Activate win8ProWMC without first activate the Pro version

Go to Setting and you will see PC info

You would not be able to see it first time.

Go to Desktop, browse the internet and come back to Setting and it will magically appears!

 

you installed Windows 8 Pro VL, which is missing the "Add new features" option.
you need to install
en_windows_8_x64_dvd_915440.iso
SHA1: 1CE53AD5F60419CF04A715CF3233F247E48BEEC4

 

i followed the steps but when i enter my WMC key it says i need to activate my current edition first. i am not sure how to fix this?

 

Which version of windows 8 did u installed. The retail or VL. Are u abel to see the "Add new features"

 

Thank you for this!
Seen it after after adding WMC to pro but activated Pro first. Silly me.

 

U saw it after??

 

awesome!! i got it activated! thanks a million! xD

Anyway.. imma just curious.. what does that data.dat contains?

Imma pretty new to this.. so imma pretty concern if there is
any kinda funny thing inside that data.dat that gives away
personal info.. pardon me if i sound stupid...

 

I've installed Windows 8 WMC clean (both x86 and x64) a number of times on different PC's from this all in one ISO (cChinta-W8.MDOA.12.86.64)

All I then did was simply click the "Activate with a new key" and entered the free key supplied by M$ - that was it, activated. I'm not sure why but I didn't have to mess with any files or such?

 

Please don't discuss unverifiable distributions. Instructions are provided to create any ISO that you could want but anything that you download from the internet is something you should use at your own risk.

It's in the rules.

 

FaiKee your data.dat was activated using kms or MAK ? IF KMS can you give the epid , thanks in advance

 

never mind this is the "epid 05426-01782-000-000000-00-1033-9200.0000-3452012"

 

Thanks it works !

installed from prowmc replaced data.dat, forced my own key with slmgr and i'm activated

 

It worked like a charm on my first attempt... but when I reinstalled Windows again I got this error code 0xC004C4AA

Unable to activate Windows 8 Pro with Media Center. (Error code: 0xC004C4AA)
You might see this error after you used the Add Features to Windows 8 app to upgrade your current edition of Windows. The Windows 8 Pro with Media Center edition can only be activated on PCs that had Windows preinstalled, or Windows was purchased on the Windows website or at a retail store. To fix the problem, you need to install Windows with the product key provided to you in an email or with the DVD.

Any suggestions please?

 

Same error here, I think MS fixed it and it's not possible to do it anymore.

 

what windows 8 installtion dvd did you use, as this only works with RTM version ?

 

Retail, but it worked until today.

 

mmmm just maybe ms have closed the loop then.....