Windows 7 RC download and key link from MS

[TX-EcoDragon]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

I'm probably not going to rush to install it instead of my earlier beta build of 7, but I'm grabbing the iso and key now. . .the dl speed is such that it's going to be about an hour and a half to get the 3+ GB file.

[GOZR]

received my Microsoft mail as well... Got it and burned it ..  thx  but btw until when this version is ok to run ?.. i didn't even checked

[TX-EcoDragon]

That first link has the following info on it:

Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010. You’ll also need to install the programs and data that you want to use.

[TX-Thunderbolt]

Well, I'd like to try it out, but let me understand this properly; If I DL and install the RC, merely getting a licensed copy of Windows 7 in Q1 2010 and using that as a "repair" an overwrite won't salvage my programs and data? I'll have to do a wipe and complete install?