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Hi Liv - Congrats on the successful install. As stated in the beginning you need to use one of the workarounds to activate a clean install on a wiped HD.
If you're hesitant to mess with the registry, then use the method to run Win7 upgrade install over itself. This has absolutely no impact on performance but only refreshes all of the operating system files and resets activation while tricking the installer into accepting Upgrade version key since it is doing an Upgrade.
Millions of beta testers for both Vista and Win7 have used this method successfully to avoid having to reinstall XP or Vista.
Place your Win7 DVD in tray, run Install when it comes up on desktop, select Upgrade and allow it to run while connected to the internet. Do not boot the DVD this time! This is called a Repair Install which is run from desktop.
Greg