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How to Get Your Windows 7 Beta Product Key


Reader Digerati offers detailed instructions for getting your Windows 7 beta product key which worked for me (when last night's did not). Here's what you do.

Digerati explains:

Step 1:

Log onto [

technet.microsoft.com

] by clicking on "Sign in" in the upper right corner with your Microsoft Passport ID. (i.e.: Hotmail, etc.)

Step 2:

Copy (don't CLICK!) one of the links below to the address bar and press Enter.

32-Bit key: [

www.microsoft.com

] (Copy and Paste!)

64-bit key: [

www.microsoft.com

] (Copy and Paste!)

Tip: You can use the 64-bit during a 32-bit installation and a 32-bit key during a 64-bit installation. (It seems that getting a 64-bit key is faster!)

Step 3:

If you receive an error, just press CTRL+ F5 (non-cache reload) to refresh. (I had to refresh more than 10 times before I received the key), if you're being redirected then you didn't follow the steps 1 and 2 correctly!

If you followed the steps correct you should see your key (depending on your version it could also say Windows 7 Beta 32-bit Product Key).

Thanks, Digerati! This worked for me on the first try this morning at about 8:50AM PST. Let us know if that works for you in the comments.

Update: Got your Product Key but the download link isn't working? Try these: