Reinstall Windows 8 with product thats on the computer

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KingMaize

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I bought a razer blade laptop and in order to use at my school I had to have their version of windows 7 installed on it. Now that I am thinking of selling it, I'd much rather have the windows 8 that it came with back on it, especially so there isn't a lot of school stuff on the computer.

The laptop came with a key on a sticker stuck to the bottom of the laptop.

Is there a way i can reinstall the windows 8 that it came with or do i have to buy a new version?
 
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blockhead78

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do your have you win 8 activation key? and did the laptop come with a win 8 or system recovery disk?

If you don't have a disk, you just need to follow these steps to get the win 8 iso

http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/how-to-download-the-official-microsoft-windows-8-1-iso/

You can then burn the iso to dvd, re-install windows and then re-activate it
 
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dodger46

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Problem is getting an ISO for the OEM version of Windows 8 that was pre-installed on your PC. Have a look in Disk Manager to see if you have the Recovery Partition that would have been present on your machine when it shipped originally, if there you can hopefully do a Factory Restore. If not it will be cheaper to approach your Laptop Vendor for a set of Recovery disks than buying a fresh Install of windows 8

 
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To date there is no official means of downloading the ISO with an OEM key from the Manufacturer, you need an Upgrade or Retail key in order to do so...

 
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Just had a peek at the User Guide for a Razer 14", and unusually the initial setup involves entering the Product Key from the base, so maybe these laptops ship with a version of Windows that just might allow a download as blockhead 78 suggests, definitely worth a try...
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It's F9 at power on if you have the Recovery Partition, and you can get a Blade Recovery Stick from them, probably have to contact Razer with your details...
 
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