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| Thread ID: 106442 | 2010-01-08 08:52:00 | Windows 7 - pre release. | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 847100 | 2010-01-08 08:52:00 | Hi, I got a computer magazine hire at the public library which has the Win7 Pre Release CD . I assume it cannot be used anymore . I have a spare HDD . I can take out my current HDDs and install this empty new HDD and change the motherboard's date . Will it work? What date should I backdate it to? How long can I use it? PS . I couldn't download this big file since I am / was on 256k BB . :D Cheers! |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 847101 | 2010-01-08 08:55:00 | It will work, but the Release Candidate (the beta has long expired) will start shutting down every two hours in March and stop working altogether in June IIRC. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 847102 | 2010-01-08 18:02:00 | Can you elaborate? I'll do a search. If I pushed back the motherboard clock and the windows clock at least I get a few months of trying it out right ...... Prob be a year later til I go Win7 when I get the RAM upgrade, upgrading at the moment would be a hassle. My WinXP works but having said that it could be a hobbyist thing, many large workplaces still have Win2k, some of them only went XP 2yrs ago. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 847103 | 2010-01-08 19:21:00 | I'm not sure if changing the clock for that reason is legal :xmouth: | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 847104 | 2010-01-08 19:40:00 | I dont think changing the clock will make any diff. Its probably in the software, when it'll expire. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 847105 | 2010-01-08 19:41:00 | And where's it getting the date from Speedy? ;) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 847106 | 2010-01-08 19:48:00 | Space somewhere :p | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 847107 | 2010-01-08 19:49:00 | Uh huh. :stare: | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 847108 | 2010-01-08 19:59:00 | Looks like its got a set timebomb in it. (like the betas). And youre right. It'll die slowly from 1/3/2010. And shut down every 2 hrs till June | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 847109 | 2010-01-08 20:04:00 | A pity March 1 is my birthday. :( :p | pcuser42 (130) | ||
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