Early adopters of Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Save 50% on Microsoft Office for Mac 2008. Click here to learn more. More about Microsoft next operating system won’t face debilitating bi-hourly shutdowns or be forced to clean-install the release candidate until July 1, despite an email that went out over the holiday weekend setting a June 1 deadline.

The date for the shutdowns to begin is actually July 1, a month before the Windows 7 beta program expires, according to Microsoft Windows blogger Brandon LeBlanc, who posted the information early Tuesday to the company’s Windows 7 blog.

LeBlanc’s post doesn’t explain how the mix-up occurred. Spokesperson Lauren Irving told TechNewsWorld that the posting would serve as the company’s comment on the matter.

Microsoft urged anyone using the beta to move to the release candidate, which is available for download now.
Testing Can Still Be Troublesome

However, users would perhaps be best advised not to install the prerelease software on production machines or computers with critical data, said Michael Cherry, research vice president for operating systems at Directions on Microsoft — even if it is a slick and stable operating system.

“I don’t have a lot of sympathy for someone who says they have a transition problem,” Cherry told TechNewsWorld. “You’re volunteering to be a guinea pig.”

Microsoft itself has provided the same advice.

“While the RC is stable and has been thoroughly tested, it’s not the finished product. Your computer could crash and you could lose important files. So please back up your data and please don’t test the RC on your primary home or business PC,” the software maker says in an FAQ on the release candidate.

Potential problems include software installation failures, printer and video card problems, network access issues and corrupted files.

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