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Activating your copy of Windows 7

23Lesson 1, Getting Started with Windows 7

In this exercise, you will learn how to activate your copy of Windows 7. If you opted to activate

Windows 7 when prompted during the installation rather than waiting until later, skip to the

next section. Note that you must be connected to the Internet to complete this exercise.

1 Press the Start button ( ) to display the Start menu.

2 Click Control Panel in the Start menu.

3 In the Control Panel window that appears, click the System and Security link.

4 In the System and Security window, click the System link. The System window opens.

5 The Windows activation section of the System window indicates how many days you

have left to activate your copy of Windows 7. You may have to scroll down to see this

section of the window. Click the Activate Windows now link.

Activate your copy of Windows 7 from the System window.

6 The  rst screen of the Windows Activation Wizard appears. Click Activate Windows