1. When will this be available in final commercial version (i.e., non-beta)?
2. Our university's offical policy is to not install and/or use any beta products (e.g., google news and WGA are all beta and are forbidden. Unitl the offical release of WGA, will I contiue to receive Windows updates that are in final commercial versions?
Quote form the EULA:
MICROSOFT PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS
MICROSOFT WINDOWS GENUINE ADVANTAGE VALIDATION TOOL
These license terms are an agreement between Microsoft Corporation (or based on where you live, one of its affiliates) and you. Please read them. They apply to the pre-release software named above, which includes the media on which you received it, if any. ...
This software is a pre-release version of the software intended to update the technological measures in Windows XP which are designed to prevent unlicensed use of Windows XP....
By using the software, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the software.
4. PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE. This software is a pre-release version. It may not work the way a final version of the software will. We may change it for the final, commercial version. We also may not release a commercial version.
8. SUPPORT SERVICES. Because this software is "as is," we may not provide support services for it
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My question has been unanswered for so long that I guess Microsoft was right in saying. "...we may not provide support services for it."