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Boggin:
When you perform a repair install your install disk has to match the current volume, so you wouldn't be able to use a base Win 8.0 install disk.

You can create Win 8.1 install media through https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows8 and I think it would sense the language you are using - but to ensure you get the right download site, Google how do I create a win 8.1 iso

As I'm in the UK, the one I've linked gives me en-gb but when you Google a website from your locale, you should get the correct one.

As your machine came with Win 8.0, the product key will probably be built into the motherboard and should digitally activate 8.1 on completion of the repair install.

assybish:
I'm in the UK too but my machine is American so I have a language pack installed so I have UK English language and a US keyboard this seems to give win 8/8.1 indigestion , I have downloaded several ISO and none will work as they say thay are the "incorrect" version :omg: I also have pro 8.1 installed with media centre over the original 8 home edition so there are 3 keys on the machine 1 in bios and 2 in registry to support 8.1 pro and then media centre . This causes massive issues that Msof't techies remote can't solve they have tried in the past when I had permissions issues and they gave up - sorted that myself but this is a whole new can of worms. They checked all 3 of my keys are genuine and even gave me a new one too but Win install doesn't like accepting them as it goes to the bios key which is for home not pro !! Win 8/10 really is a balls up  :shocked:

Boggin:
I see you like to keep things simple :D

The only way I can see around that would be to do a clean install after backing up your personal stuff and then all of what goes after a clean install.

Do you have hard copies of all of those keys ?

See if this article will help with using an American keyboard with an English UK OS.

http://www.pushon.co.uk/blog/how-to-fix-the-windows-8-1-us-keyboard-problem/

Boggin:
This Win 8.1 ISO website is listed as en-us whereas the normal Google link gives en-gb so you may get the correct ISO as your machine came pre-loaded with Win 8.# in the US and that may resolve the conflict with the keyboard, but you could also try the key board fix as well.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows8

Rick:
Boggin, what I found re-installing using the upgrade method is to set the compatibility mode;

its hard to give examples because we don't know which system is being repaired, restored,reinstalled etc...

but it safe to say, the last one on the compatibility mode list.

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