[@Fischer Manuela] My version 3.17 from April 2017 was still activated, so was verion 2.83 from May 2015, even more back version 2.75 from October 2013, so i don’t really know what version you have tried. Maybe you changed something hardware-related later (after activation) and that invalidated your previous licenses? Sounds very much like it. I personally never had this program expired on me once in the past.
In regard to online activation dying out due to users not allowing it, that won’t happen, you either activate online and can register or you don’t and stay unregistered, your choice afterall.