Windows 7 - Beta Expiration?

Will our Beta versions of Windows 7 expire? I've activated mine with the Product Key, so it doesn't say anything about a trial. My friend seems to think that after a year, I'll have to re-install Vista Ultimate.

Type winver into your start search bar then press enter and it will tell you the expiry date

Yes, even though you have activated the BETA, it will eventualy expire. If memory serves, the official beta released by Microsoft in January (Build 7000) will expire on 1 August 2009, while the new Release Candidate (Build 7100) will expire on 1 March 2010.

You'll have 2 choices: Either go back to Windows Vista, or by the release version of Windows 7 when it is available (hopefully in September or October this year)

Ahh, I see. Well, I don't think I'll be going back anytime soon. I love Windows 7 to death, and I have no intentions of giving it up in the near future

I think the RC is releasing on june. Anyways we can always check microsoft's official website

Where have you been, RC was released 4 days ago and you can get it on the Connect, TechNet and other places, not to mention that most of us had well before then when it leaked onto torrent sites.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/e...?ITPID=tnflash