That wasn't quite was I was after. I meant that if I uninstall the existing
One Care, could I purchase a new version from a high street shop and then
install that version. The high street shops are almost £10 cheaper than
doing it online with Microsoft.
"StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Geoff Oborne" <geoff@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>>Just wondering but what happens if I didn't renew my OneCare subscription.
>>Will it still work and not pick up the updates or will it just not work
>>and
>>also if I bought a new boxed version of OneCare (as its cheaper than
>>renewing on line with Microsoft) will I still be able to uninstall the old
>>one and install the new one?
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>>Regards
>>Geoff Oborne MI Hort
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> You can renew at any time using a retail key from inside the box by
> signing in
> at http://billing.microsoft.com and clicking renew, then selecting the
> option to
> renew with a PIN or Token, which is the 25 character key.
> If you choose to not renew, and didn't provide payment information when
> you
> subscribed originally, it will expire and stop downloading updates. Also,
> you
> won't be able to run tune-up, backup, or use other features in OneCare
> after it
> expires, though there is a grace period after expiration of about 30 days
> before
> it goes into reduced functionality mode. You will still have protection,
> but it
> will be less valid as time goes on without updates.
> -steve
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> Stephen Boots
> MVP Windows Live
> Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
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