Windows 7 Beta ? -

I am just downloading windows 7 beta from microsoft website. I have got the activation key but i was just wondering if this windows 7 beta is a trail or is it to use for life without any time or other limites? Thanks. ~Jamie~

It will quit working on August 1, 2009.

Hey Jamie- As others have pointed out the Beta will expire Aug. 1st, at which time you will need to reinstall Vista if you performed an upgrade installation or wipe out your Windows 7 partition if you dual-booted. This second method is the safest way to try out the Beta. Here is a tutorial on how to dual boot if you are interested. http://lifehacker.com/5126781/how-to-dua... Cheers, Jeff Windows Outreach Team

It will stop working in August 2009. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows... Read the seventh point.

To my knowledge, Microsoft does not release any life-time without limits software during beta rounds. For this Windows beta, I think the expiration date is set on 1st Aug 2009.