How to change a MAK activation to a KMS activation in Windows 7

To change from a MAK to a KMS:
• Run this script: slmgr.vbs /ipk
• The KmsSetupKey is the value from the list below.
• The run the script cscript slmgr.vbs /ato

Operating System Edition	Product Key
Windows 7 Professional	FJ82H-XT6CR-J8D7P-XQJJ2-GPDD4
Windows 7 Professional N	MRPKT-YTG23-K7D7T-X2JMM-QY7MG
Windows 7 Enterprise	33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH
Windows 7 Enterprise N	YDRBP-3D83W-TY26F-D46B2-XCKRJ
Windows 7 Enterprise E	C29WB-22CC8-VJ326-GHFJW-H9DH4
Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC Edition	FKJQ8-TMCVP-FRMR7-4WR42-3JCD7
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter	74YFP-3QFB3-KQT8W-PMXWJ-7M648
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise	489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems	GT63C-RJFQ3-4GMB6-BRFB9-CB83V
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard	YC6KT-GKW9T-YTKYR-T4X34-R7VHC
Windows Web Server 2008 R2	6TPJF-RBVHG-WBW2R-86QPH-6RTM4

Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772269.aspx

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