Exactly the same issue here. Older hardware but new drives, new DVD drive, new USB drive to install onto and just stops at this point. Piece of ****. No explanation - just "cannot save the product key" What in **** is that meant to mean anyway?
**** it, nothing but headaches TRYING to use DSS, back to openier for me.
'cant save product key' == typically if the media is read only, like running from the cdrom.
The product is installable without a product key in trial version mode.
If you have been running and booting from the cdrom, and the trial has expired, a new full install needs to be done on a writable media.
The video posted above can have you going in 10 minutes.
wadeal -- I edited your profanity. We would appreciate you not using such in these forums.