[olug] NOT OT - What did i need to do this weekend? And last weekend?

[aric at omahax.com]

My Windows LiveID login says

"Your account has been temporarily blocked"
(I assume it was hacked)

I changed the password ... etc.

It still says blocked.
it then says

"Enter a mobile number to receive a verification code"
When I put it is it says is doesn't work....
I click support I get, access denied.

Microsoft doesn't provide phone support for Windows LiveID.

If you call
http://www.microsoft.com/about/companyinformation/usaoffices/northcentral/en/us/omaha.aspx
.......you get the No Frills on 132nd and center.....
My most frequented grocery store.

So basically the only method I have to login to my volume licensing and
MSDN subscription is broken.

I think it is kinda fked up.



On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:21:08 -0500, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Wasted more time with licenses.
> 
> Probably at least one of you had problems activating MS software this
> weekend or last?
> 
> Purchased product keys more than 24 hours before MS's system went down
> Friday, but still do not have access to them nor any of our keys.
> This site went down about lunch time Friday and was supposed to come
> back Sunday at noon, then it was delayed to Monday at 7pm CST.
> https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter/
> 
> 
> Last weekend, i assumed i forgot my rarely used @hotmail.com account
> passwd.  Nope.  There was no indication the site was down for
> maintenance - just assumed i had the passwd wrong or there was some
> cookie conflict or Firefox on Linux, but in fact the site was down.
> Big downloads would have to wait.  Funny, all those dvd sized open
> source ISOs that i download without problem on a regular basis do not
> have a billion dollar company backing them up.
> 
> The database may be large as it contains all the keys since at least
> XP needed activation, but it is mainly customer names, addresses, and
> product key related info.  hotmail isn't down this much, so they must
> not care about customers as much as they advertise.  i am surprised i
> don't hear others complain.   Another reason to go completely open
> source.
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