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Using Windows 7 RC? Pay Up Or Auto Shutdown Warned
CWmike writes with a warning that free preview copies of Windows 7 in the wild will start nagging users to pay up in a couple of weeks until ultimately shutting down the PC altogether in a month. "Microsoft unveiled the schedule for Windows 7 Release Candidate's retirement in May 2009, when it issued the early look to the public. At the time, it said Windows 7 RC would expire June 1, 2010. Before that date, however, users are to receive warnings of the impending end. Starting on Feb. 15, Windows 7 RC will display notices every few hours that the machine will periodically shut down beginning on March 1. As of March 1, PCs running Windows 7 RC will automatically shut down every two hours. Those shutdowns will come without warning."
PCs running Windows 7 RC will automatically shut down every two hours. Those shutdowns will come without warning
The periodic shutdowns aren't actually part of the trial restrictions. They're built in to celebrate the 10th anniversary of windows ME
That's still a pretty good stability improvement over WindowsME.
"...will automatically shut down every two hours. Those shutdowns will come without warning." My office computer already does this.
I expected chairs to be thrown at me.
I'm going to assume you are trying for a joke here. In either case, you are doing something wrong.
Uh, it's going to notify you... ...that's warning.
That is actually an improvement over normal Windows operations. Typically, in my experience, Windows will shutdown on it's own without any warning!
Yay! Microsoft is improving!! :D
(hurray for "upside" being my captcha)
Hey, it's our M$ bashing article of the day, I've been waiting all day for a nice 'M$' bash post full of venom and vitriole, please don't rain on the parade! LOL M$ SUX!
This space for rent.
What service does this auto shutting down reside in and how do we disable it?
Tsukasa: All I really want, is to be left alone...
But I haven't finished bashing Apple yet!
NOTE: Since multitasking is disabled in iPhone/iPad, I can only bash one evil empire at a time.
Windows 35?
I sat down to write a new sig tonight and all I did was make the chair warm.
the update restarts can certainly be manually set to only allow manual restarts, but by default it gives you a ten minute warning and allows you to postpone upto a max of 4 hours before you have to postpone again.
There's also the giant Windows and Microsoft logos everywhere. If that doesn't alarm you...
I'd rather you rationally disagree than irrationally agree.
I don't know, I think that if I'm told a beta is going to be valid until June, I wouldn't expect harassment 3 months before that time.
Uh, it's going to notify you... ...that's warning.
Yes, but it will notify you without warning.
Hey, Paint has a ribbon interface now! That alone is worth top dollar! : )
This space for rent.
and random restarts of Windows 7 was my idea!
Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
Rebooting every few hours, then not booting at all? Many Windows users will just think this is normal.
no problem, itsa toyota with a push button tranny and a sorta sticky gas pedal...
Serenity now, insanity later.
I'm going with my fault for installing Windows 7 in the first place...
The same hardware performs as expected under XP and Linux (SuSe, rPath, and Ubuntu), so folks can draw their own conclusions.