Windows 8.1 Fresh Install Query

[ICEx21]

Does anyone know if it's still possible to do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 using a Windows 8 serial?
I've done this before but need to do it again using the same serial key due to an upgrade and just wondered if I needed to buy a new key again.

Thanks for any help provided.

 

[glenimp617]

Does anyone know if it's still possible to do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 using a Windows 8 serial?
I've done this before but need to do it again using the same serial key due to an upgrade and just wondered if I needed to buy a new key again.

Thanks for any help provided.

It's a royal pain!!!!!

If you already have an 8.1 iso, you need to use an 8.1 key. Then you can switch to your own windows 8 key through dos to activate.

If you haven't yet got the iso, good luck (ms recently changed the download exes)

 

[ICEx21]

Erm I have the 8.1 ISO but only an 8 key. I managed to do it before I was just wondering if it still worked.
Is there a standard Windows 8.1 placer key that you use or is it a case of finding one?

 

[KIA]

Is there a standard Windows 8.1 placer key that you use or is it a case of finding one?

Yes.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3c2hcaO4GgWbXB4Q0g5YkhHUVE&usp=sharing

 

[ICEx21]

Thank you very much guys for the help.

I can now put that money towards another SSD!

 

[Munimentum]

So it's possible to do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 using that iso file and an 8.1 key? For some reason I had thought I had read somewhere that it couldn't be done. That's awesome, I assume it's the same process as it is for windows 8, you just input the 8.1 key in during install?

 

[Mujja]

Yes, then use the key for 8 to activate.

 

[anthony566]

I can confirm this ... you just enter the Windows 8 key ...