How to test activation without actually activating a copy of windows OS?

I have a set of codes to activate windows 7 (home premium and standalone upgrades Home premium).  I don't know if I have them enabled for a past customer and will not resell previously activated copies of windows.  How can I check to see if a specific product activation key has been activated before without actually activating it?

I think that some of these posters are poorly understand your question.  You are trying to activate a code which is used elsewhere is a bad idea.   It can activate online if there is a period of time since the last activation and later cause a problem. Or he might want to activate the phone.  In both cases, which do not confirm whether to use elsewhere but a later transaction of WGA could cause a problem.

I don't know anyway to check these keys with Microsoft.   FWIW - if you could get access to the computers that you set up for the 'customer spent', you can use a key finder like this program to weed out the most used.  If this isn't the case, I don't know a solution for you.
(I save an inventory of all the computers, I service using SIW Pro., which includes the information of the system.)  Maybe something like that would be useful for your company too.)

The Magical Jelly Bean
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/KeyFinder/

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