Solved Preinstalled Windows 8.1 but installed windows 8

[ravitejabhukya]

@lastof and @popeye

i have extracted the hidden product id and key when my lappy got into problem
i have those

 

[ravitejabhukya]

Win 8.1 Updates are allowed on win 8 without product key?

 

[Superfly]

Yes as popeye said ... also Nucci has a good point - try a restore from OEM partition ...

 

[popeye]

Last two posts in this thread: http://www.eightforums.com/installation-setup/39197-unable-use-built-asus-recovery-partition-22.html

 

[Nuccii]

Download this and look at page 23, One key Restore.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...rwfk5cmDluvnUmSrXPfQTeA&bvm=bv.71198958,d.aWw

If it came with Win 8.1 originally installed, it should reset it to that.

iam not sure about this because i did not take any backup
and windows was crashed

Your hard disk already includes a hidden partition by default to store the system image file and the OneKey Recovery system program files. This default partition is hidden for security reasons.

 

[ravitejabhukya]

Download this and look at page 23, One key Restore.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.lenovo.com%2Fconsumer%2Fmobiles_pub%2Flenovo_g_z_50_series_hmm.pdf&ei=lIbJU4ubGYK2yATv-oK4Cg&usg=AFQjCNGXO_Arwfk5cmDluvnUmSrXPfQTeA&bvm=bv.71198958,d.aWw

If it came with Win 8.1 originally installed, it should reset it to that.

iam not sure about this because i did not take any backup
and windows was crashed

Your hard disk already includes a hidden partition by default to store the system image file and the OneKey Recovery system program files. This default partition is hidden for security reasons.

these service center guys wiped the whole hard disk
when the 3rd recovery/core disk showed the error

 

[ravitejabhukya]

Last two posts in this thread: http://www.eightforums.com/installation-setup/39197-unable-use-built-asus-recovery-partition-22.html

i guess this should help me to solve the problem
i have used belarc advisor and kept the results safe in another lappy when my lappy ran into problem almost 20days back

 

[ravitejabhukya]

Thanks alot for replying guys

So after going through all your replies i guess i have got 2 options

Option 1 : i have lenovo 2 recovery disks
and after completion of 2 disks it asks for core disk
if i can get an iamge of win 8.1 core disk from somewhere i guess it will work
will see whether product key will be detected or not?

Option 2 : I will run the windows update and will try to insert the product key ( which i have extracted using belarc advisory )

any suggestions?

 

[lastof]

Last two posts in this thread: http://www.eightforums.com/installation-setup/39197-unable-use-built-asus-recovery-partition-22.html

i guess this should help me to solve the problem
i have used belarc advisor and kept the results safe in another lappy when my lappy ran into problem almost 20days back

How did the update go? Or is it still updating?

 

[ravitejabhukya]

Last two posts in this thread: http://www.eightforums.com/installation-setup/39197-unable-use-built-asus-recovery-partition-22.html

i guess this should help me to solve the problem
i have used belarc advisor and kept the results safe in another lappy when my lappy ran into problem almost 20days back

How did the update go? Or is it still updating?

lol iam from india and internet in india is pretty FAST that even 100mb file takes 30mins

 

[lastof]

i guess this should help me to solve the problem
i have used belarc advisor and kept the results safe in another lappy when my lappy ran into problem almost 20days back

How did the update go? Or is it still updating?

lol iam from india and internet in india is pretty FAST that even 100mb file takes 30mins

Ok, after going over this I may be misunderstanding something, are you saying that when you do the recovery, you are not able to actually complete it because of the bad 3rd disk, so therefore you are left with a non-functioning system? Or are you just left with a Windows 8 installation that is functioning (albeit without a valid key), but just hasn't been upgraded to 8.1?

 

[popeye]

iam not sure about this because i did not take any backup
and windows was crashed

Your hard disk already includes a hidden partition by default to store the system image file and the OneKey Recovery system program files. This default partition is hidden for security reasons.

these service center guys wiped the whole hard disk
when the 3rd recovery/core disk showed the error

Are you sure they wiped the whole drive or just the C: partition? If they truly wiped the entire drive including the recovery partition then you really have a problem. Can't use OEM key to download the ISO last I heard.

 

[ravitejabhukya]

How did the update go? Or is it still updating?

lol iam from india and internet in india is pretty FAST that even 100mb file takes 30mins

Ok, after going over this I may be misunderstanding something, are you saying that when you do the recovery, you are not able to actually complete it because of the bad 3rd disk, so therefore you are left with a non-functioning system? Or are you just left with a Windows 8 installation that is functioning (albeit without a valid key), but just hasn't been upgraded to 8.1?

that 3rd bad disk which is a core disk have been replaced by the service guys with another disk of lenovo g505s(win8) and continued the process
so iam left with a win8 working condition but without product key

 

[ravitejabhukya]

Your hard disk already includes a hidden partition by default to store the system image file and the OneKey Recovery system program files. This default partition is hidden for security reasons.

these service center guys wiped the whole hard disk
when the 3rd recovery/core disk showed the error

Are you sure they wiped the whole drive or just the C: partition? If they truly wiped the entire drive including the recovery partition then you really have a problem. Can't use OEM key to download the ISO last I heard.

yeah they wiped the whole disk

 

[Nuccii]

"(Windows 8) and continued the process
so iam left with a Windows 8 working condition but without product key"

So is Win 8 working now! If it is, update it to 8.1 then try the key you found. If that does not work, unfortunately, you will have to buy another key.

 

[ravitejabhukya]

@popeye i have used this third party sw called RWEverything and in the uefi i found the key
it is still intact over there so i guess there should be no problem while installing win 8.1?

Reference : windows 8 - How to extract Win 8 OEM key embedded in the BIOS? - Super User

 

[ravitejabhukya]

Those KB files are not running

it says "The update is not appicable to your computer"

 

[popeye]

Maybe someone else can answer if OEM version is different from Core version and if the key will work. I have never had to go through this myself and honestly don't know.

Glad I made recovery usb back when I got my laptop and imaged the partitions.

 

[ravitejabhukya]

Maybe someone else can answer if OEM version is different from Core version and if the key will work. I have never had to go through this myself and honestly don't know.

OEM license is built in BIOS right? so it has nothing to do with hard disk wipe?

 

[lastof]

Those KB files are not running

it says "The update is not appicable to your computer"

Did you install the updates listed in the install instructions on the link I provided first, and in the order specified?