Stephen,
Sorry to sound dense but I need to also get clear on this. I have until June
with my current subscription- if at that time, I can find OneCare cheaper in
a store than the resubscribe cost direct from MS- you're saying that it's
not necessary to uninstall- simply run the installer on the CD and use my
current LiveID and all will be well? The installer will do the update?
Let's say I run the installer from a commercial CD a few days before my
current subscription runs out- the installation will simply add one year to
the current subscription or it will go one year from the moment I run the
installer? If that's the case, then it makes sense to run it the day the
current subscription runs out? Or, I can take advantage of that 30 days- so
I should wait until the end of that period?
thanks,
Joe
"StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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:
>>>
>>>>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
>>>
>>> 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
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> --
> Stephen Boots
> MVP Windows Live
> Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
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