New notebook, win 8 preinstalled, no media, SSD install?

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Asus N56vz, no media or product key. How can I install to a new SSD. No AI recovery. Have made recoveruy usb with restore partition, can repair but can't install with it.There is no option to create media, asus no help at this stage. Help please. TIA
 

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    Win 8 x64
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    Asus Ns6vz
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 650
there is no key because the installed windows 8 will be a volume license.

Which means if you try to copy it to another drive it will more than likely fail to activate.

Volume licensing versions are locked to the machine and components they are installed on. (Stops people using OEM volume on self built machines)
 
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Sorry to say, but ASUS are not doing Recovery disc's

G75 Windows 8, AI Recovery Utlity, Intel 520 ssd

thinkspring said:
I just spoke with a polite & well-informed person at Asus tech support regarding how to create a disk image for my new g75 (which I purchased yesterday) that has Windows 8 on it.

The answer was what I feared- currently there are no Asus-provided recovery tools to create a disk image for the G75VW with Windows 8. This was very surprising to me but right now this is the official word from Asus.
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Will you need to use the Windows system image.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/8956-system-image-create-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2855-system-repair-disc-create-windows-8-a.html
 

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[DEL]A recovery USB flash drive cannot be used to install Windows 8 unless this is an OEM PC that came with Windows 8 preinstalled, and you checked the Copy contents from the recovery partition to the recovery drive box at step 5 below.

But if I have a OEM PC and I replace the harddrive, can I then also reinstall windows 8 with it?[/DEL]


sorry, was meant for an other topic..
 
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    windows 8

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    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    PC/Desktop
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    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
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    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
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    Internet Explorer 11
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    Windows Defender
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    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
aramil said:
there is no key because the installed windows 8 will be a volume license.

Which means if you try to copy it to another drive it will more than likely fail to activate.

Volume licensing versions are locked to the machine and components they are installed on. (Stops people using OEM volume on self built machines)
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OA3.0 doesn't use volume licensing, each PC has its own unique embedded product code. Activation is done online too, not against a SLIC table as in OA2 or lower. Cloning to a new drive should work. You don't need custom OEM media either. Any official Microsoft Windows 8 media will read the embedded code, install the matching version, and activate online.
 

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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
Any official Microsoft Windows 8 media
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Doesn't seem to be easy for the average punter to get hold of. :(


What about the average user who, by an error of omission or commission, ends up with an 8 machine ?

Best thing for them to do is to upgrade to win7. If they can't do that , free Aomei or macrium will make images. How many average users know about that stuff? Not many, I expect.
 

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SIW2 said:
Any official Microsoft Windows 8 media
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Doesn't seem to be easy for the average punter to get hold of. :(


What about the average user who, by an error of omission or commission, ends up with an 8 machine ?

Best thing for them to do is to upgrade to win7. If they can't do that , free Aomei or macrium will make images. How many average users know about that stuff? Not many, I expect.
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When I did the clean install on my laptop I had to resort to a bit-torrent download. I didn't have my MVP status and TechNet/MSDN access at that time. I've since got an official ISO with my TechNet subscription. I just compared the MD5 hash code of the bit-torrent ISO to that shown on TechNet. It matched so odds were good that it hadn't been messed with. I still kept my eye out for anything weird happening. It's a shame really that Microsoft won't let the average Joe get a nice clean ISO to use with their already purchased and legal product code. You're never really 100% sure when you get it from most other sources.
 

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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
alphanumeric said:
It's a shame really that Microsoft won't let the average Joe get a nice clean ISO to use with their already purchased and legal product code.
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TRUE, but it is not Microsoft, it is the job of OEM manufacturer's to support the software installed on there PC's, some OEM's do support Clean install media.

View attachment Core Licenses.zip

Microsoft said:
15. SUPPORT AND REFUND PROCEDURES

For the software generally, contact the manufacturer or installer for support options. Refer to the support number provided with the software. For updates and supplements obtained directly from Microsoft, Microsoft may provide limited support services as described at support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx. If you are using software that is not properly licensed, you will not be entitled to receive support services.
If you are seeking a refund, contact the manufacturer or installer to determine its return policy for a refund or credit. You must comply with that policy, which might require you to return the software with the entire computer on which the software is installed for a refund.
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    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
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    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
theog said:
, some OEM's do support Clean install media.
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Few and far between I think though. Most want you to pay for recovery media that puts all the junk back on. Still its better than nothing. I got lucky by getting my MVP status and access to TechNet. I've downloaded a large number of ISO's just to have just in case. I don't do PC repair for a living but I'm the go to guy for family and friends with PC issues. Having clean install media is a god send for me. :D
 

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
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