Windows 7 Release Candidate starts bi-hourly hiccups today, seemingly affects nobody

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/windows7rc03012010.jpg (http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2010/02/01/important-reminder-regarding-expiration-of-the-windows-7-rc.aspx)Well here's an interesting one: starting today, users of the legendary Windows 7 Release Candidate (http://www.engadget.com/tag/windows+7+rc) should "begin experiencing bi-hourly shutdowns," yet we haven't received a single tip on this annoying "feature." We have only two assumptions: either our faithful readers have already moved on to the real thing, or you sly devils are on a hacked RC of some sort. In any event, you've got until June 1st to do a full reinstall (no upgrade options on RC, sadly), after which you'll be blocked from important updates and persistently bugged by a "This copy of Windows is not genuine (http://www.engadget.com/tag/wga)" notice. Need more arm-twisting? Just picture Steve Ballmer (http://www.engadget.com/tag/steve+ballmer) hunting you down with a sledgehammer.Windows 7 Release Candidate starts bi-hourly hiccups today, seemingly affects nobody (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/windows-7-release-candidate-starts-bi-hourly-hiccups-today-seem/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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