Originally Posted by
nomoreiphone
Just wondering, do they only have 1 version of the Windoes 7 Beta and it covers all language (ie. there are no Chinese Windows 7?)
Can you upgrade to that with XP?
For the Beta version, how does it work when a full version is released? Is there a set time you are allowed to use and will get forced to upgrade?
At this stage I would expect only English is available. Later on in the prerelease phase (Release Candidate time), you should see RCs available in the more popular languages (there are a few of these - Japanese and German come to mind if I remember right), and then within some number of months of release (not sure offhand) all of the languages are usually available.
As far as expiry - it's time bombed. This may actually be in the desktop watermark in the lower right, but if I remember right the codepath for this lets you know it's expired in the form of a specific blue screen.