Cannot install windows 8 pro on a windows 8 machine

laminblake

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I have a windows 8 pro system builders disk and key and a computer that has windows 8 standard pre-installed.
When i wipe the computer and install from the windows 8 pro key the installer uses the computer's bios key (the standard windows 8 key) which forces the install to be a standard 8 install instead of a Pro install.

How can i prevent the installer from using the bios key?????
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
I would of thought using a system builders license on an OEM computer would be a breach of the licence terms and as such we could not talk about it here.

However in the interest of science it is an interesting problem, I think I'd try an Unattend.txt answer file with the new key in and see if that worked (I've not made one since the XP days so don't ask me how lol )
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    i9

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
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