Q: Which editions of Windows 7 are free on the 90 day trial basis?
Microsoft is letting users to download only the Enterprise edition of Windows 7 for free. Other editions like Home Basic, Ultimate will not be available for download.
Q: Is this Windows 7 Free License version a pre or a final release?
This version of Windows 7 Free license download will be the final release. Going formally, it is called the Released-to-Manufacturing or the RTM version. So, the RTM version of Windows 7 Enterprise will be available for Windows 7 Free license download. It is not the pre-version so you need not be disappointed. This is the safe software that is available to VL throught SA. It is feature complete.
Q: Who can download Windows 7 Free License Edition?
Only IT professionals, developers, IT engineers, IT decision makers who intend to test Windows 7 on their hardware, test their hardware, see various features available in Windows 7, know it more, and see things like the deployment strategies available in Windows 7 will be available to download it.
As already mentioned in how to download Windows 7 free license article, before someone can download Windows 7 free license, one will be asked to fill up a survey. If the survey is not correctly filled, the download will be denied. So be careful when you fill up the survey.
However, if you have access to Windows 7 through TechNet or MSDN, you already have access to Windows 7 RTM which will be without a timeout period so you need not download Windows 7 free license version which is a 90-day trial version.
Q: What are the languages in which Windows 7 Free license version will be available for download?
Here are the languages in which Windows 7 free license version will be available for download -
1.English
2.French
3.Spanish
4.German
5.Japanese
Other languages have not been considered.
Q: Is their any timeout period for the Windows 7 free license edition?
Yes, there is. The Windows 7 free license or Windows 7 free edition will be available to use for only 90 days. Once this period expires, the computer on which the Windows 7 free license will be installed will begin restarting every 1 hour.
Q: Is there any precautions one must take before installing the Windows 7 Free edition?
Yes, there is one prime precaution one must take. It is that you must have your data backed up properly so that your personal data is not at stake if something goes wrong.
Q: What browsers are recommended for the Windows 7 free license download?
Three browsers, namely Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8 and Mozilla Firefox are recommended to be used as they support the experience of Windows 7 free license download.
Q: What are the minimum requirements to install and use Windows 7 Free License?
Following are the minimum basic requirements to install and use Windows 7 free edition -
Processor – 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
RAM – 1 GB of RAM for 32-bit and 2 GB for 64 bit version
HDD space – at least 16 GB of HDD space must be available for 32 bit version and 20 GB for 63 bit version
DirectX 9 graphics processor is required with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
A DVD compatible optical drive and
Internet access is also required (Microsoft will not bear the fees for the download, if any)
Q: What if the download gets interrupted or doesn't complete?
Windows 7 free license download will be a resume-able download. If the download gets interrupted, then you can restart the download from where it stopped and you will not have to download the whole thing once again if it doesn't complete.
Q: What are the steps to install Windows 7 Free license?
The installation process of Windows 7 trial version or Windows 7 free license version is easy. If you do not usually install operating systems and think you might face problems, then you may check the Microsoft's official website to know on how to install that copy.
Q: Can I do deployment on Windows 7 Free License version?
Since, the Windows 7 free edition is fully featured and not just a demo version, you can do all you want. So, the answer to this question is yes. You can do deployment and other practices on Windows 7 Free License just like normal purchased Windows as well.
Q: What about the product key and activation of Windows 7 Free edition?
You need not enter a product key to use Windows 7 free edition. However, you will be needed to activate the Windows 7 free license version to use it. Otherwise, you might face problems of automatic shutdown of your machine. So, do not worry about the product key as it will be already embedded, but do not forget to activate the Windows 7 free edition as well, it is important.
Q: Will there be any updates on Windows 7 Free license version?
Well, you will not be disappointed. Yes, surely, there will be updates for the Windows 7 free edition as well. All you need to get the updates downloaded is to keep your automatic updates on so that the system knows what and when to download when Microsoft publishes a new update for the Windows 7 free edition.
Q: When will the Windows 7 free edition be available for download?
The Windows 7 free edition will be available for download from April 29, 2011. Hurry, cause you are not the only one. There will be limited copies available for the download. The download will be available from April 29, 2011 till when the supply remains.
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Raheel
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