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                                                             Exhibit 99.906 CERT

                    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of Columbia Funds Trust VII
(the "Trust") on Form N-CSR for the period ending February 28, 2005, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof ("the Report"),
the undersigned hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:

     1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
        15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
        respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
        Trust.

Date:  April 27, 2005                  /S/ Christopher L. Wilson
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                                       Christopher L. Wilson, President


Date:  April 27, 2005                  /S/ J. Kevin Connaughton
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                                       J. Kevin Connaughton, Treasurer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Registrant and will be
retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the
Commission.