Activate Windows 8.1 clean install with OEM key?

dusf

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Hi

I have clean installed Windows 8.1 on a friend's new laptop. The install media is a flash drive created from a Windows 8.1 image I downloaded directly from Microsoft using some trick I found on this website. If it matters I may have used my Windows 8.1 upgrade key for the trick or if that is not possible I probably used my own Windows 8 key.

Before clean installing on my friend's laptop I extracted the product key using ekeyfinder and after clean installing I extracted a different product key from the BIOS using the Rw utility. I am unable to activate Windows with either key.

Is there anyway this can be done without having to order install media from Lenovo?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 13.10, Debian 7, and Kali 1.0.6
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Zenbook UX32A
    CPU
    Intel i5 3317U
    Motherboard
    Intel® HM76 Express Chipset
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Browser
    Firefox and Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast Free ad Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 13.10, Debian 7, and Kali 1.0.6
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Zenbook UX32A
    CPU
    Intel i5 3317U
    Motherboard
    Intel® HM76 Express Chipset
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Browser
    Firefox and Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast Free ad Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 13.10, Debian 7, and Kali 1.0.6
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Zenbook UX32A
    CPU
    Intel i5 3317U
    Motherboard
    Intel® HM76 Express Chipset
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Browser
    Firefox and Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast Free ad Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
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