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How do I upgrade from Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM?

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Mar 15, 20261878 views

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I want to install Windows 7 RC. I know about the time bomb in June of 2010, where it will cease to work, and that a few months before that it will shut down every two hours. If I install Windows 7 RC, will I be able to upgrade it to a non-time bombed version? If I pre-order the RTM, will I need to …

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There is a technique described here which sounds like it might work to upgrade RC->RTM. Has anybody tried this?

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