I DID suggest you try installing WMC first tbh, the easiest solution is probably for you to download one of the new ProWMC slipstreamed ISOs (or make your own) and do a clean install using your WMC key. At the moment, this seems to be the most sensible way of installing Windows 8 full stop, and gives you permanent activation with a free key (and, from what we can tell, almost infinite reactivations). If you don't want to go through the hassle of reinstalling, the best thing to do would be to restore your original data.dat and reboot. Just out of interest, did your SKU change to Windows 8 Pro after replacing data.dat, or is it still Windows 8 Pro N? And is that after a reboot?
Windows 8 Pro N it remained after the restart and although it has become unactivated after the replace of tha .dat file with the restart automatically got activated again without me restoring anyuthing! Now, where can i dopwnload WMC from?
Press Windows Key + Q to bring up search, type "Add Features", then click Settings. Click "I already have a product key" the enter your WMC key, should then download and install it for you. If not, you're definitely f**ked and will have to make a slipstreamed ProWMC ISO and either do a clean install or an upgrade install
Press Windows Key + Q to bring up search, type "Add Features", then click Settings so far so good but then no pop up to ask em for a key just good old display of win8 addtional features with no reference to WMC at all. Why? i have though a MAK Pro Win8 DVD and i will try to install from there.
The Mooo KMS is down at the moment, but if you installed Pro WMC using your free key from Microsoft, you won't need to activate via KMS, just activate online as you would normally.
i installed W8ProWMC and the serial was slip-strreamed. Also the free WMC thatr i got when i give it for acivation it doesnt take it. Also it cannot be used during W8ProWMC installation time.
Do it again without WMC. Simply install the 8pro version with a retail install-key, then change it to volume version and activate via KMS. Then get the free WMC key which is available until Jan 2013 and turn your W8 into a permanently activated system
Isn't legal! But! A VL Key it's accepted by the KMS Activation, even if the real installation were done as Retail Pro. After that the WMC Key is accepted as well and turn the KMS activation into an permanent activation! MS Way's are a bit curious in many meanings!!
Format for the 3 rd time in 2 says? Oh noooo! no! i cant take it any more. We just need to find a workaround so i can activate what i have. Since io ahve a free WMC key why it aint accepted when i give it to personalize for activation?
Did you try the steps from OP by the book? Then it should work though. There is a data.dat you need attached.
Yes it says its not accepted any more. But i didn't use this key so far. Oups! i was typing one character wrong, its activatred now! So the trcik to activate Win8ProWMC is to replace tha data.dat and then activate wikth the free WMC key? And if it, why its not activated like the Pro version with the slmgr commands without the data.dat file?