf in the root of the installation media. If it reads BuildArch=amd64, it’s 64bit installation media. The file \sources\idwbinfo.txt contains the architecture of the installation media in the section, following BuildArch=. Windows installation media can be 32bit (x86) and 64bit (x86-64 or 圆4 for short). On the Release to Manufacturers (RTM) and later installation media, product.ini may not be available. If the \sources\adprep folder is missing, it’s Windows 8.Īlternatively, in the and sections of \sources\product.ini you can see the edition(s) of Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 available through the installation media. If \sources\background_svr.bmp exists, it’s installation media to install Windows Server 2012 or one of it’s Windows Server "8" pre-release versions. If \sources\background_cli.bmp exists, it’s installation media to install Windows 8. To detect whether the installation media is Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, you can use (one of) the following tricks: This blogpost shows you how to find the product, architecture, language and build of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 installation media. When a suitable marker pen wasn’t available, a non-suitable marker pen was used to write the contents on the disc or USB install media was not or improperly marked, you can lose track of your installation media pretty fast. However, these installation media also present a challenge. Downloadable ISO files were abundant and could be used for virtual machines on all major virtualization platforms, ISO files could be burned with a built-in tool in the previous version of Windows (Windows 7) and the same ISO files could be transformed into bootable USB media through both an automatic tool and a manual process. It’s never been easier to install pre-release versions of Windows and Windows Server, then with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
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