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OneCare Renewal - How Early?

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Hi,

I have about 10.5 months left on a current Windows Live OneCare subscription from a retail boxed version product key. I love the program BTW and am looking forward to watching it evolve and improve.

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Can I extend my current subscription another 12 months by adding a new retail boxed version product key to my billing account right now?

Taking this question a step further, could I extend my subscription 24 months by adding 2 new product keys right now?

Heck, is there any sort of limit on how early and how far out a subscription can be extended?

Thanks in advance,

John

Sunday, February 17, 2008 3:39 AM

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Yes, to the first question - you can extend/renew for an additional 12 months at any time with a retail product key.

No, to the 2nd question. You can hold onto that second key for future use, but you can't extend the subscription for 24 months. I believe you will be able to renew with the 2nd key some time after the subscription enters the 2nd year using the retail key you renewed with, but I can't tell you how soon.

-steve

Sunday, February 17, 2008 6:11 PM

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Yes, to the first question - you can extend/renew for an additional 12 months at any time with a retail product key.

No, to the 2nd question. You can hold onto that second key for future use, but you can't extend the subscription for 24 months. I believe you will be able to renew with the 2nd key some time after the subscription enters the 2nd year using the retail key you renewed with, but I can't tell you how soon.

-steve

Sunday, February 17, 2008 6:11 PM

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Thanks Steve!

Monday, February 18, 2008 2:42 AM