Beta time

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How long does the beta last, i have heard after 2 weeks the program wants new
key, also heard that the key expires after 6 months. What is the truth? i
dont want to go through the trouble of installing it just to have to redo
everything in 2 weeks.
 
With a valid key and succesfull activation you won't need to do a thing
until may/june 2007. But since the Beta 2 is so buggy I'd install the
Release Candidate rather soon.
 
What is the Release Candidate?
droid said:
With a valid key and succesfull activation you won't need to do a thing
until may/june 2007. But since the Beta 2 is so buggy I'd install the
Release Candidate rather soon.
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Charlie said:
What is the Release Candidate?
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Somewhere, once, a "release candidate" is a build of software is a potential
candidate for rtm (release to manufacturing) - i.e. complete and ready to go
and perhaps the version that will ship. Perhaps another version will be
built and it too is a candidate and the company just needs to decide which
one.

Now a-days, though, people use the term to indicate an "advanced beta" i.e.
here, Microsoft uses the term "release candidate" as a way of saying "very
advanced beta". See link Andreas provided.
 
You may not be able to upgrade your installation of Windows Vista Beta 2 (or
RC1) to the final, commercially available edition of Windows Vista. To
upgrade you will need to acquire the final edition of Windows Vista and you
may have to do a clean installation. Time-limited software.

Windows Vista Beta 2 (and RC1) is time-limited, pre-release software that
will expire on June 1, 2007.
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Lasts 14 days without activation, and 365 days - expires round about 1st
June 2007.

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ok. do you know what? this is really aggravating. I have heard so many
different time periods of when the trial expires. does anyone truely know how
long the trial is for. KEYWORDS----"truely know"
 
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