following the steps of the link worked. The path to reinstall windows is different then the one I was using. This path used the actual stored partition recovery software. Thanks for your help. John
After several attempts of installing fresh install of Windows 8 the OS is requesting Activation of Windows. BIOS shows no Product Key. Hkey\localmachine shows noting as well. Im at wits end. This is a XPS14
Windows 8 Product Key Activation