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Important Reminder Regarding Expiration Of The Windows 7 Rc

Discussion in 'Microsoft News' started by allheart55 (Cindy E), Feb 14, 2010.

  1. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    Operating System:
    Windows 10
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    ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
    CPU:
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-Thuban 3.2GHz
    Memory:
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    CORSAIR CMPSU-750W
    On February 15th, people still running the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will receive a notification reminding them that starting March 1st, 2010, their PC
    will begin experiencing bi-hourly shutdowns. These shutdowns will continue through June 1st, 2010.

    On June 1st, 2010, a non-genuine experience is triggered where your wallpaper is removed and “This copy of Windows is not genuine” will be displayed in the lower
    right corner above the taskbar. This means your PC will no longer be able to obtain optional updates or downloads that require genuine Windows validation.

    To avoid any data loss, I suggest making plans to move to a released version of Windows 7 before the automatic shutdowns start. During these
    shutdowns, your work will not be saved.

    Remember, pre-release versions of Windows are unsupported. For more information on the expiration of the Windows 7 RC, see this KB article .

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    allheart55 (Cindy E), Feb 14, 2010
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  3. BSchwarz

    BSchwarz Guest

    I actually have an old laptop that I haven't fired up in a while that has the RC installed. I think I'll turn it and see how often it shuts down.
     
    BSchwarz, Feb 14, 2010
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