RC still good?

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Needed to install temporarily on a machine so user can 'check out' this OS,
before buying it.
We still have the RC ISO on a bootable disc. Can this still be installed
now?
Regards and TIA.
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[Lord Vetinari]

Needed to install temporarily on a machine so user can 'check out' this
OS,
before buying it.
We still have the RC ISO on a bootable disc. Can this still be installed
now?

It certainly can. Do you also still have the key? I've misplaced all of
mine......

 

[Van Chocstraw]

Needed to install temporarily on a machine so user can 'check out' this OS,
before buying it.
We still have the RC ISO on a bootable disc. Can this still be installed
now?
Regards and TIA.
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I think it's in degraded mode now and will cease to function in March.

 

[ray]

I think it's in degraded mode now and will cease to function in March.

Probably not if you change the date in the computer!

 

[Muad'Dib]

Needed to install temporarily on a machine so user can 'check out' this OS,
before buying it.
We still have the RC ISO on a bootable disc. Can this still be installed
now?
Regards and TIA.
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From MS Technet:

"Watch the calendar: The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on
March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows
will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid
interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows
before March 1, 2010. You’ll also need to install the programs and data
that you want to use."

G'day

 

[ray]

From MS Technet:

"Watch the calendar: The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on
March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows
will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid
interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows
before March 1, 2010. You’ll also need to install the programs and data
that you want to use."

G'day

Or, simply lie about the date when you install - reset the time in the
BIOS and keep it off the network - how is it going to tell?

 

[Charles Tomaras]

Or, simply lie about the date when you install - reset the time in the
BIOS and keep it off the network - how is it going to tell?

Don't think keeping a computer off the network is much of an option for most
of us who are using Usenet.

One thing you will need to know when you purchase your copy of Windows 7 is
that the RC is Ultimate and you cannot downgrade to anything less than
Ultimate while doing an in place upgrade install. If you want to install
professional or home you will need to do a clean install.

 

[Muad'Dib]

Or, simply lie about the date when you install - reset the time in the
BIOS and keep it off the network - how is it going to tell?

Hehe, in my younger days I did just that to "test" one thing or another
past its expiration. Now days I just purchase the non expiring version
of whatever I decide is for me, or dump it after expiration if its not
what I want. Karma Dude, can't get away from it, so it might as well be
good Karma. <grin>

G'day

 

[Muad'Dib]

Don't think keeping a computer off the network is much of an option for most
of us who are using Usenet.

Well, to just test and see if its something they like and would want to
upgrade to, wouldn't be so bad. However, if it were me, I surely would
want to test networking as well, sooo...

One thing you will need to know when you purchase your copy of Windows 7 is
that the RC is Ultimate and you cannot downgrade to anything less than
Ultimate while doing an in place upgrade install. If you want to install
professional or home you will need to do a clean install.

One can do the upgrade from RC to RTM following a couple easy steps as I
did with Win7 Pro RTM, but for those who are technically challenged they
just need to reinstall the OS they had and then do the Win7 upgrade or
install, keeping in mind that XP will NOT upgrade but will clean install
only. Backing up everything you want before a clean install or upgrade
is important of course.

G'day

 

[Lord Vetinari]

Don't think keeping a computer off the network is much of an option for
most of us who are using Usenet.

One thing you will need to know when you purchase your copy of Windows 7
is that the RC is Ultimate and you cannot downgrade to anything less than
Ultimate while doing an in place upgrade install. If you want to install
professional or home you will need to do a clean install.

I ran into that. When you signed up for the RC, there was a warning about
it.

 

[Charles Tomaras]

One can do the upgrade from RC to RTM following a couple easy steps as I
did with Win7 Pro RTM, but for those who are technically challenged they
just need to reinstall the OS they had and then do the Win7 upgrade or
install, keeping in mind that XP will NOT upgrade but will clean install
only. Backing up everything you want before a clean install or upgrade is
important of course.

G'day

I guess "upgrade" was a poor choice of words on my part because you need a
full version of the Ultimate software to "convert" the RC to the release
version without doing a clean install. You cannot install a full version of
Professional on top of the RC.

I think MS missed some marketing opportunities by not allowing ANY version
of Win 7 to begin the install procedure on top of the RC, then notify the
user that the version they are trying to install is a downgrade or an
upgrade version while then offering to sell them the Ultimate or full
version right there on the spot so the installation can continue. I
encountered this very scenario trying to install the full version of
Professional on top of the RC Ultimate and when faced with the prospects of
bailing on the upgrade install and doing a clean install, would have gladly
reached from my credit card at that instant! So now I did a clean install of
Win7 Pro and MS missed that opportunity to upgrade me to Ultimate.

 

[Muad'Dib]

I guess "upgrade" was a poor choice of words on my part because you need
a full version of the Ultimate software to "convert" the RC to the
release version without doing a clean install. You cannot install a full
version of Professional on top of the RC.

I think MS missed some marketing opportunities by not allowing ANY
version of Win 7 to begin the install procedure on top of the RC, then
notify the user that the version they are trying to install is a
downgrade or an upgrade version while then offering to sell them the
Ultimate or full version right there on the spot so the installation can
continue. I encountered this very scenario trying to install the full
version of Professional on top of the RC Ultimate and when faced with
the prospects of bailing on the upgrade install and doing a clean
install, would have gladly reached from my credit card at that instant!
So now I did a clean install of Win7 Pro and MS missed that opportunity
to upgrade me to Ultimate.

Agreed, and now...

Oops! I really DIDN'T mean an "in-place" upgrade! I ment that one can
use the RC to do an install of RTM without having to reinstall XP or
Vista. It WILL have to be a clean install.

Here's how I did it with a Win7 Pro RTM upgrade disk:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3075/how-to-upgrade-the-windows-7-rc-to-rtm/

However, it did say that an upgrade couldn't be done, (From Ultimate to
Pro Duh, lol), but it also offered to do a clean install and did it
never-the-less. As my RC was just for testing, I saved a few things I
wanted and did the install. So I was happy, and didn't have to install a
copy of Vista or XP in order to do the install. I had the RC on a
separate HD tipple booting W/ XP and Vista Ultimate, using my BIOS boot
menu to separately boot Win7. (So not all three in a boot menu) I just
disconnected the XP/Vista drive and did the Win7 install.

So in the end, I clean installed as I prefer, and in short order using
an upgrade disk.

G'day

 

[bb]

Needed to install temporarily on a machine so user can 'check out' this OS,
before buying it.
We still have the RC ISO on a bootable disc. Can this still be installed
now?
Regards and TIA.
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Just install one of the official published versions but do not enter a
product key when asked. It'll work for 30 days, certainly enough time
to check it out.