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MSDN SubscriptionsI have an expired MSDN subscription and need to install some software (Server
2003 and VS) from it that requires a product key. Despite the FAQ explicitly stating that I can use the software after the subscription has expired there seems to be no way of getting a product key without a subscription. Any Ideas? Guy Sorry, I forgot to mention. My partner has had to reinstall his instance of
XP Pro from our expired MSDN subscription on a new disk and explains it will not update via Windows Update indicating there may be some hokey-pokey going on. Show quote "guy" <g**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:671C7210-798C-46D6-AE33-29D31F16FD42@microsoft.com... >I have an expired MSDN subscription and need to install some software >(Server > 2003 and VS) from it that requires a product key. Despite the FAQ > explicitly > stating that I can use the software after the subscription has expired > there > seems to be no way of getting a product key without a subscription. > > Any Ideas? > > Guy clintonG <nob***@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Sorry, I forgot to mention. My partner has had to reinstall his instance of Is his instance of XP Pro entirely for development/test? You shouldn't > XP Pro from our expired MSDN subscription on a new disk and explains it will > not update via Windows Update indicating there may be some hokey-pokey going > on. be using an MSDN licence for an OS which is used for non-development/test (e.g. browsing, reading mail). -- Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet If replying to the group, please do not mail me too Then that copy of WinXP did not come from a standard MSDN license. Pirated
copies of Windows tend to not allow the Windows Update feature to operate. I frequently reinstall XP and Win2K from an MSDN subscripiton that expired 3 years ago without any problems or limited functionality. Show quote "clintonG" <nob***@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%232icuVZGIHA.3360@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Sorry, I forgot to mention. My partner has had to reinstall his instance > of XP Pro from our expired MSDN subscription on a new disk and explains it > will not update via Windows Update indicating there may be some > hokey-pokey going on. > > > "guy" <g**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:671C7210-798C-46D6-AE33-29D31F16FD42@microsoft.com... >>I have an expired MSDN subscription and need to install some software >>(Server >> 2003 and VS) from it that requires a product key. Despite the FAQ >> explicitly >> stating that I can use the software after the subscription has expired >> there >> seems to be no way of getting a product key without a subscription. >> >> Any Ideas? >> >> Guy > > > I paid for the subscription myself. Maybe because it was through the Empower
ISV program which has expired for us as we were unableto meet the final terms. We haven't determined the update facts yet and the partners failed updates could be for some other reason. It just happened this week so more time may be needed to pin it down. Its good to hear contrary confirmation thanks... <%= Clinton Show quote "Scott M." <s-mar@nospam.nospam> wrote in message news:eskXG1bGIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Then that copy of WinXP did not come from a standard MSDN license. > Pirated copies of Windows tend to not allow the Windows Update feature to > operate. > > I frequently reinstall XP and Win2K from an MSDN subscripiton that expired > 3 years ago without any problems or limited functionality. > > "clintonG" <nob***@nowhere.com> wrote in message > news:%232icuVZGIHA.3360@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Sorry, I forgot to mention. My partner has had to reinstall his instance >> of XP Pro from our expired MSDN subscription on a new disk and explains >> it will not update via Windows Update indicating there may be some >> hokey-pokey going on. >> >> >> "guy" <g**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:671C7210-798C-46D6-AE33-29D31F16FD42@microsoft.com... >>>I have an expired MSDN subscription and need to install some software >>>(Server >>> 2003 and VS) from it that requires a product key. Despite the FAQ >>> explicitly >>> stating that I can use the software after the subscription has expired >>> there >>> seems to be no way of getting a product key without a subscription. >>> >>> Any Ideas? >>> >>> Guy >> >> >> > > I don't believe it has anything to do with Empower. Although the Empower
license is not perpetual (like normal MSDN subscriptions), you still get the same software and license keys as a normal MSDN subscription would have. So, the software itself wouldn't "know" it was associated with a specific license. I do know that Microsoft has said that pirated copies of Windows will function, but without much of its' Internet capabilities (ie. Windows Update & Windows Help). This is meant to annoy the user of the pirated copy so much, they'll want to go out and buy the real thing. -Scott Show quote "clintonG" <nob***@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:eVWiZqxGIHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I paid for the subscription myself. Maybe because it was through the >Empower ISV program which has expired for us as we were unableto meet the >final terms. We haven't determined the update facts yet and the partners >failed updates could be for some other reason. It just happened this week >so more time may be needed to pin it down. Its good to hear contrary >confirmation thanks... > > <%= Clinton > > > "Scott M." <s-mar@nospam.nospam> wrote in message > news:eskXG1bGIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Then that copy of WinXP did not come from a standard MSDN license. >> Pirated copies of Windows tend to not allow the Windows Update feature to >> operate. >> >> I frequently reinstall XP and Win2K from an MSDN subscripiton that >> expired 3 years ago without any problems or limited functionality. >> >> "clintonG" <nob***@nowhere.com> wrote in message >> news:%232icuVZGIHA.3360@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Sorry, I forgot to mention. My partner has had to reinstall his instance >>> of XP Pro from our expired MSDN subscription on a new disk and explains >>> it will not update via Windows Update indicating there may be some >>> hokey-pokey going on. >>> >>> >>> "guy" <g**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:671C7210-798C-46D6-AE33-29D31F16FD42@microsoft.com... >>>>I have an expired MSDN subscription and need to install some software >>>>(Server >>>> 2003 and VS) from it that requires a product key. Despite the FAQ >>>> explicitly >>>> stating that I can use the software after the subscription has expired >>>> there >>>> seems to be no way of getting a product key without a subscription. >>>> >>>> Any Ideas? >>>> >>>> Guy >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >  |
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