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Windows 7: Reminder: Windows 7 RC will expire Effective June 1, 2010.
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23 May 2010
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#1 | |
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64 Wanderer |
Reminder: Windows 7 RC will expire Effective June 1, 2010.
Quote: Description of Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality.
Important We strongly recommend that users who are running any of these prerelease versions of Windows 7 migrate their computers to a release version of Windows 7, or to another operating system before the listed expiration dates.
Windows 7 RC expiration
Effective June 1, 2010, Windows 7 RC will expire.
To continue using your computer, you should prepare to install the retail release version of Windows 7 or install an earlier version of Windows before the June 1, 2010 expiration date. You will be unable to upgrade from Windows 7 RC to the retail release version of Windows 7. However, you can back up or transfer your data to your next or previous operating system.
Windows 7 RC expiration functionality
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. More... | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number 76~2.0
OS Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18
Memory 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Sound Card Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays 22" LCD Dell
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse CM Sentinel
PSU Corsair HX650W
Case Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans
Hard Drives Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache,
Internet Speed Dismal
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera Next
Other Info eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External USB WD 500GB
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23 May 2010
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Utah |
Wow, it seems to have taken so long to get to this point, and yet it's been less than a year since Windows 7 was officially released. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Zen Productions
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel i7-860
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
Memory Corsair Dominator 1600Mhz, 8-8-8-24 1.65v 2x2GB
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 5770 HD
Sound Card Intel High Definition Sound
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX Revolution
PSU Corsair CMPSU-750HX 750W
Case Antec p183
Cooling Corsair H50 Water Cooler
Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb
Internet Speed 768 mb/s
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23 May 2010
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#3 | |
Dual-boot: Windows 7 HP 32-bit SP1 & Windows XP Pro 32-bit SP2. Battle, near Hastings, UK |
Is anyone still using it? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Advent
OS Dual-boot: Windows 7 HP 32-bit SP1 & Windows XP Pro 32-bit SP2.
CPU AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.8Ghz
Motherboard FOXCONN A6VMX (Socket 940)
Memory 4.0GB RAM
Graphics Card 256MB On-board ATI Radeon X1200 Series
Sound Card UnKnown
Monitor(s) Displays 19" TFT Mointor
Screen Resolution 1400 by 900
Keyboard HP Keyboard
Hard Drives 500GB Western Digital WDC
Internet Speed Dial-up via Mobile phone (Three)
Other Info 80GB External Hard-drive.
Also I have an old Windows XP Laptop for backup/occasional use etc.
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23 May 2010
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#4 | |
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It would actually be kind of fun to watch this happen. 
Not on my machine, of course...  | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU Intel i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EX58-DS4
Memory 6.00 GB
Graphics Card Invidia GeForce GTS 250
Sound Card integrated
Monitor(s) Displays SyncMaster T240
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Hard Drives WD 1T Sata
Seagate 1T SATA
Other Info I have two other systems running Windows 7 Home Premium...
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23 May 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 QC, Canada |
Who still uses it? I'm on the RTM since mid-December... | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU Core i7 950 3.06 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
Memory Corsair XSM3 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 9-9-9-24
Graphics Card Asus nVidia GeForce GTX460 Factory Overclocked
Sound Card HT-Omega Claro 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VW246H 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech K350
Mouse Logitech M510
PSU Xigmatek NRP-PC702 700W (cable hell)
Case Lian-Li Lancool PC-K62
Cooling Stock fans for PC case, Cooler Master Hyper N520 for CPU
Hard Drives 1x90GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (System, internal)
1x1TB Western Digital Green (Internal)
1x1TB Samsung/Seagate 7200RPM (Internal)
1x500GB Hitachi 7200RPM (Internal)
Internet Speed 30Mbits dl - 10Mbits up
Browser Firefox v20
Other Info Sound system : Eagle Arion ET-AR504LR-BK 35 Watts RMS 2.1
Printer : Samsung ML-2010 Mono
Scanner : Canon Canoscan LiDE 200
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23 May 2010
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#6 | |
window's 7 bermuda triangle |
Quote: Computers that are running Windows 7 RC restart every two hours. And i hope nobody posting a thread saying that their windows restart suddenly every 2 hours | | My System Specs | | OS window's 7
CPU core 2 quad
Motherboard gigabyte
Memory 2gb corsair
Graphics Card ati hd4850
Monitor(s) Displays lg
Screen Resolution 1600 X 900
Case power logic
Other Info none of the spec above is accurate
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24 May 2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 Doncaster, UK |
Oh, we're waiting for them. This has been well-publicised, and people still running the RC version of Windows 7 shouldn't really be surprised when it finally starts to happen. Since the expiry date of the RC was meant to allow people to use the OS until the RTM was released (and for a period after, to give them chance to purchase the RTM version), Microsoft could quite easily have changed the date following its release, which they haven't. In fact, I consider this date to be quite generous, considering that it is 7 months after the RTM release. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case Gigabyte IF233
Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus Avast! 7.0.1474
Browser IE 9
Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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24 May 2010
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64 Wanderer |
I'm sure we'll see 'a few' requests for assistance.
It was quite generous to let this go for 7 months. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number 76~2.0
OS Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18
Memory 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Sound Card Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays 22" LCD Dell
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse CM Sentinel
PSU Corsair HX650W
Case Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans
Hard Drives Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache,
Internet Speed Dismal
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera Next
Other Info eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External USB WD 500GB
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25 May 2010
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#9 | |
window's 7 bermuda triangle |
7 month is long . Even trial software was like for 30 days only. It is generous to say | | My System Specs | | OS window's 7
CPU core 2 quad
Motherboard gigabyte
Memory 2gb corsair
Graphics Card ati hd4850
Monitor(s) Displays lg
Screen Resolution 1600 X 900
Case power logic
Other Info none of the spec above is accurate
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28 May 2010
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#10 | |
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As far as being "generous," wasn't the speculated release date for Windows 7 still sometime in January 2010 when the RC came out? | | My System Specs | | Reminder: Windows 7 RC will expire Effective June 1, 2010. problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:21 PM. |  |
