Expiry date of RC is actually JUNE not MAR 2010

[jimbo45]

Hi all
The difference in the expiry date bewteen WINVER and SIW has been bugging me -- I know it's a moot point since RTM will be out LONG before then but some things just stay in the brain.

Anyway the REAL expiry date is based on the Licensing procedure

so if you type in elevated command mode

slmgr /dlv

you'll find the expiry date is (in my case) 02 june 2010 -- yours might be 01 June 2010 -- depending on regional code and when you installed it.

After entering the command wait a few seconds for a new window to appear.

So SIW has it.

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cheers
jimbo

 

[murphy25]

jimbo are u sure it aint the 6th febuary 2010.
i just checked mine and its the same as yours 02/06/2010 i also checked winver and that says 02/03/2010 3 months differance sounds a lot but 3 days seems more like it does anybody know how ms writes these things is it month first or day first like normal people:roflmao:

 

[andych]

jimbo are u sure it aint the 6th febuary 2010.
i just checked mine and its the same as yours 02/06/2010 i also checked winver and that says 02/03/2010 3 months differance sounds a lot but 3 days seems more like it does anybody know how ms writes these things is it month first or day first like normal people:roflmao:

I think it all depends on your location and how dates are set for that location.
Mine says the same as yours. Maybe someone in the USA can check theirs and advise.

 

[murphy25]

well i just stumbled on this when i was trying to find out the time in redmond so i snipped it,it seems the good people of redmond think different to most of us and write the month first-

 

[andych]

well i just stumbled on this when i was trying to find out the time in redmond so i snipped it,it seems the good people of redmond think different to most of us and write the month first-

That is standard USA date format.....it can catch us Normal people out at times.
I am pretty sure that all settings etc change when you set your location, so all we need is for someone in the USA to check winver and slmgr and advise what theirs says.

 

[Mark]

As I have posted before, this is when you should expect it to expire, as was posted on TechNet early then taken down a few hours latter.

Read this thread for more.

 

[polycue]

The Microsoft Software License Terms states: "The software will stop running on June 1, 2010."

 

[jblazea50]

i'm in the USA and here's mine using the slmgr /dlv

looks like it will expire on June 1, 2010

using Winver, it shows March 1, 2010

 

[Mark]

There is no confusion here, as clearly stated by Microsoft, it will it will expire on June 1st.

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