- #INSTALLATION ID WINDOWS 8 HOW TO#
- #INSTALLATION ID WINDOWS 8 INSTALL#
- #INSTALLATION ID WINDOWS 8 LICENSE#
Note This is a “FAST PUBLISH” article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization.
#INSTALLATION ID WINDOWS 8 HOW TO#
How to drop a PID.txt with the product key specified:.
#INSTALLATION ID WINDOWS 8 LICENSE#
#INSTALLATION ID WINDOWS 8 INSTALL#
This problem can occur if the supplied product key does not match the media that is being used to install Windows. The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Additionally, you may receive the following error message: Evaluation media does not have a key so it is not subject to the issues of this error.Īrticle ID: 2796988 – View products that this article applies to.ĭuring the installation of Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, the setup may fail after prompting for Language and Keyboard selections. The quick fix to this problem is use Evaluation media which can be downloaded from or.
For now, I just want to get the information out in the wild. In the coming weeks, I will add step by step instructions and a video walk-though as well as more information as to what is going on and why. Tagged Deployment / GURU-Tip / How To / Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012