Thinkpad Twist S230u: Install clean Windows 8

Hello Together,
I got a new Lenovo Thinkpad Twist S230u and want to install windows 8 without all preinstalled Software.
But i cannot find any Recovery Disc/Partition and there is no Registration Key for Windwos 8 in the Package....
So, how can I extract the clean Windwos 8 Image to take it on an USB Stick and how do i get the Windows 8 Key?
It used to be so easy....
Thanks for your Help!

Hi bigwig,
I'm not quite sure what you want to do, but if you are looking to do a clean install without the Lenovo pre-installed software, you are headed down the wrong path.
Here's how you make a copy of the recovery image to USB flash drive. That can be used to restore your Twist to factory state. Factory state includes the pre-installed software too. There isn't a "naked" Win 8 image anywhere on the machine, as far as I know. Only the full Wind 8 + Lenovo recovery image.
Methodology to create Recovery Media and reload a Lenovo system with Microsoft Windows 8 preload
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Hello LightspeedX!
I glad you wrote this issue cause i still having the same problem (and questions).
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http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_12.10_on_Thinkpad_Twist
http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/make/Lenovo/
http://it.nmu.edu/news-article/lenovo-twist-s230u-screen-orientation-issues
http://nerdanswer.com/answer.php?q=50276
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Thanks for the help. None of that fixed the problem, so I've run the tool and sent the results to DisplayLink support as you asked, with a link back to this thread. For your reference I have a Lenovo Service Request Number: 8001961163 on this problem. ( I mention this so we don't duplicate efforts).
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