http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/bipass-uefi-provided-product-key-to-install/a271067b-d655-4b46-8b52-b3f191b9370c
? On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Gavin Wilby <[email protected]> wrote: > That was going to be my suggestion. > > > > Keyfinder.exe is the one that I have used most. > > > > *Gavin Wilby* > > *IT Support Engineer* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Link > *Sent:* 22 July 2014 16:00 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Win 8 OEM clean install - media, editions, > activation > > > > Can you use Crap Toshiba install disk, then a keyfinder app to harvest the > key, and then once so harvested change it to that key? > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> > wrote: > > And now for the link... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2750773 > > Ah, now at least I understand what you're trying to communicate. > > The problem is not that I have no mechanism to change the Product Key. > > The problem is, I don't *have* a Product Key. > > Windows 8 OEM does not ship with a Product Key or Certificate Of > Authenticity. The license information is embedded in the machine's > firmware. > > To review: I'm trying to do a clean install of Windows. The machine > shipped with Win 8 Home OEM. All I have for Win 8 media is Pro > edition. Win 7 let you install any edition from most media. E.g., > the Win 7 Pro VLM let you install Win 7 Home. It appears Win 8 made a > step backwards in this area. > > -- Ben > > > > SMP Partners Limited, SMP Trustees Limited and SMP Fund Services Limited > are licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission. SMP > Accounting & Tax Limited is a member of the ICAEW Practice Assurance Scheme. > > SMP Partners Limited registered in the Isle of Man, Company Registration > No: 000908V > Directors: M.W. Denton, M.J. Derbyshire, P.N. Eckersley, S.E McGowan, O. > Peck, J.J. Scott, S.J. Turner > > SMP Trustees Limited registered in the Isle of Man, Company Registration > No: 068396C > Directors: A.C. Baggesen, M.W. Denton, O. Peck, J.J. Scott, J. Watterson, > J. Cubbon > > SMP Fund Services Limited registered in the Isle of Man, Company > Registration No: 120288C > Directors: V. Campbell, M.W. Denton, P.N. Eckersley, D.A. Manser, S.E > McGowan, O. Peck, J.J. Scott, R.K. Corkill > > SMP Accounting & Tax Limited registered in the Isle of Man, Company > Registration No: 001316V > Directors: I.F. Begley, A.J. Dowling, P. Duchars, P.N. Eckersley, J.J. > Scott, S.J. Turner > > SMP Capital Markets Limited registered in the Isle of Man, Company > Registration No: 002438V > Directors: M.W. Denton, M.J. Derbyshire, D.F Hudson, S.E McGowan, O. Peck, > J.J. Scott. > > SMP Partners Limited, SMP Trustees Limited, SMP Fund Services Limited, SMP > Accounting & Tax Limited and SMP Capital Markets Limited are members of the > SMP Partners Group of Companies. > > <http://www.smppartners.com/disclaimer.html> > This email is confidential and is subject to disclaimers. Details can be > found at: http://www.smppartners.com/disclaimer.html > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com > ______________________________________________________________________ >
