[Solved ] ...The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key

Step by step process to Make Pen drive as Bootable.

   Enter into CMD Prompt.
   Type - DISKPART.
   Type - List DISK.

Once we enter here it will list USB Disk Number.

If your USB Disk Number is 1. Then Execute following Commands.

   Select DISK 1
   Clean
   Create Partition Primary
   Select Partition 1
   Active
   Format FS=NTFS Quick
   Assign 
   Exit.

Now insert DVD into DVD-Rom and Copy complete content of DVD into Removable Drive (Pen drive).

Common Error for Windows 8 Based Computers.

The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key.

Please follow these steps to solve this error.
Step -1
Create a file PID.TXT with following structure.

Step -2

[PID]
Value=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

Step – 3

Place your windows 8/2012 Pro key in where the X's are and save the file to the /sources directory in the Bootable USB Drive.

Why we need to follow this?

The PID file overrides the Pre-installed OEM key in the bios of your computer.  Windows 8/ Windows server 2012 installation starts right up.  Now I have a clean install of Windows 8/ Windows server 2012.

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  1. Unknown8 January 2014 at 18:48

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    1. Bryan4 December 2014 at 19:19

      Did you find something that worked for you? This solution also doesn't work for me.

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  2. Peter M9 January 2014 at 16:13

    Worked superb, thank you!

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  3. Anonymous9 January 2014 at 20:48

    Worked first time! Thank you :)

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  4. Anonymous16 January 2014 at 03:04

    It didn't work help

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  5. Captain Zoots31 January 2014 at 21:15

    how do you get your windows key if it's embedded in the bios?

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  6. Ogost1 February 2014 at 07:19

    Excellent !!!
    Work's perfect for me.
    Thanks

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  7. Herocrates27 February 2014 at 18:18

    You are THE man. Thank you so much!!! It worked great.

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  8. Anonymous9 March 2014 at 12:17

    How do you show the embedded BIOS OEM key?

    Many thanks

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  9. Brian Johnson27 March 2014 at 19:14

    Rahul thank you SO MUCH. I had an OEM HP laptop with a botched Win8 install on it and no recovery media, so I bought Win8.1 Pro retail thinking I'd just pop the DVD in and go. But nooooooooooo of course I have all sorts of problems which, to make a long story short, were all solved by your post. THANKS AGAIN!

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  10. Unknown1 May 2014 at 06:28

    Rahul, Thank you so much!
    I have a Sony Vaio and I wanted to reinstall Windows 8 clean and it was really hard every time I had this message saying that I must have a valid key, which was the case.
    Small detail, I removed that it works in the UEFI bios to switch to legacy and I disabled the Secure for startup mode.
    This works perfectly with your message, really thank you!

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  11. Anonymous27 May 2014 at 10:26

    thank you so much its really help me,,

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  12. Anonymous19 August 2014 at 00:25

    Yes, it really works. Thanks!!!

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  13. Anonymous31 October 2014 at 08:59

    brilliant, thanks

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  14. Anonymous31 January 2015 at 13:16

    thanku very much bro....

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  15. Unknown5 April 2015 at 23:15

    thanks bro...

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  16. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 15:02

    Does not work for me...

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  17. Arivaran15 July 2015 at 12:55

    Worked like a charm

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  18. aqkhan23 October 2015 at 12:39

    thanks.....it worked for me

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  19. Unknown6 January 2016 at 19:36

    By saying "Create a file PID.TXT with following structure" do you mean press "save as" and save it as "PID.TXT"?

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  20. Anonymous29 March 2016 at 22:26

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  21. Unknown17 April 2017 at 09:48

    It work for me thanks for ur great help

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  22. Anonymous29 April 2017 at 05:25

    It work for me thanks for ur great help
    THANKS

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