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// January 10th, 2009 // News

There are only ten (10) Windows 7 beta activation keys.

7XRCQ-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
RFFTV-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
D9RHV-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
482XP-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
6JKV2-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
TQ32R-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
GG4MQ-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
MXMDP-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
4HJRK-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
QXV7B-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

This is how they all start. I have compared my own 10 keys with an outside source, and they are identical. There has been speculation that the first 2.5 million people to activate with these keys will be able to use Windows 7 beta, and everyone else will not be able to. This is absurd. Windows 7 keys have never worked this way, and it would make it so anyone who needs to reinstall Windows 7 beta to be locked out. Again, absurd. The truth is, Microsoft used the 2.5 million cap as a means of creating excitement about the operating system, and it worked. Now, they might not give out these keys after 2.5 million people have registered to get one, but the keys will work just fine, all the way up to August 2009. So, enjoy!