Default Windows 7 and Vista Product Keys

The Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 allow end-user to install the operating system without entering a product key during installation. By not keying in a product key, users get to enjoy 30 days of free usage (rearm to extend to 120 days) without activating the operating system, as initial grace or OOB grace period.

Although end-user does not enter any product key into the system, Windows 7 and Windows Vista uses a default product key to install the operating system. In other words, Windows 7 or Windows Vista has a product key comes together with it that is the same for all installations of Windows, differentiate only by editions of Windows. The default product key can be easily retrieved by using a product key reader, or viewed from a file named “product.ini” in the “

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