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dragos240
February 3rd, 2010, 12:40 AM
http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-7-rc-expiration-prompts-begin-in-two-weeks



Effective February 15, 2010, the expiration notification process begins:


Windows 7 RC users receive an expiration notification in the task bar one time per day.
Windows 7 RC users are presented with the Notification Wizard one time every four hours and then one time every hour.

Effective March 1, 2010, Windows 7 RC enters the next phase of expiration:


Expiration notifications in the task bar continue.
Computers that are running Windows 7 RC restart every two hours.

Effective June 1, 2010, Windows 7 RC expires:


Windows starts to a black desktop.
Windows 7 RC users are presented with a Windows Activation screen. The screen states that the Windows that you are running is not genuine.
Computers that are running Windows 7 RC restart every two hours.

qalimas
February 3rd, 2010, 12:48 AM
Lie? Everyone was made aware of this as soon as the RC was released...

thatguruguy
February 3rd, 2010, 12:49 AM
It was a release candidate. If you thought it was "free windows", you don't understand the whole idea of beta testing.

pwnst*r
February 3rd, 2010, 12:50 AM
http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-7-rc-expiration-prompts-begin-in-two-weeks

Seems the "free windows" was a lie. I can't say I didn't see something coming.

What are you smoking?

dragos240
February 3rd, 2010, 12:51 AM
What are you smoking?

Nothing.

thatguruguy
February 3rd, 2010, 12:52 AM
Maybe you should start.

Shibblet
February 3rd, 2010, 12:58 AM
Seems the "free windows" was a lie. I can't say I didn't see something coming.

Free as in free?
Free as in beer?

Or, Free as in I don't want to pay for this so I will steal it anyway, and attempt to hack it.

Well, that does fit with the windows lifestyle...

dragos240
February 3rd, 2010, 01:00 AM
Maybe you should start.

No thanks. I will decline your offer. I am still a minor, and I'm against smoking. I just wanted to notify the forums of what is to come. I don't use it anyway, I just read it online, and thought it should be posted.

pwnst*r
February 3rd, 2010, 01:03 AM
No thanks. I will decline your offer. I am still a minor, and I'm against smoking. I just wanted to notify the forums of what is to come. I don't use it anyway, I just read it online, and thought it should be posted.

Except, what's the problem?

dragos240
February 3rd, 2010, 01:04 AM
Except, what's the problem?

Problem? What problem?

thatguruguy
February 3rd, 2010, 01:04 AM
Well, then, thanks for informing a bunch of people who use a particular linux distro that a release candidate of another operating system will soon no longer be useful.

Or something.

nmaster
February 3rd, 2010, 01:06 AM
the original poster totally got smashed. thats not the ubuntu way.

dragos240
February 3rd, 2010, 01:06 AM
Well, then, thanks for informing a bunch of people who use a particular linux distro that a release candidate of another operating system will soon no longer be useful.

Or something.

You do realize that not everyone on this forum uses ubuntu, and that a fraction of our users use windows as well. How long have you been here? I use gentoo for example.

pwnst*r
February 3rd, 2010, 01:07 AM
Problem? What problem?

Now that you edited your original post, I guess you don't have one any longer. This isn't news in the slightest.

dragos240
February 3rd, 2010, 01:09 AM
Now that you edited your original post, I guess you don't have one any longer. This isn't news in the slightest.

It's news to me. And I thought some would like to know, you already know, well fine, no need to flame me for posting it.

juancarlospaco
February 3rd, 2010, 01:10 AM
The Virus keep working?

Mike'sHardLinux
February 3rd, 2010, 01:15 AM
I knew it would stop working in June, but I sure don't remember reading that it would be posting DAILY notifications to upgrade starting in February!!!

cariboo
February 3rd, 2010, 01:19 AM
Closed by request, by the op.