Thinking outside the box. Can you put in a complaint under Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/complaints-problems/make-a-consumer-complaint Basically they are failing to honour your original agreement. So ask for a refund/replacement under ACL. Cheers, Chris On 15 August 2016 at 15:43, David Burstin <david.burs...@gmail.com> wrote: > You are correct. I can log in to my MSDN account even though my > subscription has expired. But every page says "Your subscription has > expired" and I can't access the product keys that I previously used nor > download anything. > Seems like you are in a bind for as long as your dispute with Microsoft > remains unresolved. I wish I could help you more. > > Cheers > Dave > > On 15 August 2016 at 15:08, Glen Harvy <g...@aquarius.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I can login to my MSDN account even though the subscription has expired. >> Notwithstanding, it clearly states that a "Product Key" is not required nor >> is one available! >> >> On 15/08/2016 1:10 PM, David Burstin wrote: >> >> >> From memory, if you login to the MSDN subscriber site, you can still >> get access to your old keys >> >> My experience has been that once my subscription expired, I could no >> longer log in to the MSDN site to get my previous product keys. >> >> On 15 August 2016 at 13:34, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: >> >>> VS2013 had a static product key – it just varied depending on the >>> edition you wanted to install. >>> >>> >>> >>> From memory, if you login to the MSDN subscriber site, you can still get >>> access to your old keys (though I could be wrong about that) >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-bounces@ozdot >>> net.com] *On Behalf Of *Glen Harvy >>> *Sent:* Monday, 15 August 2016 11:46 AM >>> *To:* ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> >>> *Subject:* Expired MSDN Subscription - Transfer of VS to a new machine >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm currently in a dispute with Microsoft in that I have been unable to >>> "activate" my licence as they claim I have "exceeded" my activations. >>> All I want to do is move my VS2013 installation from my old PC to a new >>> PC. >>> >>> My MSDN subscription expired some time ago however I'm supposed to have >>> a perpetual licence. At least that's how I understood it. >>> >>> They are also adamant that I need a Product Key. Product Keys have never >>> been needed/available for VS2013 and above when acquired via a MSDN >>> subscription. >>> >>> Has any one else ever run into this brick wall? >>> >>> Glen. >>> >> >> >> >> >
