Windows 8;Product key doesnt match

[JukeMC]

I had a laptop with Ubuntu installed on it,then I recently found a Windows 8 OEM version disc I had a while ago so I decided to install it on my laptop.
But after I click install,I get an error message:
"The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key."
I didnt entered the product key at this time,and when I click the X button or OK,it just sends me back to the Install button.
I do have the product key for it.
I did created PID.txt and EI.cfg file using Command Prompt in the DVD but whenever I install it after rebooting,the files are gone. I did launched Setup.exe with Command Prompt after making those files but that didnt worked too.
Is there anything I can do?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

You cannot write to/modify a DVD after burning it.

Simply use the DVD as intended and don't bother doing anything on the command line...

Note that if it's a white box OEM DVD (e.g. Dell, HP branded), you probably can't use it for anything but a computer with the relevant SLIC keys in the BIOS.

 

[JukeMC]

You cannot write to/modify a DVD after burning it.

Simply use the DVD as intended and don't bother doing anything on the command line...

Note that if it's a white box OEM DVD (e.g. Dell, HP branded), you probably can't use it for anything but a computer with the relevant SLIC keys in the BIOS.

"Simply use the DVD as intended",you mean by just inserting the DVD and installing it? I had problem with that so thats why I made the PID.txt and EI.cfg.
Also the OEM DVD i have is from Microsoft.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

'Problem' is not very specific. Please elaborate.

What version of Windows did the laptop come with?

 

[JukeMC]

'Problem' is not very specific. Please elaborate.

What version of Windows did the laptop come with?

The problem i was referring to was that the installer gives "The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key.",which I said in the first post.
The laptop came with Windows 8 (pre-installed),then I installed Ubuntu inside right away,then now I want to install Windows 8 on it again.
The key I have and which I want to install right now is a different license from Windows 8 which was pre-installed in my laptop.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

The problem i was referring to was that the installer gives "The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key.",which I said in the first post.

I read that as being the error you got when you messed with the ei.cfg file etc.

OK. The White Box OEM keys (which your laptop has) will only work with a DVD from that manufacturer (Dell, HP etc. Whoever's name is on the laptop lid).

System builder discs, which I think is what you have, should work with a system builder key but not White Box keys. Is it giving you the error before or after you enter the key? It's possible the disc is auto-detecting the WB OEM keys in the BIOS but knows it can't use them.

If you want to use a retail key, you'll need a retail disc.

So, we need to know exactly what type of key and disc you have, and how you got them.

 

[JukeMC]

The problem i was referring to was that the installer gives "The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key.",which I said in the first post.

I read that as being the error you got when you messed with the ei.cfg file etc.

OK. The White Box OEM keys (which your laptop has) will only work with a DVD from that manufacturer (Dell, HP etc. Whoever's name is on the laptop lid).

System builder discs, which I think is what you have, should work with a system builder key but not White Box keys. Is it giving you the error before or after you enter the key? It's possible the disc is auto-detecting the WB OEM keys in the BIOS but knows it can't use them.

If you want to use a retail key, you'll need a retail disc.

So, we need to know exactly what type of key and disc you have, and how you got them.

Like I said Im getting the error before I entered the product key.
I have a Windows 8 OEM disc which did NOT came with the laptop,and I bought it from a local computer store.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Hmm...

I've had Win8 System Builder OEM discs successfully activate with SLIC from the BIOS, but it's not something I'd count on.

If you install in Legacy mode, it's possible it won't pick up on the key or will work differently.