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No no no. See, win7 product keys are edition specific but not architecture specific. That means the home basic key can only be used to activate a home basic install (both 32 bit and 64 bit) but it cant activate any other edition.
Win7 disks are generic so they contain all edition images though these may need to be unlocked. But a single pre-manufactured disk wil only contain either 32 bit or 64 bit.
Dude listen, dont get into the technicalities. As I had advised earlier, find a generic win7 disk on the net or from a friend, install the edition that is written on the sticker, then activate with the sticker key.
It is the same as described for Vista, but not for XP which requires specific installer for OEM or retail of each version.
With Vista you do not need to unlock all versions as you do with Win7 by using this method.
Thanks guys.
I was up all night installing the 3 Machines with Windows 7. Problem Solved.