Microsoft KB Archive/196328

= Err Msg: Warning: Your License for This Pre-Release Software Has Expired =

Article ID: 196328

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196328



SYMPTOMS
When you start Windows 98, you may receive the following error message:

Warning: Your license for this pre-release software has expired. Please upgrade to the final product immediately. This pre-release version of Windows 98 will expire on April 1st 2001. After that date you will no longer be able to use this software.



CAUSE
This error message occurs if you are running a Beta version of Windows 98, and the expiration date for the Beta version you are running is set for November 15, 1998.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, install the released version of Windows 98.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about expiration dates in Windows 98, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 181686

TITLE : Windows 98 Beta Expires on December 31, 1998

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB196328

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