Question about Windows 7 Test Mode?

Because it’s the release candidate build that Microsoft released to demo windows 7. It is not the final retail version.

So what will happen when Windows 7 is actually released. I would assume that my school wouldn’t put out software that will just go obsolete at a certain time

I’m running an unlegit copy of windows 7, and there are a few programs that don’t go well with it or don’t work at all (Daemon tools and MMO games for example). I’m sure these programs will work at a later time once its released fully.

That just means that they are in the testing phase of the OS. The schools probably won’t switch at all, or if they did, it would be at a much later time.

The copy I downloaded from the Microsoft corporate servers actually also says “for testing purposes only”. I think it’s a watermark to prevent resale (your school’s MSDN subscription probably has some stipulation stating that the software downloaded through it is not for sale). Build 7600 is the build that we released to manufacturing, so it won’t expire.