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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

My copy of Vista says it's a beta

A year ago, my local computer shop built a new computer for me with Vista. Recently I had a message which told me to "get an up-to date version of Vista Ultimate as you have a beta version". Bryn Rees

A beta version of Vista should no longer work, so I asked you to run Windows Explorer, click on Help, select About Windows and tell me the version and build number. You said it was Version 6.0 Build 6001, which indicates Vista with Service Pack 1 installed (or Server 2008), not a beta version. The message therefore looks like a Microsoft bug, and it has affected other people. A technical support professional posting as Skriker has made the same complaint on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) forum.

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