When you have a Technet Plus Account for one year, will your keys for Windows 7 expire after this period or can you still use the keys/your Windows 7 after your subscription stops?
NO, technet keys do not expire; they are retail keys and each key can be used 10 times however, once the year subscription ends, you will no longer be able to access the keys from technet page; so if you subscribe and create keys for whatever programs, make sure you copy down the keys and store it in a safe place just in case you need to get access to it after the subscription expires
No you can use the Keys for privat testing continues, but you can't download anything after the Subscription is expired.
This can be misleading to some. Each key (version specific) can be used for 10 different machines and can be activated unlimited times on the same machine. There is a way to copy your keys from the Technet page and convert the file to Excel or just copy and paste. If you renew your Technet sub, you can again access your old keys. I have two different Technet subs and have access to nearly every key that I have every generated. However, if you don't copy your keys often, sometimes they can disappear if Technet drops a download. Generally, you can install and activate hundreds of OS and other software for evaluation purposes..
To mojavekroc, As you said that " Each key (version specific) can be used for 10 different machines and can be activated unlimited times on the same machine" Are you sure One key can activate unlimited times with one computer ???
Technet keys are exactly like retail keys except that they can activate ten machines. This was the same on most beta keys. The only issue that I have ever had was trying to install the key on more than ten machines. I think that the only keys that I can only activate ten times are my MAK keys for Vista Enterprise and soon to be Windows 7 Enterprise. Technet is the best deal out there for us IT folks. I have gotten Technet for free two different times but have subscribed for years. If you go to Technet or MSDN events, they give subs away all the time...
My friend gave me one key for VISTA from Technet but he said that one key only activates 10 times online.... that's the reason that I ask you whether or not it's more than 10 times .
you can activate a key by phone basically unlimited times as long as you tell the rep it is your first install or a reinstall. You can activate the key online 10 times then over the phone automatically a few times, then you have to talk to a rep. The reps as you the same questions every time. 1. What is the key or a the first few digits of the key 2. What is the key for? 3. How many times have you activated the key (this is the first time of course!! even though it is the 50th time)? 4. Ok here is your activation code.
look at technet along with msdn keys as EXACTLY THE SAME AS RETAIL KEYS.. say u buy windows 7 in the store, online... u get ONE KEY.. sometimes u change hardware then this key wont activate.. u call MS to get it working again... with technet/MSDN. u get this as well because as far as ms knows, THESE KEYS ARE RETAIL... following? interested in CHEAP LEGAL windows 7 retail keys on august 6th? email me at delweine@yahoo.com for more info..
I got a technet subscription for when vista went up on it before it was available in stores or on new computers. It's better than buying retail. I payed like $300 for a technet sub to get vista and I also got access to full versions of a lot of programs, here the list of everything I had access to when vista came out Access 2007 Axapta 3.0 Commerce Server 2002 CRM 3.0 Professional Edition CRM 3.0 Small Business Edition Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition Forms Server 2007 FrontPage Professional 2003 GP 9.0 Great Plains Groove 2007 Groove Server 2007 InfoPath 2007 InterConnect 2007 Navision Office Enterprise 2007 Office Professional 2007 Office Professional Edition 2003 Office Professional Plus 2007 Office System Beta 2 2007 Office System Groove Server 2007 Beta 2 Office System Project Server 2007 Beta 2 Office System SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 Office Ultimate 2007 Office XP Professional with FrontPage OneNote 2003 OneNote 2007 Outlook 2003 Outlook 2007 Point of Sale 1.0 Project Professional 2002 Project Professional 2003 Project Professional 2007 Project Server 2003 Project Server 2007 Project Standard 2007 Publisher 2007 SharePoint Designer 2007 SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise Edition SharePoint Server 2007 for Search Enterprise Edition SharePoint Server 2007 for Search Standard Edition SharePoint Server 2007 Standard Edition SL (Solomon) Small Business Server 2003 R2 SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition Virtual PC for Mac 7.0 Visio Professional 2003 Visio Professional 2007 Visio Standard 2007 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition KN Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition KN Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Windows Server Longhorn Enterprise Beta 2 Windows Server Longhorn IA64 Beta 2 Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional Edition K Windows XP Professional Edition KN Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Office 2007 Applications Volume Activation Office 2007 Suites Volume Activation Windows Vista Enterprise 15 Activations plus other programs too! So... instead of wasting my money buying vista ultimate which I wanted, at retail, I bought a technet subscription for around $300 and got vista ultimate plus all that other s**t for only $100 bucks more. And you can install each version of windows on up to 10 different machines. After I got a sub I request product keys for everything available and downloaded all the programs I wanted and saved all the product keys for later use. Then let the subscription run out. So now what I'm gonna do to get windows 7 early and legit is renew my subscription. Also since you can activate windows 7 and earlier ones on up to 10 different machines I'm gonna try and save some money on the technet sub by asking a few buddies to chip in 50 bucks and supply them with the key for windows 7 and other programs they want for their use. I think from now on I'll do this every time a new version of windows comes out, just renew technet and let it run out!
Technically, TechNet/MSDN activations may not be used by more than one person, and may not be used for anything other then evaluation (TechNet) or development/testing/demoing (MSDN). The latter is hard to check for, but Microsoft does pay attention to the former, and if they detect a lot of "unusual" behavior, they might decide to investigate. If they catch you, your keys will all be invalidated. And if Microsoft finds out that you are selling the keys, they will cancel your account and invalidate your keys (so that the activation server will reject them). So selling TechNet keys is about as legal as modding your BIOS: it can get pass the activation system, but Microsoft still prohibits it. So anyone thinking about "buying" a TechNet key should be careful: if Microsoft catches the person illegally selling you keys, your key will die.
ok party pooper , geez, it's not like I'm doing this with bunch of people, just me and like 2 or 3 buddies, so microsoft won't know s**t. It's not like I'm gonna do this with random people. Fine I'll get a few buddies to chip in and share a technet subscription. At least I'm paying microsoft and not just using the bios mod or hacks to steal it!
Sounds like a pretty good plan to me. And relax, Shadowofdeath15. I don't think DataMan47 was pointing the finger and accusing anyone of stealing or abusing. It seems to me he was only pointing out the obvious other side of the coin: there's a risk, and one might do well to keep it in mind... In French we say: A man forewarned is worth 2 men. That's a good thing, wouldn't you say ?
Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just saying that I've heard of people who have had their accounts and keys revoked when MSFT found out. What you choose to do with that information is up to you.
They will not expire, but it might become not much legal to use them. I am talking about MSDN keys, i got a free Vista Business key through the MSDN Academic at the university, i was told i can use it to install vista as much times as i want (single pc) but during the period i was still a student, after i finish i can continue to use the currently installed copy till i format, which invalidates my legal use of that key... well i have already finished university since 2 years and still using the same key, still legal as i didn't format, but anyway if i reinstall, who can tell...
In your experience if you keep the keys to yourself, is it ok? You can just activate as many times as you want as long as you keep them to yourself.
Yea, that's what I'm saying. When I said "found out", I meant "found out that the keys are being shared with other people"... my earlier post was about people who were offering to sell generated keys.
taken from technets faq Expired Subscriber Access Q: After my Subscription expires can I still download products and claim product keys? A: Only Subscribers with active subscriptions can download products and claim product keys, so you will not be able to download products after your Subscription has expired. You will be able to view Product Keys you had claimed while your Subscription was active, but you will not be able to claim new keys. In order to access your prior claimed keys, you will have to Sign in to Live ID using the account and Subscription information that you had used to access your subscription benefits and claim those keys