Microsoft extends the expiration of Windows 8 Developer Preview

Recently Microsoft has released an update (KB2671501) that extends the evaluation version would be alive through January 15, 2013. The update is available for both Windows 8 Developer Preview and Windows 8 Server Developer Preview.

In September of last year, Microsoft officially previewed Windows 8 and offered developers a chance to evaluate and the new Windows platform for a limited time. And the expiration dates were set to March 11, 2012 and April 8, 2012 for Windows 8 Developer Preview and Windows 8 Server Developer Preview respectively.

To get this update, Run Windows Update from Control Panel, and then click Check for Updates. After you install this update, Windows automatically tries to reactivate after the restart until activation is successful.
Important: You must install this update to postpone the expiration otherwise the evaluation period will remain as earlier. And you can check the expiration date, by running winver or winver.exe from Start Search, Run Dialog Box or Command Prompt.

While a week ago, Microsoft also announced that Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be released in upcoming Mobile World Congress event to be held in Barcelona, Spain. So I’m sure we don’t need to worry because we will have a new toy to play with.
Original Article Here >> Microsoft extends Windows 8 Developer Preview life - Windows Valley
 
What's the point of that though??

If the CP (Beta) is coming come Feb 29, 2012, why extend the expiration date of the DP all the way to Jan 2013?

Seems unnecessary, unless I'm missing something?
 

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Agreed. I've already cleaned mine out to use the same space for the BEta!
 

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agree with Airbot..!!
 

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Agreed. I've already cleaned mine out to use the same space for the BEta!

Did that a month or so ago...

I hope the CP is not a ridiculously low timebomb by comparison :huh:
 

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You would think the CP would be good into next year.
 

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Then I hope the CP expires after 2013
 

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Hmmm - I've installed that update & checked the activation date for windows (today) but Winver still shows 11/3/2012 as expiry date. This copy is Win8 64bit under Virtualbox.

Robin
 

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i cant update windows 8 manually... it gives an error code C0020012. :(


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please help!!!

EDIT: ummm... it works now. i did a system refresh and it works perfectly...
 
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I've also installed that update & checked the activation date for windows (today) but Winver still shows 11/3/2012 as expiry date. This copy is Win8 64bit.
 

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I've also installed that update & checked the activation date for windows (today) but Winver still shows 11/3/2012 as expiry date. This copy is Win8 64bit.

I would agree with that, that must be a error showing the date of Jan 2013.:confused:
 

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I have this update installed and it shows the expiry date as 15/01/2013, but it's irrelevant as Airbot says because of the CP release in a few days. So, don't worry if you can not update and extend the expiry date as the CP version will expire on that date as well.
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What's the point of that though??

If the CP (Beta) is coming come Feb 29, 2012, why extend the expiration date of the DP all the way to Jan 2013?

Seems unnecessary, unless I'm missing something?

There is a difference, with the Developers preview there are tools included to build Window 8 programs, and Microsoft knows that
these folks need more time finishing up open project they have going. The Consumer Preview is just that, for regular windows users to check out the upcoming Windows 8 O/S and the Metro interface. The CP will be more end-user friendly than the DP version is.
 

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have it installed, but Winver said it expires 12/03/1012 6:59
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I dont see any reason for that too

:doh:
 

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Got it, Mate..! After two attempts :eek:
 

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I'm sure they just extended it because the CP is the same code branch and they are for all intents and purposes setting the CPs expiration date.
 

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