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Windows 7 RC downloads only available through August 15th
by Brad Linder Jun 23rd 2009 at 3:00PM
If you've been using an early build of Windows 7 beta and haven't upgraded to the Release Candidate yet, you'll probably want to do that by next week. Starting on July 1st, anyone still using Windows 7 Beta will have to put up with their computers rebooting every hour. The beta will expire altogether on August 1st.
Meanwhile, the download program for Windows 7 RC closes on August 15th. You don't necessarily need to install the release candidate by that point, but you will need to download it by then.
It's not surprising that Microsoft is flipping the off switch soon. The company is on track to launch the retail version of Windows on October 22nd, and it's gong to be a lot easier to convince people to buy the software if they can't get it for free.
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kojo87 said 4:37PM on 6-23-2009
im sure all the ISOs will be off torrent trackers by then too...
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Drew Green said 5:23PM on 6-23-2009
I'm surprised they're making it that late...
Doesn't the RC work until Summer '10 or something like that? I would think they would set it to last until November, that way Gold will be available.
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kwhittington said 12:53PM on 7-06-2009
Yup, the Release Candidate works until June 1st of 2010, but it has two hour reboots starting on March 1st of 2010. Check the page yourself over on Microsoft's TechNet: http://tinyurl.com/832nco
So basically you have over 4 months from release to when it will incovenience you to use the Release Candidate. Honestly, try it out. It is pretty darn good. I'm using it on an old laptop and one of my development towers.
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