Windows keeps popping up a message that states: ___ Backup important data now This pre-release version of Windows 7 Enterprise will expire in n days. Back up your files, and then install any released edition of Windows. ___ This version of Windows is the released version for our university and I have successfully registered it with the KMS Server. System properties shows that it is properly activated and that when looking at the version 6.1.7601 this is the one that is SP1.tech analyst

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Hi - I am now getting this message on my Windows 7 Home premium installation. I installed Sp1 beta at the suggestion of a microsoft engineer (to fix an unrelated problem) and then uninstalled it last october. It appeared to reinstall itself several days later and I uninstalled it again. My system screen shows Windows 7 Service pack 1, v.721 but the lower right hand corner of the desktop says "Evaluation copy: Build 7601". When I try to uninstall the current Sp1, the uninstallation fails. The error message I'm getting every few hours tells me to reinstall windows 7. This is unacceptable - I have literally dozens of installed programs that I use on a daily basis - the windows boot drive has 831 GB used. This is the most ridiculous situation that I have ever seen - I have a perfectly good, perfectly legal, perfectly running version of Windows 7 and it tells me it is going to expire tomorrow. I am more than disgusted. - Norm W

I'm getting the same message. I have a legit version of Windows 7 Ultimate (signature edition from the House Party promo). Help! Ron.

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Ron - The problem is truly idiotic for those of us with a perfectly legitimate version of Windows 7. It turns out that you can reinstall your Win 7 operating system WITHOUT LOSING ANY OF YOUR INSTALLED PROGRAMS OR SETTINGS as long as you can boot your system into Win 7. You need your original boot disk as long as it contains SP1, and of course your product serial number for activation. If your disk is too old (pre Sp1) you can download a full Sp1 Win 7 disk image from Digitalriver. This is a full legitimate copy of the installation disk. Microsoft will never tell you how to find it (they'll be happy to sell you a new installation disk) but it can be found at: http://techdows.com/2011/07/download-windows-7-integrated-with-sp1-iso-official-direct-download-links.html Detailed instructions on the disk repair can be found at: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html This is a stupid problem and Microsoft should tell people how to fix it and should make the required disk images readily available. I fixed my system the other day using a downloaded install disk appropriate to my version of Win 7. It took almost 3 hours for the new install to finish but it worked perfectly. Set it up and go have dinner and/or read a book. It runs automatically. I didn't lose a single setting. I had to reinstall one driver but the program warned me in advance which driver would need replacing. - Norm W