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Old 05-03-09, 07:22 PM   #1
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What is the time limit/expiry on this once installed?
Always a good question. It was months with Vista though.
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Old 05-03-09, 07:29 PM   #2
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Vista is still in beta....no wait.
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What is the time limit/expiry on this once installed?
June 1st, 2010 and bi-hourly shutdowns will begin on March 1, 2010. Whatever that means.
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Windows 7 Beta will expire on August 1, 2009, and bi-hourly shutdowns will begin July 1, 2009.
RC will expire June 1, 2010, and the bi-hourly shutdowns will begin on March 1, 2010.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/archiv...ta-and-rc.aspx
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:rotfl:June 1st, 2010 and bi-hourly shutdowns will begin on March 1, 2010. Whatever that means.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/archiv...ta-and-rc.aspx
I believe Bi-hourly shutdowns means that if run the OS it'll shutdown every 2 hours.

Atleast thats how it looks. Kinda like the N64 used to do in toys r us, you'd only get to play for 10 minutes before it restarted.
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Old 05-04-09, 03:12 AM   #5
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Well that would be anoying, to say the least. If they're gonna be like that about it, why not just have it expire March 1st? Epople at MS make no sense.

Oh well, if it means I can put off forking over cash for another year it's not so bad I guess. Wonder if they'll give me a discount for testing.
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I have heard of Beta testers getting the OS for free. Lets face it, you used your hardward on potentially destructive OS programs. You should get something for sticking your hard drive out.
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I have heard of Beta testers getting the OS for free. Lets face it, you used your hardward on potentially destructive OS programs. You should get something for sticking your hard drive out.
Typically a virus .
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