Wednesday 3 February 2010

The End for Windows 7 RC

For anyone still running Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate), it's Make Your Mind Up time.

From 1st March up to 1st June, Windows 7 RC will shut down every 2 hours. Apart from the risk of losing your work (no - it isn't saved prior to shutdown) it makes backing up and disk imaging rather tricky.

From 1st of June you will also lose your wallpaper and, more importantly, access to Windows Updates.

So, will you revert to your old Vista or XP setup? Or bite the bullet and go for a full copy of Windows 7?

My recommendation is to back up while you can do so conveniently and go for the full Win 7 installation on a clean machine. I have never regretted it and enjoy the increased performance over my old XP setup and a better experience all round.

Make your mind up - time is ticking!