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Running Windows 7 RC? Prepare for Shutdowns

Feb 2, 2010
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Today@PCWorld: Running Windows 7 RC? Prepare for Shutdowns

“If you’re running Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC), the end is near. Starting Feb. 15, people using Windows 7 RC, the free pre-release version of Microsoft’s latest PC operating system, will receive a notification that their trial software is about to expire, according to a post today by Microsoft blogger Brandon LeBlanc on The Windows Blog.

The bi-hourly notifications will remind Win 7 RC users that their PCs will “begin experiencing bi-hourly shutdowns” as of March 1. According to Microsoft Support, brave souls who ignore the reminders are in for some serious nagging. And then it gets worse. Here’s the breakdown…”

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