Btw, what pisses me off as well is that, in the past, the license, was also valid for older versions.
Now, the new subscription model is not valid for older versions prior to V8.
They really want you to eat their shit. No way that that is going to happen.
Subscription model = forever stuck and pay ransom "periodically" as long you want to use it.
The old offline software "installation" model that once installed, you can use it as long as you like is no longer valid with this business model, as simple as that.
Your problem is not technical, its purely new business model that takes time for them to cook it up in the conversion process from old to new, and this time frame allowance while they're cooking it, is what they expect from all the current old version users willing to sacrifice patiently wait and struggle, like you've been experiencing since the 1st post of this thread.
Take note again the date of the 1st post of this thread, just to remind yourself.
Time to make a decision, either to abandon boat or stuck .. errr stay.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Autodesk have pulled this kind of crap. They didn't learn before with other products that they acquired and then destroyed, so I doubt that they will learn now.
I, like so many others, are in the same boat, though in my case, my gripe is not so much with a subscription based model (that I'm actually in favour of), its the constant connection requirement. When you spend 6-8 weeks in the middle of no-where with bugger all internet connectivity .. how is that supposed to work.
I even went so far as to ask Matt that, and surprise surprise ... the silence has been deafening.
Of course, one should not be surprised as this is the same individual who outright said that what has now transpired was unlikely to happen so yeah ... take that with a very large grain of salt.
The only one at Autodesk who can hold their head high with any degree of pride is Jorge. He at least has had the decency to call me to explain what was (and wasn't happening) and possible options.
The process (and cost) of transitioning to an alternate tool has so far been a real bitch.
BGM