{"id":505,"date":"2007-11-29T11:25:34","date_gmt":"2007-11-29T18:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/microsoft\/renew-ms-action-pack-by-nov-30-or-take-the-test\/"},"modified":"2014-12-04T13:37:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T20:37:36","slug":"renew-ms-action-pack-by-nov-30-or-take-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/microsoft\/renew-ms-action-pack-by-nov-30-or-take-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Renew MS Action Pack by Nov 30 or Take the Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been a Microsoft Action Pack subscriber for years, and I was dismayed to hear that they were going to be requiring any proficiency test for 2008. Not because I was afraid I couldn&#8217;t pass it (which I couldn&#8217;t without studying) but because it was a huge inconvenience and time sucker.<\/p>\n<p>I had already resigned myself to the fact that I just wasn&#8217;t going to be renewing for 2008, and I was just going to buy the necessary software that I needed. In fact I was considering giving up office altogether and favor of Google Docs.<\/p>\n<p>About 10 days ago I got a phone call from Microsoft saying that they were offering me the opportunity to renew my subscription before the end of November without having to take the test. That phone call was immediately followed up by e-mail with the same offer.<\/p>\n<p>So this is a reminder to those of you computer consultants who don&#8217;t have the time to take a Microsoft test that you can get in on the Action Pack by renewing your script and before the end of November.<\/p>\n<p>I followed the link in the email, which got me to the MS partner site, but there still no obvious way to renew.<\/p>\n<p>Once I got in, the interface changed completely, and there was still no simple way to convert my renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I found the signup form, where upon attempted re-enrollment, I was required to put in my subscription number. Here are a couple of screen shots to smooth the path&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/msactionpack1.jpg\" alt=\"msactionpack1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***************<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/msactionpack2.jpg\" alt=\"msactionpack2.jpg\" width=\"428\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Then here-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/msactionpack3.jpg\" alt=\"msactionpack3.jpg\" width=\"462\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After filling out my info, it said this &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To locate your Microsoft Subscription ID, please refer to the renewal reminder email you received. If you cannot locate that email, contact your MAPS customer service representative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>but the email I received did not contain any number, because it wasn&#8217;t a renewal notice, and I have no MAPS customer service representative I&#8217;m aware of. Sigh&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, I logged into my office PC remotely, (I&#8217;m out of town) and found my old filed email.<\/p>\n<p>To make a long story short, <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.microsoft.com\/partnerprogram\/PartnerMembershipCenter.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">renew before the 30th<\/a> or you&#8217;ll be taking a test and studying&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been a Microsoft Action Pack subscriber for years, and I was dismayed to hear that they were going to be requiring any proficiency test for 2008. Not because I was afraid I couldn&#8217;t pass it (which I couldn&#8217;t without studying) but because it was a huge inconvenience and time sucker. 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