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A Microsoft official on Tuesday confirmed that the software maker plans to cripple the beta version of Windows 7 on July 1. The official said that an e-mail sent to users over the Memorial Day weekend indicating that the shutdown would begin on June 1 was in error.
“The date for when bi-hourly shutdowns will begin for the Windows 7 Beta was incorrect,” Brandon LeBlanc, Microsoft’s in-house Windows blogger, wrote in a post early Tuesday. “We apologize for the confusion and inconvenience this may have caused.”
LeBlanc confirmed that, starting on July 1, users who are still running Windows 7 Beta will see their computers shut down and reboot every two hours. “I’ll be posting a reminder that bi-hourly shutdowns will begin for the Windows 7 Beta as we get closer to July 1,” he wrote.
The interruptions are designed to encourage early adopters to move to Windows 7 Release Candidate, a more polished preview version of Microsoft’s next operating system.
“If you’re still on the Windows 7 Beta you should certainly look at giving the Windows 7 RC at try!” wrote LeBlanc in his blog post.
Windows 7 RC will function until June 1, 2010. After that, users will need to upgrade to a full, paid version of the operating system to continue use. Microsoft recently said it’s on pace to deliver a final version of Windows 7 in time for the crucial holiday shopping season.
Microsoft hopes Windows 7 helps it recover from the Vista flop. Vista failed to catch on with mainstream computer users and businesses have shunned it outright. Windows 7 is said to be lighter and easier to use than its predecessor. It also includes slick new features such as built-in support for touch screens and tools that improve everyday tasks such as desktop searches and PC-to-PC file transfers.
As though some Vista machines don’t already reboot every two hours.
Today we are announcing the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. SP2 represents the latest step in Microsoft’s commitment to continuous improvement. It includes all updates that have been delivered since SP1, as well as support for new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards.?
Precision Computers NEVER recommends downloading any Service Pack until it has been a out for at least 3 months. We are still not using SP3 for Windows XP. Why would you want to be a Guinea Pig for Microsoft?