Windows 7 RC begins implosion
Today marks the beginning of Windows 7 RC’s death. Well, nothing too morbid persay, but starting today, any system with Windows 7 Release Candidate will shutdown after two hours. On it’s own, of course. This is to encourage you to upgrade to the real deal and buy an official copy. You have until June 1st to install over it before it goes poof! And by install over, I mean full wipe and reinstall. Sadly, Microsoft only thought of this public beta test as just that, a beta test. They never intended for it to have an upgrade path once the real product came out. So, there are millions out there who will need to install a real version of Windows 7 of their RC copies. Or will there?
I’ve since gotten Windows 7 Professional for my main system. As for the only system in my house that’s running Windows 7, it’s an old laptop with drivers that even 7 couldn’t find. That old system is going back to XP for better compatibility. So, if you’re running RC, get out there and purchase the full version. It’s about time.
