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If you have purchased a laptop running Windows 8 recently you may have noticed that it may not contain a small label on the back side or battery compartment listing the operating system’s product key. The question that should come up at this point is how you are going to reinstall the operating system without the product key.

The answer is however fairly simple. Device manufacturers are embedding the product key in the BIOS of the motherboard. What this means is that the installer will automatically recognize the product key and use it during installation and activation of the Windows 8 operating system.

This has several advantages, both for Microsoft and OEMs as it is no longer that easy to “steal” product keys this way, and for users who do not have to worry about fading text or damaged labels on their laptops.

One of the improvements Microsoft is making to Activation 3.0 for newly built machines that come preloaded with Windows 8, you won’t have a COA (Certificate of Authenticity) sticker attached to the machine anymore. Instead, this will be embedded in the BIOS.

So far so good. There is a slight problem though in regards to installing a different version of the operating system on those devices. Say you have bought a laptop running Windows 8, and have an OEM copy of Windows 8 Pro lying around that you want to install on that laptop.

The installer will automatically use the BIOS key during installation giving you no option to enter the retail copy product key during installation. You do end up with an activated copy of the original version of Windows and not the one that you have purchased separately.

Is there a way to get past this? I honestly do not know and would like to ask each and everyone of you to chime in and post your thoughts on how to get the installer to not use the embedded BIOS key during installation of Windows 8.

@ http://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2012/11/22/keine-keys-mehr-unterm-laptop-bei-vorinstalliertem-windows-8/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keine-keys-mehr-unterm-laptop-bei-vorinstalliertem-windows-8

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So if I buy one of those laptops I can't install Linux on it? Very interesting way of Micro$oft make money in a not at all illegal way! :pos:

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And I just bought a new laptop with win8 on it. Also purchased an upgrade to win8 pro. Does this mean the upgrade will not work?
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making a fresh OS installment that may be different from your originally is the problem question is does this effect instlaling multi OS boots on your system or vitural version?

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i do not see youre problem ? if you have another key then what the laptop is made with , you just enter this key after the installation.as example you have a pro key then you use that key after the installation even if it whas activated with the intern key from the bios. you have the option to enter another key if you want. if you did not find the way try slui. just run this command from a dos (admin ) box type in slui. and for the people who thinks you can not install a Linux.(pedrito) (you l be better stick with windows.)

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just manually enter the key after install. and use a version of windows with the ei.cfg removed from the iso to be able to pick the version during the install and that will allow you to skip entering the lic key till AFTER its installed then you can enter the key via command prompt.

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Is there a way to get past this? I honestly do not know and would like to ask each and everyone of you to chime in and post your thoughts on how to get the installer to not use the embedded BIOS key during installation of Windows 8.

I'm trying to install Windows 8 Pro now on a stock OEM Sony Viao laptop - it's been a frustrating night, so far. Managed to only just about install Windows 7 Ultimate, but - that's not really the objective. :frusty:

Shall report back whether it's really unbeatable or not.

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Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at last!!! :rockon:

Just managed to completely circumvent the OEM restriction on a Customer's brand new Sony Viao laptop. Took up one entire night and half a day, but - it's been accomplished comprehensively and conclusively.

If it were not possible to hack OEM releases, System Builders would've been hit badly - ever new system is being rolled out with Windows 8, pre-installed (whether we like it or not - the writing is on the wall.)

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