Thread: Win 8 beta wants key number, so it won't install

If you use the Download button from here Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview you will get the Setup.exe file that when ran will generate a product key for you. It will also help you create a bootable DVD or USB thumb drive for the install. Write down that product key during the install, you can then abort that installation and use the product key for the ISO install that you evidently already have. As this is a pre-release version please be cautious as to how you go about the installation and avoid upgrading your current OS, ideally you may wish to test on a non production machine, virtual machine, dual boot scenario or a completely separate drive installed and used for this purpose only.

If you look just beneath each ISO Download that is available here Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO formats you will see the product key that you should use for the install. For instance the English 32 and 64 bit version would use this key
Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J
Actually all language versions apparently use the same product key.
Hope that helps
Randy

Originally Posted by Trouble

If you look just beneath each ISO Download that is available here Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO formats you will see the product key that you should use for the install. For instance the English 32 and 64 bit version would use this key
Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J
Actually all language versions apparently use the same product key.
Hope that helps
Randy

Thanks. I couldn't run the .exe program because I was on my main hdd which is Linux Mint. I just now ran the program and it generated a key number. And then got out of the setup, since it's going on another hdd.