My PC comes with an OEM copy of Windows 8 (regular), but I only have a Windows 8 Professional DVD. Will Windows 8 automatically detect the edition associated with the product key in my BIOS and install Windows 8 (regular) instead of allowing me to enter the key for the Professional edition?
(I have an Asus Q200E Win 8 Core OEM laptop. I borrowed a Windows 8 Professional DVD from my friends, so naturally, I can’t use his product key.)
Solution:
Copy the contents of the DVD onto a folder and then go to /sources and create a file called ei.cfg, and paste the following info in it.
[EditionID]
[Channel]
OEM
Now make an ISO of the folder and burn it onto a DVD, now during installation, you will get a popup asking you to select the version, select Windows 8 Core and it must work