when does the public beta end?

[Beck]

When does this public beta end? How long can the Vista Beta 2 be used
before it expires please?
I don't want to install it to find it expires in 2 months as that would be a
waste of time. Would be nice to get at least 4 months out of it.

 

[Jane C]

It expires on either 31 May 2007 or 1 June 2007 depending on your time zone

 

[Beck]

Beta 2 will cease working in June of 2007. Plenty of time.

Excellent, thankyou both.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

The public beta will end and the capability to use Microsoft Update to
update Beta 2 will end no later than the release of Vista. The software
will work until June 1 of 2007 but the beta will be over before then. Beta
licenses expire upon the release of the product.

 

[Mario Rosario]

Does it know if I set the clock back?

Beta 2 will cease working in June of 2007. Plenty of time.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Generally that will lead to a premature timebombing. The delta is an
absolute value.

 

[Beck]

The public beta will end and the capability to use Microsoft Update to
update Beta 2 will end no later than the release of Vista. The software
will work until June 1 of 2007 but the beta will be over before then.
Beta licenses expire upon the release of the product.

Thanks. You see I know what will happen. My little laptop will become
quite comfortable over a year using Vista and will not want to let it go
when the time comes. Lets hope MS release inexpensive versions like
upgrades and oems like they do with XP.

 

[Conor]

When does this public beta end? How long can the Vista Beta 2 be used
before it expires please?

Did you actually bother to read any of the information YOU WERE GIVEN
when you signed up for it?

 

[Beck]

Did you actually bother to read any of the information YOU WERE GIVEN
when you signed up for it?

I have a long email they sent me but it mentions nothing about when it
expires.

 

[Conor]

I have a long email they sent me but it mentions nothing about when it
expires.

When you signed up, you were sent to this page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

If you actually bothered reading it you'll have seen:

"When you register for the Customer Preview Program you will receive
the Beta 2 release plus Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) ? the
next major pre-release of Windows Vista ? when it is available later
this year."

as well as:

"Time-limited software
Windows Vista Beta 2 (and RC1) is time-limited, pre-release software
that will expire on June 1, 2007. "

 

[Timothy Drouillard]

Beta 2 will cease working in June of 2007. Plenty of time.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It is moot. RC1 will be out long before and Beta 2 will just be forgotten.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Scan the postings, Conor. Do you think they are reading anything before
jumping in?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

What difference does it make? RC1 will be out in a few months and nobody
will remember Beta 2 by Halloween anyway.