Easily install Windows 8 even if you dont have a DVD drive. Install Windows 8 from USB drive. Create windows 8 bootable USB in a few simple steps. As a measure to deter piracy, Microsoft doesnt allow to install Windows 8. Fortunately, we can add a skip option, with ei. With the release of Windows 7 SP1, Microsoft has also updated the Windows 7 DVD media ISO image distributed by Digital River for online order fulfillment. Digital. Its April 2017 and Microsoft has just released their fourth update version of Windows 10 externally referred to as the Creators Update. How to clean install Windows 8. Windows 8 retail key Pureinfotech. When I wrote the workaround to download the Windows 8. How To Install Windows 8 Without Product Key Ei.Cfg' title='How To Install Windows 8 Without Product Key Ei.Cfg' />How to Choose Desired Windows 7 Edition Version During Setup Many people are curious to know how to install a desired Windows 7 Edition while installing Windows 7. Now that the big November Update has been released and Microsoft is letting users activate their Windows 10 installation using Windows 78. Solution the Windows 8. Something Happened, Setup has failed to validate the product key error message. We show how you can create a bootable Windows 8. USB stick for smoother multiple installs. The ISO image of both Windows 7 and Windows 8 had a file ei. Windows. Since I am going to install. ISO from Microsoft was just half of the battle, many users were reporting that they couldnt get past the first screen because the Windows 8. Windows 8 product key during a clean install. Short after this issue started popping up, I published a second guide to help users get through the installation, but this involved some online search to hunt down the Windows 8. Windows 8 retail product key you paid for. Now, I found another interesting trick that is documented by Microsoft and it will allow you bypass the product key screen and clean install Windows 8. ISO without the Windows 8 product key. After the installation and during the Out Of the Box Experience OOBE, youll be prompted again you enter a key and only here is when your Windows 8 key will work, however you can skip this step and do it later. Lets dive into the step by step instructions. Download the Windows 8. ISO with these previous guide. Make sure you create a USB bootable drive with the installation files. Northwind Sample Database Access 2007. Create a Notepad text file and copy the following lines Edition. ID. 0. In this case because my installation is for Windows 8. Pro edition, Im specifying Professional in the Edition. ID, for the core edition use the Edtion. ID Core. Save the text file as ei. SOURCES folder from the bootable drive you just created with the Windows 8. Quick Tip Make sure you have the appropriate settings enabled to view the file extensions in Windows, as you can save the text file by mistake as ei. Thats all Now try to clean install the OS one more time. This method will basically allow you to install Windows 8. Pro or Core edition as a trial for about 3. Windows 8 product key during the installation because, once again, it wont work. But of course you have a valid retail key, so after everything is installed and configured, you can go to PC settings, PC Devices, PC info, and here you can change and activate your product key.