RC2 Expires!

[Guest]

I just want to ask something! Why my RC2 expires on 6/1/2006?
Any ideas?

 

[Paul Smith]

I just want to ask something! Why my RC2 expires on 6/1/2006?
Any ideas?

Because all pre-release versions come to an end.

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[Jeff]

Oh Paul,
Look at the date the op gives!!
6/1/2006
maybe a typo; but if not!! -it's expired!!
lol

Jeff

 

[Daze N. Knights]

I just want to ask something! Why my RC2 expires on 6/1/2006?
Any ideas?

6/1/2006?

Your RC2 expires before it was even released? You certainly got gypped
and should demand your money back from MS.

 

[Jane C]

All pre-release versions of Vista will expire on either 31 May 2007, or 1
June 2007, depending on your time zone ;-)

 

[Boomer]

All pre-release versions of Vista will expire on either 31 May 2007, or 1
June 2007, depending on your time zone ;-)

What if you want to keep it running longer than that? Just set back your
computer clock back, say, one year?

 

[Richard Urban]

Sure. Go ahead. Then you will see the multitude of other problems you cause
by doing so.

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[Rich Milburn]

Well, Windows Update would stop working, for one thing. And will that really
work?
I had a beta 1 install that I didn't activate before 30 days, and didn't
have the TCP/IP configured right, so I couldn't activate it. I tried setting
the clock back and it didn't work. Ended up reinstalling...

Rich Milburn
MVP - Directory Services

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Try it now and see.
But typically setting the date/time forward or back is cumulative.
Once the time has passed and the time bomb has gone off, only a Clean
Install can resolve it.

 

[jwardl]

2006???

You mean, it expires BEFORE it was released?

 

[Guest]

Hey guys!
My mistake it expires 6/1/2007!
Thanks anyway for the help!