In case you;re one of these Windows 7 testers still running the Beta — and not the Release Candidate — of Microsoft;s next-generation client,
Windows 7 Pro Key, it;s time to get the lead out.Bi-hourly shutdowns of the Windows 7 Beta (which Microsoft released officially in January of this year) are set to begin next week,
Office Pro Plus 2007, on July 1. On August 1,
Microsoft Office 2007 Pro Plus, the Windows 7 Beta will be marked as “non-Genuine” software, with these operating it becoming subject t the punishments that Microsoft has earmarked for pirates.Testers have until August 15 to download the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) build,
Windows 7 Activation, which Microsoft made available for download starting in May 2009. The RC is set to begin its own bi-hourly shutdowns in March 2010 and to be designated “non-Genuine” in June 2010.Windows 7 is expected to be released to manufacturing in July and will be generally available starting October 22,
Microsoft Office Home And Stude/nt 2010, 2009.