I've been running Win8 for a while now and its getting sluggish so its time to reinstall.
Originally I purchased the win8 upgrade license for something like $15. When it was released I downloaded the iso a while back burnt to dvd and installed a fresh copy of Win8.
Now time to reinstall - I can't find the original mail with my product key, and can't find the iso either!
I've still for Win8 running so i used one of those apps to get my product key.
I then tried to go here to download the iso again:
Upgrade Windows with only a product key - Microsoft Windows Help
Downloaded and ran the Win8- entered my key and get:
The product key you entered is an upgrade key and can't be used to install Windows 8
Agghh! How can I get the iso I originally used to install a fresh copy of Win8.
Since I have a working and licensed Win8 is there any trickery I can do to get it to transfer the key to the new build.
I'm trying to install a fresh copy on a new HDD - when its all up and running will trash the old hdd.
Originally I purchased the win8 upgrade license for something like $15. When it was released I downloaded the iso a while back burnt to dvd and installed a fresh copy of Win8.
Now time to reinstall - I can't find the original mail with my product key, and can't find the iso either!

I've still for Win8 running so i used one of those apps to get my product key.
I then tried to go here to download the iso again:
Upgrade Windows with only a product key - Microsoft Windows Help
Downloaded and ran the Win8- entered my key and get:
The product key you entered is an upgrade key and can't be used to install Windows 8
Agghh! How can I get the iso I originally used to install a fresh copy of Win8.
Since I have a working and licensed Win8 is there any trickery I can do to get it to transfer the key to the new build.
I'm trying to install a fresh copy on a new HDD - when its all up and running will trash the old hdd.