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"Unattend" Product Key error when doing fresh install
Hi all.
Was running Win 7 Home Basic; upgraded using to Win 10 but performance was poor.
So, attempted to use the Settings tool to "Reset" without keeping my files. The reset got stuck at 66% (how ominous) and then informed me that the reset failed and the pc shut down. When I rebooted, no OS was found. The Reset deleted the partition with Recovery options as well.
I installed Win 7 from another OEM disk and then downloaded the Win 10 setup to a USB flash. (I have my original Win 7 product key).
When I boot from the Flash, I get the following the error from Win 10 setup: "Windows cannot read the <Product Key> setting from the unattend file".
Is there a way to get it to prompt me for my product key? Is there any way to get past this error?
Thanks in advance.