I have a Dell Vostro which came with Windows 8 installed as OEM with the activation key embedded in the BIOS.
The system had a catastrophic meltdown when I un-installed Samsung Kies application which was having conflicts with a Garmin Training centre.
The system wouldn't recover from the Recovery partition or rest or refresh so I contacted Dell for support as I have no W8 media to re-install or activate. In desperation I loaded the Windows 8 evaluation edition to keep me going.
Dell subsequently sent me a backup and recovery USB drive which re-installed or recovered Windows 8 however it partitioned the drives based upon a partition index in the USB Drive which now means I have no Recovery partition.
I have re-built the machine 3 times now and am getting quite fed up doing up however have it down to a fine art, my issue is that the Windows 8 will not activate and I keep getting the message to go to PC settings to activate windows however when I try online or via the phone line and entering the activation numbers it fails to activate.
Any pointers on how I can activate as Dell have been unable to provide me with any support to make any progress so I am in the situation where I have purchased Windows 8 but have no Product Key, I am not alone however there must be a means of extracting this from the BIOS.
I'm not that bothered about not having a Recovery partition I just need to activate Windows 8 and get my life back.
Thanks, Jason
The system had a catastrophic meltdown when I un-installed Samsung Kies application which was having conflicts with a Garmin Training centre.
The system wouldn't recover from the Recovery partition or rest or refresh so I contacted Dell for support as I have no W8 media to re-install or activate. In desperation I loaded the Windows 8 evaluation edition to keep me going.
Dell subsequently sent me a backup and recovery USB drive which re-installed or recovered Windows 8 however it partitioned the drives based upon a partition index in the USB Drive which now means I have no Recovery partition.
I have re-built the machine 3 times now and am getting quite fed up doing up however have it down to a fine art, my issue is that the Windows 8 will not activate and I keep getting the message to go to PC settings to activate windows however when I try online or via the phone line and entering the activation numbers it fails to activate.
Any pointers on how I can activate as Dell have been unable to provide me with any support to make any progress so I am in the situation where I have purchased Windows 8 but have no Product Key, I am not alone however there must be a means of extracting this from the BIOS.
I'm not that bothered about not having a Recovery partition I just need to activate Windows 8 and get my life back.
Thanks, Jason
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Vostro
- Antivirus
- Norton