how do i install windows 8.1 without code

[ZyrecMCNX]

i tries many things like using a PID or EI.cffg file to trick it but it wont work and i have file extensions on,what do i do i want to instalit on my laptop cause it has overheating problem and i get to 130F at startup and i can feel it.

[ZyrecMCNX]

1 minute ago, NZgamer said:

Piracy usually isn't allowed here. Is there no "enter product key later" or "skip activation" button? Why don't you install Windows 10?

i have an acerapire 5251 and it can handle it it goes to 130 to 200F on boot so i dont want to kill it and windows 8 is very light even more than 7

[Enderman]

Use windows 10, not 8.

[Master Disaster]

If your laptop has an embedded code there's no way to bypass it (AFAIK). I have the same issue with mine, I bought a Win 10 Pro key as its running Home but I cannot get Windows to install without using the Home key embedded in my BIOS so it always ends in a "Cannot Activate, You're Using A Pro Key On A Device That Already Has A Home Key Registered" error. Its very frustrating TBH.

[ZyrecMCNX]

2 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Piracy usually isn't allowed here. Is there no "enter product key later" or "skip activation" button? Why don't you install Windows 10?

 

2 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Piracy usually isn't allowed here. Is there no "enter product key later" or "skip activation" button? Why don't you install Windows 10?

and i dont want to activate i just want to skip it

[Master Disaster]

2 minutes ago, ZyrecMCNX said:

 

and i dont want to activate i just want to skip it

You should be able to skip the key and install the OS by just clicking Next when it asks you for a key without inputting anything.

 

6 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Piracy usually isn't allowed here. Is there no "enter product key later" or "skip activation" button? Why don't you install Windows 10?

Running Windows without a key is not piracy.

[ZyrecMCNX]

Just now, Master Disaster said:

You should be able to skip the key and install the OS by just clicking Next when it asks you for a key without inputting anything.

 

Running Windows without a key is not piracy.

its grayed out,and i have no idea how my dad did it but hs bussy rn

[Master Disaster]

2 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

I understand this however, OP is trying to modify the operating system to make it think it's activated.

No, he's trying to make the OS ignore the UEFI embedded key and he's using a method created by Microsoft to do it. Slipstreaming information into Windows using an answer file has been around since Windows 2000 (possibly even earlier), its use case is large business who might have thousands of machines, they can create one image with all the info stored in the answer file and image every machine with one file. It DOES NOT circumvent activation.

[ZyrecMCNX]

38 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Use windows 10, not 8.

old laptop

[Enderman]

12 minutes ago, ZyrecMCNX said:

old laptop

Yeah, so use windows 10.

If you want something even more lightweight then use linux, not windows.

[ZyrecMCNX]

33 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

I understand this however, OP is trying to modify the operating system to make it think it's activated.

 

Interesting that your laptop is giving temps in deg F. Maybe try Linux if you want a light OS?

no i just want windows only i dont care if it has the overlay to activate windows just want windows unactivated and it is legal read microsofts documentation,its the serial key i want to acoid it tells the installer what windows i want

[ZyrecMCNX]

20 hours ago, Enderman said:

Yeah, so use windows 10.

If you want something even more lightweight then use linux, not windows.

actualy thats a good idea ill try linux but will it run modern programs

discord minecraft roblox 

[Enderman]

31 minutes ago, ZyrecMCNX said:

actualy thats a good idea ill try linux but will it run modern programs

discord minecraft roblox 

Search for "discord linux" or "____ linux" to see if they have programs that run on linux.

If not, use windows 10, it's better than 8.

[ZyrecMCNX]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Search for "discord linux" or "____ linux" to see if they have programs that run on linux.

If not, use windows 10, it's better than 8.

WOW thanks,my thermals went from 130 to like 60 F and i runs discord and other games!