How to extract windows 8 key from bios on a Dell?

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Hi, i am trying to extract the key from the bios on a windows 8 dell that had a damaged recovery partition and no recovery media made.

The usual methods dont work...any suggestions?

cheers
 
hyperseven said:
rw everything will get the key.
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It wont work on dells :(

Media i have doesnt pickup the key but in process of getting some oem isos that may do the trick

Yes trying to install windows 8 again as it was not booting into windows after a failed update :(

Original os already gone as presumed (wrongly) i could easily get the key from bios.
 
Tried that already and there is no msdm tab in that table for this dell laptop :(

The comments below it mention the guy having problems with getting it to work with his dell.
 
Thanks but that just finds the same key as jelly bean which doesn't work :(

Thinking my only way forward is to get proper dell recovery media from somewhere.
 
Thats the problem...i use a placeholder key during install but i dont have the key from the bios to activate with as no program so far will extract it from this dell.

Done this many times before with various other laptops and rweverything worked fine for me :(

edit :tested the key extracted by jelly bean and ABR with ultimate pid checker and it shows as invalid
 
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That command does nothing :(
tried it with as admin too.

Just made a wee discovery that is relevant.....original os was pro version.

I had found an oem core version but that asked for the unknown key...if i can get a hold of pro oem version it should pick up key from bios.

In my defense there is no markings on the sticker to suggest its pro version and i never got to see it booted up (not my laptop). Checked on dell site using tag no and found this out.

Hopefully know tomorrow if oem pro iso works.
 
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