Windows 98 Beta Expires on December 31, 1998 (181686)
The information in this article applies to:
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit, Beta Release ISBN 1-57231-878-3
This article was previously published under Q181686 SUMMARY
The Microsoft Windows 98 Beta Release is a time-limited program. After a
date preprogrammed into the system, the Windows 98 Beta Release operating
system will no longer load. Install the full version of Windows 98 to
remove the time limitation.
The CD-ROM label and Betagide.doc file state that the expiration date is
December 31, 1998. However, the release notes (Relnotes.doc) included on
the CD-ROM state that the expiration date is August 24, 1998.
MORE INFORMATION
The correct expiration date is December 31, 1998. Windows 98 will begin
warning you in November 1998 that your system is due to expire shortly.
Note that support for the Windows 98 Beta Release expired on June 25,
1998, when the release version of Microsoft Windows 98 first appeared in
stores. Support is no longer available for this product.
For more information, please see the Betagide.doc file in the root
directory of the Windows 98 Resource Kit CD-ROM.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/18/1999 |
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