[AccessD] Redeem your voucher

...it would appear they have an apt pupil :)))

William Hindman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JWColby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Redeem your voucher


> It turns out that they don't even get to where they ask me for anything
> other than the voucher number.  I enter just that one piece of info, and 
> it
> brings me right back to the same screen.  I think it is a psych 101 test
> where they are just trying to see how long the poor fool will continue to
> enter the voucher number before giving up.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:38 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Redeem your voucher
>
> Also, make sure on the voucher l (L) is not supposed to be 1 (one) or vice
> versa. MS get lots of laughs over this one.
> Jim Hale
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 5:20 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Redeem your voucher
>
>
> Hi John:
>
> Possible problems:
> 1. You are not using an approved browser like Microsoft's Internet
> Explorer... Come the think of it, it is the only approved browser. 2. Are
> you accepting cookie? The answer to this question is yes. 3. Are you
> entering the correct username and password? Remember that both username 
> and
> password are case sensitive. 4. If you have screwed up 5 times the system
> will go off into space for a few hours before you are allowed to try 
> again.
>
> If you have done everything right and it still doesn't let you in, 
> complain
> to MS through one of the page emails and you will be sent special
> instructions/password and be able to retrieve your copy.
>
> Been there done it a number of times.
>
> HTH
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:48 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving';
> dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com; dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [AccessD] Redeem your voucher
>
> Well, I watched the two videos, filled out the required feedback report 
> and
> now I have received my highly coveted voucher for my free* copy of Visual
> Studio 2005 Standard Edition.
>
> *Other than having to pay shipping and handling (which is fine) I also 
> have
> to get the web page to ACCEPT my voucher (which ain't happening).  The old
> endless loop, comes right back to the same page and asks for the voucher
> again.  I even tried using MS POS Explorer to no avail.
>
> I wonder if anyone at MS has noticed that no one is redeeming their
> vouchers.  I wonder if anyone at MS is ASSIGNED to notice such things.
>
> Sigh.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
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