Solved Windows 8.0 ISO Download Problem

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amdman013

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Slight problem with getting a new copy of the ISO of Windows 8.0, Seem to have lost the original email with link to get it, the Product key only one says we cannot connect right now error, I have ran chkdsk, disabled Avast when trying it, (didn't help) Have so many flash drives, with possible 8.0 or 8.1 versions, don't know if my key is blocked from doing 8.1 ISO install prior to 8.1 coming out officially, I guess I should've waited and upgraded thru the Windows Store as normal users would do.

Any help is appreciated in this matter
 

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Hi, I imagine you're going here
Upgrade Windows with only a product key - Microsoft Windows Help
to try to download your Win 8 iso. Here it seems Win 8 download will not work (from my Win 8.1).

However, a little searching yields
About.com: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only

found from
Where Can I Download Windows 8 or 8.1?
Seems to work. Strange- appears to be the same page.

If your key is for Win 8, Win 8, not 8.1, is the only one that will work, in simple terms.
Note that you need to be clear if your key is for new install or upgrade.

(There is a way- and it works- to get a Win 8.1 iso with a Win 8 key from here. But that doesn't mean your key is valid for that- it's only handy to have for e.g. updating multiple PCs).

Both pages wrongly identify my OS as Win 8- it's 8.1.

Hope that helps
 

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    Win 8.1
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    HP G60 214EM
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    Athlon QL62
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    4Gb
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    8200M
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    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    Asus
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    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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What I was gonna do was do a complete Windows 8.0 clean install, then update/upgrade to 8.1 thru the store this time, don't have an ISO to 8.1, and key won't allow to download it. Still get We can't connect right now when I try to download 8.0 ISO from Product key only page.

Flash drive I don't know which drive was the original efi enabled one.


Should I just try one of the flash drives sometime, and use either Generic 8.1 Key, and then use my real key to activate or should I still work on getting 8.0 ISO onto flash drive?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP P6-2133W
    CPU
    AMD A6-3620
    Motherboard
    Pagatron
    Memory
    8gbs DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 6530D
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition/Beats Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20 Inch HP W2072A
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    1tb Hitachi Serial ata 6gbs
    PSU
    300Watt OEM CPU
    Case
    OEM Case
    Cooling
    one CPU Fan, and one Exhaust fan--Factory
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitch G400
    Internet Speed
    15mb Download, 1mb upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
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    Windows Defender
My personal preference is to go right to 8.1 and avoid the Store Upgrade. I have easy access to the TechNet ISO's though. Other than that I don't know what to tell you? Is the key you got in the e-mail an upgrade key? If it is that may be why it doesn't work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Yes could be upgrade Key, was $14.99 price for Windows 8 when I got it on October 26th 2012, Not sure if my flash drive I did find is 8.0 install or not, as I got so many with possibly different versions of Windows on them, don't have access to TechNet, so I guess will have to try it with restore with restore CD's to Windows 7 64bit, update that, then clean install of 8.0, then store update to 8.1 I suppose

Would it be possible to do 8.1 Refresh? did a clean 8.1 install last time with a Flash drive I found that had 8.1 on it, reason I wanna refresh PC or reset PC, is cause of corrupt files, with Windows Media player CD ripping, think fixed that earlier, sfc scannow shows no issues now, maybe I won't need to do a thing actually. Still running Windows Defender included with Windows 8.1 update 1, and Malwarebytes 2.0, and mvps hosts file.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP P6-2133W
    CPU
    AMD A6-3620
    Motherboard
    Pagatron
    Memory
    8gbs DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 6530D
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition/Beats Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20 Inch HP W2072A
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    1tb Hitachi Serial ata 6gbs
    PSU
    300Watt OEM CPU
    Case
    OEM Case
    Cooling
    one CPU Fan, and one Exhaust fan--Factory
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitch G400
    Internet Speed
    15mb Download, 1mb upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
amdman013 said:
Still get We can't connect right now when I try to download 8.0 ISO from Product key only page.
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edit:

How to download and clean install Windows 8.1 if you have an OEM computer with UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8/8.1 product key. -> link

How to download and clean install Windows 8.1 if you don't have an OEM computer that came with Windows 8/8.1 preinstalled. -> link
 
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  • OS
    Windows 10
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    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
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    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
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    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
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    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
amdman013 said:
Yes could be upgrade Key, was $14.99 price for Windows 8 when I got it on October 26th 2012, Not sure if my flash drive I did find is 8.0 install or not, as I got so many with possibly different versions of Windows on them, don't have access to TechNet, so I guess will have to try it with restore with restore CD's to Windows 7 64bit, update that, then clean install of 8.0, then store update to 8.1 I suppose

Would it be possible to do 8.1 Refresh? did a clean 8.1 install last time with a Flash drive I found that had 8.1 on it, reason I wanna refresh PC or reset PC, is cause of corrupt files, with Windows Media player CD ripping, think fixed that earlier, sfc scannow shows no issues now, maybe I won't need to do a thing actually. Still running Windows Defender included with Windows 8.1 update 1, and Malwarebytes 2.0, and mvps hosts file.
Click to expand...

You could try doing a Refresh, it may prompt for install media, then you'll have to remember what thumb drive you used. I'd backup you data to external media just in case it goes south. If everything is working I'd likely just leave it alone.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Yeah all working properly now, chkdsk completed over night, no bad sectors, malware scans done--nothing found, auto defrag done, seems to be responding better now, and no issues seen at this point, so think gonna leave alone now.. Thank you all for the replies, really appreciate it
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP P6-2133W
    CPU
    AMD A6-3620
    Motherboard
    Pagatron
    Memory
    8gbs DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 6530D
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition/Beats Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20 Inch HP W2072A
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    1tb Hitachi Serial ata 6gbs
    PSU
    300Watt OEM CPU
    Case
    OEM Case
    Cooling
    one CPU Fan, and one Exhaust fan--Factory
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitch G400
    Internet Speed
    15mb Download, 1mb upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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