All those who had downloaded the Windows 7 RC and are now using it will be taken aback when the Big Brother Microsoft will start giving out bi-monthly expiry-notifications on your Windows 7 taskbar. So fellows start looking for alternatives. Here is the complete schedule and a temporary work around this problem:

Effective February 15, 2010, the expiration notification process begins:

• Windows 7 RC users receive an expiration notification in the task bar one time per day.
• Windows 7 RC users are presented with the Notification Wizard one time every four hours and then one time every hour.

Effective March 1, 2010, Windows 7 RC enters the next phase of expiration:

• Expiration notifications in the task bar continue.
• Computers that are running Windows 7 RC restart every two hours.
• Important When the computer restarts, your work will not be saved.

Effective June 1, 2010, Windows 7 RC expires:

• Windows starts to a black desktop.
• Windows 7 RC users are presented with a Windows Activation screen. The screen states that the Windows that you are running is not genuine.
• Computers that are running Windows 7 RC restart every two hours.

Solution:

As March 1st approaches, you may try to download and install the 90 day trial of Windows 7 Enterprise. But remember that instead of doing a fresh installation, upgrade your Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day trial.

*Not everyone is eligible for the 90-day trial.