Note: I was the one who posted the Anonymous message that you replied to. I finally got around to signing up for an account.
Every place that I know of who sells an extended warranty, that warranty is 1 year from date of purchase(not from expiration of MS warranty).
As an aside, if you purchased a system with one of these extended warranties, and then moved away from the store you bought it at, you aren't necessarily out of luck. The store I worked at near Detroit honored a warranty purchased in a Chicago-area store of the same chain. I can't speak for all chains, but it's worth asking...
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Note: I was the one who posted the Anonymous message that you replied to. I finally got around to signing up for an account. Every place that I know of who sells an extended warranty, that warranty is 1 year from date of purchase(not from expiration of MS warranty). As an aside, if you purchased a system with one of these extended warranties, and then moved away from the store you bought it at, you aren't necessarily out of luck. The store I worked at near Detroit honored a warranty purchased in a Chicago-area store of the same chain. I can't speak for all chains, but it's worth asking...