I have a dell tablet with product key embedded on motherboard and i dont have product key with me how can i do clean installation of Windows 8. So what actually happened to it? The key will be picked up from motherboard automatically. I have a lenovo b laptop, it has UEFI bios, i am trying to install win 8. Try this: 1. Build USB. I have successfully installed Windows 8. How do I activate it to use it permanently? Dude, come on. Just give me a link or something for an Activator that works. But… just emailed you separately.
Thanks man… It works like a charm! I properly installed pro eom version and fully activated. No serial key ask. I was using windows 8 pro with WMC I apdated my windows to windows 8. It finished installing and the screen went black and I can just move the mouse on blank sreen. I try all the tectic but nothing works. I try restating it many times and reserting but not working. Please help me to fix the problem. It is just for skipping the input during installation. You will still be needed to activate windows post installations.
Maybe use a KMS? The only files in. Also, can I edit the. Unless it is a rewritable CD, Files written to it cannot be altered. Try pasting this ei. Try doing a clean install via USB. Do following to find out the Editions available in your ISO file: 1.
Thanks for this, McM. Any idea what would be the command if I have install. Thankssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss very much I installed it successfully. Pre-installed version need to be OEM, but that product key will only work for the embedded edition. It will not work for others. OEM from Microsoft is embedded or not? For those of you having issues, make sure after you create the ei. It worked for me. Thanks OP. You gotta use Enterprise in place of Professional there.
Guys clearly you arent following Narenders instructions properly. However, yep. Many just failed to edit the file properly and hence the issues. Hey, I used the media creator from microsoft you only get the choice between pro or regular windows 8. I was installing from a w8. I tried above post as it is posted.. I have risk that my iso wanna be bootable after putting this file by magiciso tell me plz which of your articles could help me for that!
Thanks for supporting me! I will try to clean install windows I was updating to windows 8. Yep there. To upgrade via ISO, you need to do a clean install only. Do backup your important data before deleting and installing a new copy of Windows.
Try a different key. Where did you get the ISO from? Sounds like it is made to only install a specific version which you need to find out.
Also, are you doing a fresh install or updating from within Windows? I downloaded the iso from windows media maker I have downloaded from microsoft website and I shoose to download windows 8.
Can you give me another option? Are you really going for a clean install? Try using 7-zip to open the ISO and edit the file. Open inline without extracting the image and then repacking. Do check with MagicISO again to confirm that the image is still bootable. For an AIO edition, the installation depends mostly on the product code. Please tell me y my 8. Could you please send me the activator? At deejayz gmail. I have changed the ei.
Seems good. As this method only skips the key input during the setup, Windows should still prompt you for a product key. If that is not possible, probably you are required to enter a key there. No on screen keyboard for you? I just solved 2 problems at once! Seems that I had to change [VL] 0 to 1! It sometimes gets too confusing.
Anyways, good to know that it just works out. Dear Narendra if you have any another download link of window 8. You can try looking at torrents. Dear Narendra I read your Trick and decided to try once. I make ei. Anyways, are you sure that ei.
By default, Windows hides extensions and renaming known files will not change their extension. Followed the instructions to the T. When I go to install it still asks for the key. Everything is matched in the file as you have yet cant seem to get it to work. Jeff, are you certain that the file has cfg as its extension? Because if you rename it when the file extensions are not set to visible, it will create a file of the name ei. You can check file properties if it appears as a cfg file or a text document.
Hi, I already installed windows 8. Now i am getting pop ups to activate wndows. Please help me in getting rid of this pop ups. You may either choose to purchase a new Windows 8.
Hello, after i choose to install windows 8. So is this a trial version? I understand skipping the product key portion of it, but is it going to as for the key at a later time?? Yes you will be needed to enter a key or else use some AutoKMS type of things or anything you want to. Rest all remaining the same.
Does it work for OEM windows 8, single language x64? What do you type in the edition id for the standard edition of windows 8. Just Standard? Hey Tobias The standard is the core version of Win 8. So EditionID will be Core there. I believe you can still use OEM keys in the retail version, but because re-installing Windows is a huge task, better to change it to OEM. I found my mistake.. Try using this method of creating USB. For those who are still having trouble you can just follow what I did and it might help!
Step 1: download windows 8. Step 6: then save document as ei. Simple as that! Hope this helps someone it sure helped me! Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address. Narender Singh. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp.
This is not a hack or anything illegal. The configuration above is supported by Windows installer and is well documented by Microsoft and can also be used on some other versions of Windows as well. Tags Microsoft Windows 8 Windows 8. You may also like. Click here to post a comment. I need Windows 8. Thanks For Sharing this helpful article. Can I install and activate windows 8. What to edit for just windows 8. I tried this method but still asking the same product key. REgards MJ.
Whenever i tried to copy ei. I hope that all makes sense to somebody? Makes total sense. I make a an ei. Where did you download that from? There needs to be an edition associated with it. Its showing. Something happened Setup has failed to validate the product key. Setup has failed to validate the product key. I have window 8. I tried, it says Setup has failed to validate the product key. For people having multiple Windows 8.
This is an officially supported method, not a hack or something. It should always work. This is for one version only. Better get some VLKs ready. Where can i get those key for windows 8. It should work, but I think Windows 10 lets you skip key input even without the need of this. You cannot find Product key in the DVD. Purchase it from the Microsoft Store instead. Hye buddy.. It works! Thanks a lot!
Time to try windows 8. You need to set Windows to show file extensions and then remove the. What do i enter after [EditionID] if I have a version of windows 8. Sorry, but you need to find something out yourself. Can you check if explorer. Will this work if i want to use the iso to create a windows-to-go W2G usb drive? If you leave the ID blank windows will ask you which edition you want to install.
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