OK I downloaded Ultimate Upgrade CD but when I did it I had to reinstall all my programs and settings, user accounts, etc. I moved my old file to a folder called windows.old I think I have all my hardware working with the driver CD but it was better at OEM since I knew it was working and it had the Acer eRecovery. So I am gonna go back to HOme Premium when I get the OEM disks. I wanted Ultimate for Remote Desktop, however I found I can control my laptop via VNC (Tight VNC seems to be the only VNC that works on Vista, RealVNC sucks). Should I even go back to Ultimate? If so, is there a way to turn home premium into ultimate without having to redo programs, accounts/settings, etc?
in theory you can upgrade vista simply by changing the key it uses. Upgrades should never destroy accounts or other settings, and most programs should survive, so M$ have obviously fucked up big time if that stuff gets lost. Be careful with tightVNC, one version (a while ago now) had a major security flaw in it.
Is there a .reg file to make it ultimate? As far as I undersand they are the same thing (they are even on the same disk) it just depends on the files. Which version had the flaws? I'll check mine when I got home, I assume I have the latest one...
theres some sort of upgrade option in control panel, Can't remember because I don't use vista. Also can't remember the exact version of tightVNC with the breach, but it was one of the 4.x series. It shouldn't be difficult to find out which one it was.
1. Well there could be incompatibility (although I have the latest Ubuntu so I should be fine) 2. No one from where I come from would even go in if it's unsecure 3. I looked it up and the process seems hard, even if there was ppl who could do it really fast refer to point 2 I feel fine...
Most people do not realise it is insecure. When it was being developed, the US Government insisted that they must be able to crack it, in order to spy on their citizens. However, in trying so hard not to make the encryption too hard for the governement to crack, the scientists inadvertently made it too easy to crack, such that anyone can crack it with relatively little difficulty. The major flaw in WEP is that the encryption key is static, that is, it never changes, and thus you only need to sniff sufficient packets to be able to determine the encryption key and gain access. The encryption key used by WPA changes frequently, meaning it is considerably harder to derive the key sequence. On top of that. I'm a network engineer. It is my job to know and inform about this kind of thing.
people with nintendo ds's have to use WEP for their networks because the geniuses at nintendo thought WEP was secure enough for the console and haven't botehred to even update the firmware. they reckon people's computers are safe from attack... they apparently haven't grasped the concept of teh fact that your computer doesn't need to be switched on to use the internet with a wifi modem to be honest i find it stupid... anyway, back on topic - sort of - i reckon mecrosoft are being a little smart about the distribution of windows, the cd is free, you just have to pay £100 for a little number they tell you over the phone
I don't even have a wireless router, I just have a normal one since my neighbour is a computer hacker and we haven't been on good terms lately...
