yes i am searching for my acer aspire e17 windows 8.1 product key i need it to reinstall windows eight in my laptop
The product key is stored in the registry location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId, but it is encrypted and unreable. Since Windows 8, the product key is also embeded into UEFI firmware.
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Formatting your hard drive will not cause you lost Windows 8 product key any longer, and you can still grab your product key even after reinstalling Windows.
If you are re-installing an original Acer machine (it works on my HP laptop also) you will want to try and use any inbuilt recovery area, with the warning that it may delete all your data in the process. When the re-install is finshed a key will be obtained automagically, you don't need to do anything.
If you want an .iso (a compressed file in a particular format) that can be expanded to a DVD or USB medium, then they are available from Microsoft. BUT they do not contain drivers that are specific to your machine, so a knowledge of where the Acer drivers are on the internet (Acer.com / support and your model numer / type) will be beneficial.
To find out about your machine and it's hardware and software there are 4 programs that a good search engine should find.
Piriform Speccy
Belarc Adviser
Magic Jelly Bean
Key Finder Installer
and screen print, print out or just write down anything relevant.
Microsoft do a creator tool, and there is Rufus to make the media.
I believe that all the above answers are excellent, and I am not typing anything new, just re-wording the comprehensive coverage.
My Aspire M5-481PT recently crashed and registry deleted. Product ID is no longer in registry. Can you provide product ID for Windows 8? SNID is XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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The product key is stored in the registry location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId, but it is encrypted and unreable. Since Windows 8, the product key is also embeded into UEFI firmware.
[edited to comply with guidelines]
Formatting your hard drive will not cause you lost Windows 8 product key any longer, and you can still grab your product key even after reinstalling Windows.
The Windows 8 product key can be used to solve a king of Windows system problem , such as we can learn how to recover Windows 8 password
Hi
If you are re-installing an original Acer machine (it works on my HP laptop also) you will want to try and use any inbuilt recovery area, with the warning that it may delete all your data in the process. When the re-install is finshed a key will be obtained automagically, you don't need to do anything.
If you want an .iso (a compressed file in a particular format) that can be expanded to a DVD or USB medium, then they are available from Microsoft. BUT they do not contain drivers that are specific to your machine, so a knowledge of where the Acer drivers are on the internet (Acer.com / support and your model numer / type) will be beneficial.
To find out about your machine and it's hardware and software there are 4 programs that a good search engine should find.
Piriform Speccy
Belarc Adviser
Magic Jelly Bean
Key Finder Installer
and screen print, print out or just write down anything relevant.
Microsoft do a creator tool, and there is Rufus to make the media.
I believe that all the above answers are excellent, and I am not typing anything new, just re-wording the comprehensive coverage.
If in doubt please ask.
[Edited the post due to personal or inappropriate content. Acer-Harvey]