First of all, set your Keyboard Language. This may have changed correctly when "Time and Currency" option was selected, if not change as needed. Click "Next to continue.

Account and computer name is required, Fill these in and click next to continue.

Fill in the password box, retype to confirm, and leave yourself a hint in case it becomes forgotten. Click "Next to continue.

Enter your Windows 7 product key at the prompt. You must enter a valid 25 character key in order to activate your copy of Windows. Your product key may be located underneath your laptop, on the back of your computer case, on the disc case for your Windows 7 installation DVD, or in the Windows 7 manual.

If you downloaded the software online, then you will find it in your confirmation email.

If you cannot find your product key, you may need to purchase a new one.

Please double check your product key; make sure that the product key you put in the blank is correct. If it still does not working; please click “Skip” to entre to the next page.

Select “I accept the license terms” then click “Next” to continue.

Now the built in Windows protection modes. We would recommend the top option "Use Recommended settings", this will enable updates to be downloaded and installed, click on your selection too continue.

Change your time zone to your present location. If all is OK or once done then click on "Next" to continue...

Join your wireless network, if you do not have a wireless network you can use wired network too.

Click “Activate now” to start active the windows.

To make sure your computer is connected with the internet. Again, it is very important.

• • • • No matter which method you used to open the Windows 7 Activation dialog screens, the below activation wizard will start and guide you through all activation steps.

As mentioned in this screen, you must activate Windows 7 within the left pterion to continue using all Windows features.

If your installed Windows 7 computer can connect to internet, you can continue activating Windows 7 by selecting the first item in the list. "Activate Windows online now"

But if your Windows 7 computer is not on the internet now, you can select "Show me other ways to activate" item in order to activate Windows 7 by phone.(recommended)

After you choose “see other way to active” the system will ask you to type your product key again. What you can do is type it again and click “Next” button.

• • • • As you can see the other activation methods are listed as : Use my modem to connect directly to the activation service (recommended if you have a modem) Use the automated phone system

I will chose to continue Windows 7 activation by using the automated phone system.

The next screen will display the nearest location for available phone numbers for activation of Windows 7. After this activation screen is displayed you can change the location for your location in order to make a suitable phone call.

Each location automated phone numbers differs from other locations.

When you click Next button, the Windows 7 activation wizard will display the 3 steps you should do in order to complete your Windows 7 setup activation.

In the first step, you are listed with available phone numbers. If available a toll-free number, another toll number again if available and an SMS yet available.

You will call given phone number to get a confirmation ID. When you call the toll or toll-free number by phone, you will ask for which Microsoft product group activation you are calling, for Windows Vista, for Windows 7, for Microsoft Office, etc.

After you select Windows 7 (it was number 2 when I made my activation call for the Virtual PC Win7 installation), you are requested to enter the Installation Id by typing on the phone.

This is the second step. Installation Id is given on Step 2 section and is about 54 digit long number grouped in 6 digit long 9 items.

After you enter your system installation id, you will give a corresponding 54 digit long Confirmation ID by the activation phone system.

Please note this confirmation id on a piece of paper or on your computer use the Notepad application. Since you might type it wrong for the first time. On the phone you can listen the confirmation id again and again and I can suggest you to select the listen again option until your Windows 7 activation is completed.