Windows 10 Installation - Kein Windows Key vorhanden - Recovery Partition defekt [Problem gelöst!]

Hi Leute, ich habe mir vor ~1 Jahr das Lenovo Ideapad U430 Touch gekauft. Da damals nur die SSHD-Varianteverfügbar war, habe ich mir selbst eine SSD gekauft und eingebaut. Es läuft auch alles perfekt undgibt keine Probleme. Installiert hatte ich eine Windows 7 Lizenz von meiner Firma (speziell angepasstesWindows). Nun habe ich die Firma verlassen und wollte mir Windows 10 installieren. Das Problemist, dass die Recovery Partition auf der Original SSHD nicht mehr funktioniert (korrupt ist). Es lässtsich auch nicht reparieren (leider). Die Frage ist nun wie bekomme ich eine Windows-Version installiert (8 oder 8.1 vermutlich) damitich auf Windows 10 Upgraden kann. Der Key sollte ja im Bios gespeichert sein aber ichbenötige Vermutlich eine OEM Version damit der Key automatisch erkannt wird(?). Was kann ich tun? Gruß&Danke für eure Hilfe

Danke für die Rückmeldung. Aber das ist keine Lösung. Ich bin nicht gewillt Geld für eine CD auszugeben, die
eigentlich bereits im Lieferumfang hätte enthalten sein sollen (wie ich es von anderenLaptopherstellern kenne).
Einen Festplatten Defekt (oder sonstige Defekte) der Recoverypartition können immer
auftreten und sollten nicht auf dem Rücken des Kunden ausgetragen werden. Das der
Kunde innerhalb der Garantiezeit nun Geld bezahlen soll, um seine Windows-OEM-Version
zu erhalten (für die er ja eigentlich schon bezahlt hat) kann bzw. sollte keine Lösung sein. Darüber hinaus, wird mit die CD nicht helfen, da ich wie beschrieben die SSHD mit einerSSD ersetzt habe. Beide haben unterschiedliche Größen was in der Regel zu demProblem führt, das ich selbst mit der CD nichts anfangen kann, sondern wenn die altenicht mehr vorhandene SSHD einbauen müsste um das Recovery überhaupt durchführenzu können. Edit1: Ich habe mitlerweil den OEM-Key aus dem Bios ausgelesen. Die Frage ist nun,kann ich damit Windows mit einer Originalen CD installieren? Wenn ja, bentöigeich Windows 8 oder direkt Windows 8.1? EDIT2: Microsoft hat das Problem für mich gelöst (first time of my Life). Wie beschrieben habe ich den Key aus dem Bios ausgelesen und Windows 10 dann telefonisch aktiviert. Läuft nun 1A ohne Stress oder weitere Probleme. Ich finde die Funktion in Windows 10 schön, dass man den Key einfach OnTheFly wechseln kann, ohne das man ein extra Tool benötigt! Lenovo war hierbei überhauptnicht Hilfreich! Auf meine E-Mail-Anfrage die ich Montag gestellt habe, habe ich bis heute keine Antwort erhalten und was hier im Forum an Hilfe gekommen ist, könnt ihr ja oben sehen.

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