I haven't had a chance to test very much but from what I have read, you should be able to install a retail copy of Win 8 on an OEM machine and it will pick up the key stored in the BIOS automatically. I'm trying to deploy Windows 8 to an OEM PC and it is not picking up any product key at all.
Am I reading this wrong?
For a comparison, we used to deploy a thick image to our Lenovo laptops and use the COA key (post install) to activate Windows. Obviously this is not possible with Windows 8 as the COA sticker is not provided.
EDIT:: Installing with the DVD works and seems to pick up the OEM product key, but deploying the same DVD with MDT 2012 U1 doesn't. Anyone have any advice on this please?