Windows 7 Key (X131e)

Hey guys,
I've got a Lenovo Thinkpad X131e with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit und a option for Win 8 with some win 8 recovery disks (but i only need win 7).
Some weeks ago I installed a SSD and installed a Windows 7 Pro .iso from the internet. I read that the bios got a back up of the Windows activation key and the activation goes automatically but this was a fail...
Some days ago windows suddenly asks for a activation key and I dont know where is should get this key. Under the battery is no key and I get the oem key from the bios with a tool but the windows-activation only say: "This is a windows-standard-key....and not for activating Windows 7 Professional 64bit".
I hope somebody can help me with this confusing activation of windows. My last chance is to install win 8 with the recovery disks and maybe downgrade to win 7 but i want to avoid this step.
Thanks for your help!
I'm German, so I'm sorry for my average english

Hi,
fresh Windows reduction for auto activation from the BIOS SLIC should be OEM. Perhaps your .iso is retail one. Reinstall OS from the same image but before you'll perform that ask google about ei.cfg file within .iso, what is it for and how it could help.
It's impossible to manually activate Windows using the key from the BIOS.
Why do not clone your image from the HDD to the new SSD if you still have it?
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