Summary
Error: "Your service plan has expired" when starting Sage 50 Accounting.
Resolution
Verify the account ID and serial number
- Ensure you have internet access.
- Ignore the Expiry Notice window by clicking OK.
- Open the sample company.
- Click Help, Upgrade your Sage 50 product.
- Verify the Account ID starts with 400 and is your account ID.
- Verify that the serial number is the latest one provided by Sage at the Customer Portal.
- Change the serial number and/or account ID if there’s a difference.
- Select Retrieve my Key Code from Sage 50 online.
- Click OK.
Check the firewall and antivirus settings
- Set up your firewall for Sage 50 connectivity and try again.
- Turn off your antivirus and all its security options and try again.
- Try the activation again.
The program is active on one computer but a second computer still has an error message
- Do a complete uninstall of Sage 50.
- Reinstall Sage 50.
- Verify that you can open the program and activate without issues.
Scan the system for malware/adware
- Have an IT technician scan your computer for malware and adware.
- Verify that you can open the program and activate without issues.
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