Reinstall windows 8 on a new hard drive

Ladylocke

I have a laptop my friend has given me and I need to reinstall windows 8 onto it. Unfortunatly the original hard drive of the system has failed and I have had to buy a new one to replace it. The system is out of the warranty peroid.

I've been reading around online and noticed that the actual product key is built into the BIOS. I've tried to use a windows 8 reinstallation disk but unfortunatly the system won't let me install it without re-entering the product key. I've tried contacting my friend and he doesn't have any of the original paper work for the system and there is no sticker of the product key on the computer.

I was wondering if there way anyway around this whole process to allow me to install windows 8 on the new hard drive and once it's fully booted into windows having it activate the key that is built into the BIOS.

If some could help me out with this it would be very much appreciated!!

Sharanji

Hi...

 

 

The Product key is electronically stored in the firmware of your mainboard. So if you need to reset or reinstall Windows 8, you don't need to hunt for the product key. It's automatically applied and activated.

 

If the Operating System is requesting a product key, then it may not be the standard OEM version of the Operating System that shipped with the computer and you will need to restore your Operating System to the OEM version in order to resolve the issue.

 

If you do not have the recovery disc created from the same computer, you may purchase the same from Acer store

http://store.acer.com/store/aceramer/html/pbPage.globalStoreSelector/ThemeID.35703000

 

During the system recovery process, all data stored on your computer will be overwritten. This means all your files, such as email and photos, will be erased. Therefore, we recommend you backup your personal data before starting the recovery process.

 

The recovery disc will install the Operating System, all the pre-installed Software and the drivers of your system.