I re-tried the activation for Zurich from inside FS9, and was prompted with data entry fields labelled A to J
To do an reactivation inside FS9, there's only one function, and it's "Register Serial", and it ask for only ONE information (no multiple data fields), your SERIAL NUMBER, and nothing else.
I entered the data supplied me in an email from you back in 2008, and got the error message 8225:7769. The difference between online and offline activation is also starting to baffle me as well.
I think this is the main thing. You are again confusing different part of the program. The only information you need to use now, it's your SERIAL NUMBER. If you did an offline activation in 2008, none of that data is valid for your current hardware so, if you want to do ANOTHER OFF-line activation, you need to do a new one, can't use the old data.
However, it's all starts with your SERIAL NUMBER (the SERIAL NUMBER is indicated as "Serial Number" on your purchase receipt).
The difference between offline and online activation is very simple: if you HAVE online access, you ONLY need to insert your SERIAL NUMBER in the "Register Serial" function, and this will ONLY ask for your Serial Number, and nothing else. No multiple fields, nothing.
If the program can't find an internet connection (it might take a while, like 20-30 seconds so), you should see a the Offline activation dialog, which is explained HERE:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=565.msg3919#msg3919In any case, it's not clear from your message if you have an internet connection or not, now.
Also, if it becomes necessary to issue new codes to me, could you please try to ensure that such codes contain no alphabetic "o" or numeric "0", since those characters appear identical on the screen, and add immensely to my confusion, forcing me to try swapping the alphabetic "o" with the numeric "0" in a frustrating bid to see which permutation of identical looking characters will work.
First, your Serial Number is still valid. And you can simply use COPY&PASTE from your purchase receipt, without worrying what the characters looks like.