Windows 7 pre-release version will expire how to upgrade [Photos]

A friend today is very anxious to call to ask why Windows 7 Ultimate installed on his computer pop-up prompt: This The pre-release version of Windows 7 Ultimate will expire in seven days and requires immediate backup of the data. He pointed out that his Windows 7 Ultimate is successfully registered with the activation code he is looking for online. Now he is also confused and can't figure out whether his Windows 7 system is activated.
Originally thought that this problem should be known to everyone, you can search the Internet and find out a lot of friends who have asked this question. The reason why Windows 7 automatically prompts users that this pre-release version is about to expire is due to Microsoft's policy. limited. Since the beta release, the Windows 7 operating system has been widely watched by users around the world because of its excellent performance. A large number of users are vying to install tests. Before the official release of Windows 7, there were new releases or leaks, so several versions appeared during the test. Some Windows 7 users even found that the system just installed the day before was replaced by the new version in two days. However, as an ordinary netizen, few people take the installation system as a pleasure. The installation system is actually simple, but the backup and restore of important data during the installation process is very troublesome, and the test version is almost a small update, the change is not very obvious, so Most users choose to keep changing and always use this version of their own.
But as Windows 7 continues to upgrade until the official release, there is still a big difference between the original beta and Microsoft, so Microsoft can use the newer version to gradually expire the previous beta. These betas are all so-called pre-release versions. Windows 7 Beta has expired on August 1, 2009. As early as June 17, 2009, users of Windows 7 Beta will receive an expiration notification every day. As the expiration time approaches, users receive notifications. The frequency is higher, until the system will restart the computer every two hours. After the prompt of Windows 7, the users of Windows 7 Beta are basically upgraded to the updated version in time, the RC version after the Beta version.
There are a lot of netizens who use Windows 7 RC version. After all, it will not be too much difference between the RC version and the official version, but please note that this is still only a pre-release version. The friend who came to ask for help today is also using this version. I found the activation code on the Internet and successfully registered that I can use Windows 7 Ultimate for a long time, but this is not the case. Microsoft is scheduled to notify the Windows 7 RC version of the user system expiration information on February 15, 2010. The notification process is the same as the Beta version:
* The expiration notice will begin on February 15, 2010.
Users of the Windows 7 RC version receive an expiration notification every day in their taskbar.
At the beginning, the system displays the notification wizard to the Windows 7 RC version user every 4 hours and then displays it once an hour.
*On March 1, 2010, the Windows 7 RC version will enter the next expiration phase:
Continue to display expiration notifications in the taskbar.
Computers running Windows 7 RC versions are restarted every two hours.
*On June 1, 2010, the Windows 7 RC version expired:
Windows boots to a black screen desktop.
The system displays the "Windows Activation" screen to Windows 7 RC version users. The screen indicates that the Windows you are running is not genuine.
Computers running Windows 7 RC versions are restarted every two hours.
Windows 7 RC version of the internal version number is 7100, you can immediately check whether your Windows 7 system is the version, if it is installed this version, you have to start to transfer your important data, ready to upgrade or re- Install the operating system.
Solving the above problem is actually simple, re-download and install a newer version of Windows 7 RTM, or choose to return to your own XP or Vista system. If windows7 can bring you a better experience and improve your work efficiency, you can't put it down. It is not necessary to consider upgrading directly to genuine. At present, the Windows 7 operating system has been officially released, and the lowest-priced Windows 7 Home Basic Edition can be purchased for only 399 yuan.
Speaking of the version number of Windows 7, if you don't know which version you installed, the following small series will teach you how to view the detailed version number of Windows 7 system.
The easiest way is to type the “winver” command in the Run box of the Start menu and press Enter to see the popup window, which will display the corresponding large version number.
But this command can't see the detailed version number after 7100. If you want to see more detailed, you can use another command "Slmgr.vbs", and this command can take some parameters to get you more. More information. For example, “slmgr.vbs -dli” can view the Windows 7 system version, some product keys, and license status.


& ldquo; slmgr.vbs -dlv & rdquo; you can view the most detailed information on activation, including activation ID, installation ID, activation deadline date.


In addition, the use of & ldquo; slmgr.vbs -xpr & rdquo; command to check whether they have completely activated Windows 7 system;


& ldquo; slmgr.vbs -ipk & rdquo; replace Windows 7 serial number; & ldquo;slmgr.vbs -ato” Activate Windows 7 system.