Windows 8.1 oem key not working

You can also use the Microsoft Toolkit that can grab that information for you as well. So this point starts after you've retrieved your win8 OEM key. You need to download the Windows 8. This is the way to bypass windows 8.

I had problems with booting from the USB, it seems there is a design flaw, but maybe just mine. Let me know if you can boot. Basically, my usb must not go all the way in in order to boot. Install windows 8. Your OEM key will not work. This key is only for installation, but you will need your win8 OEM key for activation after installing windows. Change your product key by entering your win8 OEM key. I suggest if your laptop has softpaq installer for your computer drivers , install that first.

Then you can select the drivers and software you want to install and do it all at once without having to download one at a time. Let me know if you have any problems, I can walk you through it as I took two days to finally figure it out. I hated doing the windows 8, all updates, then windows 8. I also recommend you install the easeus to-do backup.

You can install all your drivers and programs then use this program to create a disk image. My disk image is approximately 20GB which sits on a secondary partition so if your SSD crashes, it's all gone though , for fast restoring.

It takes approximately 20 minutes to backup. Then 20 minutes to restore the disk image which I find fairly quick. View solution in original post. I have an upgraded to win8. Making the recovery partition itself is straight forward but I haven't found any description on how to create the content for the recovery partition.

The recovery partitions are created at the factory. If you know otherwise, please share as I would like to do that as well, but I'm most certain it's done at the factory because I've been trying to create a recovery partition but there is no way I'm aware of.

Quick question. It actually has seven, which are set out below:. Name: Drive 0 Partition 3, Total size: Unknown, when I googled it said it was to do with windows system restore, but I thought that was 1? HP diagnostic tools - Plan on keeping, however it is strange that there is no occupied room in this partition? Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask the community. Edited by T. Kujala Tuesday, September 10, AM. Hi, OEM activation is performed by associating the operating system to the firmware of the computer.

Wednesday, September 11, PM. Windows 8 product keys only work with Windows 8 Build They are not valid with Windows 8. You must have a genuine Windows 8. Carey Frisch. So the 8. I do have legitimate product keys provided for 8. I intended to upgrade my installation of 8 to 8. Thursday, October 10, AM. The original downloads of the 8. You could still pick it from the menu but it would do a clean install and save the previous OS to Windows.

Some users had found that removing a file from the ISO and reburning it allowed a proper Upgrade to take place. This is just a guess on my part. Thursday, October 10, PM. The 2 versions on jellybean I tried this with were 2. Wednesday, February 19, AM. First mistake relying on the Windows upgrade process, it's never worked right since the days of DOS to Windows.

Do a clean install problem solved. Wednesday, April 9, PM. Hey, I built my own computer about months ago, and then a friend heard about it and asked me to look at her all-in-one PC. Oh, and thanks for reading all the way through my "essay. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

I have the same question 0. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. DaveM Independent Advisor. Hi P-zee, your best option is to clean install Windows 10 on your friends system.

Yes you might have to download a driver or two, but it will be worth the effort. Insert the Bootable Media 2. Disable Secure Boot 3. Enable Legacy Boot 4. If Available enable CSM 5. Move the device with the bootable disc to the top of the boot order 7.