I bought the cheap 15-30 (depending on if the backup disc being purchased as well or not) upgrade from MS for Windows 8. On install of Windows 8, trying to use the key(s) gotten from that offer will work on installation but not for activating your copy of Windows 8. Here is a work around: Install fresh Windows 8. Open regedit. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/setup/OOBE/ Edit key: mediabootinstall Change value to 0 Open CMD as administrator. Type "SLMGR /REARM" Restart Open CMD as administatro. Type "SLUI.exe 3" Enter your upgrade key. YOUR ACTIVATED! I created this reg file for quickly changing the registry value. Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OOBE] "MediaBootInstall"=dword:00000000
Me too! I use a lot Hot-Key's, the Windows default Hot-Keys and my own, using Macro-Programming. That saves a lot of time.
Windows Key + R and typing cmd, then hitting enter will open the cmd for which one would type "slui.exe 3" and press enter. Administrator rights not required.
Er.....?! You're right! I use an Macro to open the CMD all times in elevated mode, so I don't need to think about that any more!!
Sure you could do just that! But that isn't what a Macro Processor could do! Instead of Macro you could also use Batch Programming, IF you know How To.....! In an Macro Program you could just "record" a whole bunch of Commands, Step's, Procedures and much more, which you could NOT with YOUR method. After done that just assign an Hot-Key for it and you're done. It simplifies special procedures etc. which has to done often and would saves a lot of time!