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juppy · 11-05-2008, 12:33 AM

Hi, welcome to PCMech.

Betas are just programs that are not totally finished as far as having most of the kinks worked out. They work, for the most part, as they're supposed to but they may still have a few unknown bugs and quirks that have to be worked out yet. Generally they're seen as a "try at your own risk" type of thing because, depending on your computer, the program may not install correctly, cause blue screen errors, etc. Basically, beta is the test level that a program goes through before it's finally released to the public.

11-05-2008, 12:33 AM	#2
juppy Professional Cow Tipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Enid, OK, U.S.A. Posts: 2,859	Hi, welcome to PCMech. Betas are just programs that are not totally finished as far as having most of the kinks worked out. They work, for the most part, as they're supposed to but they may still have a few unknown bugs and quirks that have to be worked out yet. Generally they're seen as a "try at your own risk" type of thing because, depending on your computer, the program may not install correctly, cause blue screen errors, etc. Basically, beta is the test level that a program goes through before it's finally released to the public. __________________ Excellent guess, Kreskin! Wrong...but excellent. quote from Space Quest 6 Last edited by juppy; 11-05-2008 at 12:37 AM.