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Using Windows 7 RC? Pay Up Or Auto Shutdown Warned

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-tests dept.

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."

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  1. Win 7 RC was good by microbee · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I had used it since last May until last December when I bought a discounted ultimate version for $30. The RC had almost everything the final version had, and it was nice for me to be able to try it out before paying for it (and finding a deal). I have no complaint for something that was free for half a year and as high quality as the official version

  2. Re:..so? by aldld · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That actually kinda sounds like something a drug dealer would say.

    Try it for free and get hooked?