To verify, I installed Windows Vista and Windows 7 without a product key, and then ran a utility in the OS to display the current product key – I used GetKey written by GunSmokingMan on the MSFN forums, but anything that’ll run in Vista or Windows 7 will work. Note that these were easy to acquire, as they are stored in a file called product.ini in the \sources folder for Vista, Server 2008, Win7, and Server 2008 R2. Write this key code down exactly as the program displays it to you for use when reinstalling windows 7. This Product Key is located on a Windows 7 sticker on your computer or may have been extracted from your existing Windows system. The product key should be formatted like xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx - five sets of five letters and numbers. Home Basic – YGFVB-QTFXQ-3H233-PTWTJ-YRYRV The numbers and letters displayed by the program represent the Windows 7 product key.It will take a few minutes to activate Windows 7, depending on the internet connection speed. Enter your 25 digit windows 7 home premium serial key. Scroll down until you see the ‘Activate Windows’ option, click on it. Home Premium – RHPQ2-RMFJH-74XYM-BH4JX-XM76F Right click on the ‘My Computer’ icon on your desktop.Ultimate – D4F6K-QK3RD-TMVMJ-BBMRX-3MBMV.Starter – X9PYV-YBQRV-9BXWV-TQDMK-QDWK4.Home Basic – RCG7P-TX42D-HM8FM-TCFCW-3V4VD.Home Premium – X9HTF-MKJQQ-XK376-TJ7T4-76PKF.Ultimate – VMCB9-FDRV6-6CDQM-RV23K-RP8F7.This will make your setup more unattended. These keys of course will not activate, but you can enter them into your task sequences when you are prompted for a product key to use. To go along with my previous post on deploying Windows via MDT 2010, here is a list of the “default” keys that Windows uses when you choose not to enter a product key during setup. Update: If you want the default VL/KMS activation keys for Windows Vista through Windows Server 2012R2, they can be found here. Right click on the ‘My Computer’ icon on your desktop.
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