Go to
http://billing.microsoft.com and sign in with your subscription LiveID.
(Open OneCare and click help/about to view the subscription LiveID)
Select the OneCare subscription and click on the renew link.
Choose the option to renew with a prepaid PIN or token which is the retail
product key.
Enter the 25 character key and proceed.
It can take up to 24 hours for the subscription status to be updated in OneCare.
-steve
"RHinNC" <rhinnc@[get rid of this] hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Great question.
>
>Microsoft wants 49.95 to continue my subscription. I just picked up a copy
>at Office Max for 19.95.
>
>I plan on letting my current version (which is 2.0) expire, then uninstall.
>I will then install the version I bought.
>
>Don't know why this will not work.
>
>I asked Microsoft for a beta tester discount, but they will only discount
>one time. Sorta takes away my initiative to beta more. But oh well.....
>
>
>"Geoff Oborne" <geoff@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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Stephen Boots
MVP Windows Live
Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
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