Not everyone links their windows machine to a microsoft account. But you're right, that is wrong information, the link to the 8 media actually brings you to the 8.1 media download. I'm sure Thane can find windows 8 media though.
On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:18 PM, Tim Lider <619be...@gmail.com> wrote: > This might be incorrect information. > > What I do here at the shop for Windows 8.x and Windows 10 computers that > had it previously installed, we just install from any related version. > > Ex: Windows 8.1 Pro OEM ISO 64-bit > > Once the OS is installed we log on the Microsoft account and it get the > key from Microsoft. This also includes the computers in our domain as well. > > Just an idea, > > Tim Lider > Brown Belt Arnis de Mano > https://www.facebook.com/CardenasArnis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > Behalf Of Christopher Fisk > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 12:52 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Windows 8 on a dead HD > > Yep, I'm almost 100% sure it's that. > https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows8ISO > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Thane Sherrington < > th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > > > On 25/08/2016 6:08 PM, Christopher Fisk wrote: > > > >> I think it is likely that the product key in BIOS is for Windows 8 > >> and it was upgraded to Windows 8.1. Have you tried loading Windows 8 > >> and then doing the upgrade? > >> > > Oh Christ, that might be it. I'll have to try to find a 8 ISO now. > > > > T > > > > > > > >
