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Title: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: quandam on Feb 23, 2010, 18:47:30
http://www.blogsdna.com/7241/test-windows-7-professional-online-for-free.htm
Title: Re: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: Rik on Feb 23, 2010, 18:50:40
That takes me to a Zone Alarm page, Q?
Title: Re: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: Glenn on Feb 23, 2010, 18:51:20
The RTM will shortly stop working after 2 hours use shortly, before stopping totally in June. Upgrade, or revert to your old OS soon.
Title: Re: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: Rik on Feb 23, 2010, 18:51:48
And now to a Win7 page.  :dunno:
Title: Re: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: Glenn on Feb 23, 2010, 18:52:53
Quote from: Rik on Feb 23, 2010, 18:50:40
That takes me to a Zone Alarm page, Q?

Try a 2nd time, it works then.
Title: Re: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: quandam on Feb 23, 2010, 18:54:04
Quote from: Glenn on Feb 23, 2010, 18:51:20
The RTM will shortly stop working after 2 hours use shortly, before stopping totally in June. Upgrade, or revert to your old OS soon.

Glenn

I do note that they don't give an end to the test run. :dunno:
Title: Re: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: Glenn on Feb 23, 2010, 18:57:15
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/02/windows_7_rc_auto_shutdowns/ is for the RTM installed on a PC.
Title: Re: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: Rik on Feb 23, 2010, 18:58:17
Quote from: Glenn on Feb 23, 2010, 18:52:53
Try a 2nd time, it works then.

I did. :)
Title: Re: Free Test Run Of Windows 7. Any Use To You?
Post by: JB on Feb 23, 2010, 21:36:13
I circumnavigated the problems of Windows 7 shutting my computer down every two hours by keeping my WinXP installation. Job Done!