You don't need to uninstall the current installation of OneCare as it is a
subscription. You can renew with the retail key at the Billing site.
What you get in the retail box is a CD with the installer that goes online to
get the latest bits and a retail key to activate with.
If your current subscription expires before you renew, OneCare on the PC will
stop updating about 30 days after expiration. However, once you enter the new
key on the Billing site from your retail box copy, it will re-activate OneCare
on the PC and it will go back to green.
The only reasons to reinstall OneCare after getting the new box copy -
1. You want to use a different LiveID for the new subscription
2. OneCare does not reflect the status of your renewal after 24 hours.
-steve
"Geoff Oborne" <geoff@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>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?
>>>
>>>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
>> --
>> Stephen Boots
>> MVP Windows Live
>> Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
>> sboots@xxxxxx | | | | | | |
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Stephen Boots
MVP Windows Live
Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
sboots@xxxxxx