After the Beta...

Hi guys,

I have W7 installed as a secondary OS on my MSI wind, and as the main OS on my sons PC. All I can say so far is fantastic, althugh in reality I think that we all know that it is simply what Vista SHOULD have been. My question is this: When Windows 7 is officially released, what happens to the licence that I have for the Beta? Will it continue to work or will MS withdraw them and either force you to buy a copy or uninstall? I've had a hunt around on the web and can't seem to find an answer so far. So if this has already been discussed I do apologise, I did make the effort to find the answer 1st. Excellent site by the way

The beta version will no longer function. You will have to buy a new license..

Yep, that's right - it will stop working on the 1st Aug 2009 and you will need to revert to XP/Vista or buy a full Windows 7 license. Also, you can't do an upgrade install to the full version of Windows 7 - so be sure to backup everything before this date

Welcome to forums Fatha and wpurcell

Thanks Ian! The rumour is that the RC will be out before then (fingers crossed!).

Thanks to you both, I think I might install it as a 2nd OS on my Vista machine in that case and put it through its paces in that case. It really is very good from what I've seen so far. I can't help but feel a little cheated though having already purchased a Vista license, and no sign of any cheap upgrades as far as I can see.....but thats a whole new thread ;o)

beta yes but no rc build so u better main till may and upgate beta to rc ( probably will work till march 2010 )