Reinstalling Applications after Win 7 installation

Reinstalling Applications after Win 7 installation I'm preparing to upgrade to Win 7 and am trying to ensure that I will be able to reinstall all the relevant applications. Since most applications require product keys, I'm curious if the installation process for Win 7 preserves those keys in any way (say for Office 2007,...) or do I have to locate and reenter every key?
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"It depends on what operating system you are installing from. Either way, there is no way to preserve your current application installs though. Using Windows Easy Transfer (Vista) will make a list for you of applications you previously had installed to make this process easier though, they even suggest other programs you may want to download.

If you are coming from XP, easy transfer isn't available, you'll want to make note (or print screen) applications you currently have installed in the Start menu and Add/Remove programs.

As far as keys go, it depends on how the developer implemented the registration. If it's a single install license, and you've already registered online, you're out of luck. If it's a device based license, it will scan your hardware and you can reinstall, since the hardware configuration hasn't changed with the new OS the registration can confirm you are still using the same computer. For extracting keys such as Office, take a look at Magic Jellybean Keyfinder."