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    I tried to remote in to WHS Vail and so far, everything I've tried fails.
     
    It won't let me use my regular login name and password to the Dashboard
    (Nancy Ward), Administrator, Windows Live ID (nlraines@hotmail.com), Admin,
    etc.
     
    I am quite sure I've not used any other IDs on WHS Vail Refresh. I tried to
    simplify things, but nothing with this piece of trash is simple!
     
    As you can see, I'm getting pretty frustrated.
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    Nancy Ward
    Windows 8 Beta Ferret
     
     
    Nancy Ward
    Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:21 AM

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    Hi Nancy,

    Probably grasping at straws but I seem to remember you saying an earlier post that Vail did not accept your full name as the username and had abbreviated it. Not the same situation!

    Dave

     

    • Edited by frogz1 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:57 AM Typo
    • Marked as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Tuesday, September 7, 2010 12:36 PM
    Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:57 AM

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    Hi Nancy,

    Probably grasping at straws but I seem to remember you saying an earlier post that Vail did not accept your full name as the username and had abbreviated it. Not the same situation!

    Dave

     

    • Edited by frogz1 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:57 AM Typo
    • Marked as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Tuesday, September 7, 2010 12:36 PM
    Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:57 AM
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    "frogz1" wrote in message
    news:369b7f33-bee9-4d77-aed9-c83969a3b909@communitybridge.codeplex.com...
    > Hi Nancy,
    >
    > Probably grasping at straws but I seem to remember you saying an earlier
    > post that Vail did not accept your full name as the username and had
    > abbreviated it. Not the same situation!
    >
    > Dave
    >
    >
    Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dave! That's what it was, which is simply
    ridiculous!
     
    I think I have a total of four IDs and passwords now, which is stoooopid in
    my book. Ain't no way a hacker's gonna get in there!
    --
    Nancy Ward
    Windows 8 Beta Ferret
     
     
    Nancy Ward
    Tuesday, September 7, 2010 5:02 AM
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    Pleased it worked :)

    Dave

    Tuesday, September 7, 2010 6:39 AM
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    Multiple LiveIDs? I don't see a problem with that. I have one tied to my MVP status, forum work, actual testing of Windows Home Server, etc., one specifically for looking at the Windows Home Server Connect site as a regular beta tester (not a WHS MVP with access to private builds, when that happens), and one for various other nefarious :-) purposes (really, for a third homeserver.com domain, which I needed for a while).

    Where it gets bad is if you have multiple accounts with the same password for all of them. Social engineering hack waiting to happen...

    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Tuesday, September 7, 2010 12:36 PM
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    "Ken Warren [MVP]" wrote in message
    news:885efda4-091c-4835-9690-08abf2db12ac@communitybridge.codeplex.com...
    > Multiple LiveIDs? I don't see a problem with that. I have one tied to my
    > MVP status, forum work, actual testing of Windows Home Server, etc., one
    > specifically for looking at the Windows Home Server Connect site as a
    > regular beta tester (not a WHS MVP with access to private builds, when
    > that happens), and one for various other nefarious :-) purposes (really,
    > for a third homeserver.com domain, which I needed for a while).
    >
    > Where it gets bad is if you have multiple accounts with the same password
    > for all of them. Social engineering hack waiting to happen...
    >
    >
    > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    >
    I meant multiple IDs for WHS Vail. I have the dashboard ID of Nancy Ward,
    Nancy (because Vail truncated Nancy Ward), Administrator. Then there's the
    Live ID for my https://windowshomeserver.homeserver.com. That makes four.
     
    Every time I need to do something within WHS Vail, I have to start guessing
    which ID it wants all over again. :(
    --
    Nancy Ward
    Windows 8 Beta Ferret
     
     
    Nancy Ward
    Tuesday, September 7, 2010 10:37 PM
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    Text files on each server's desktop, containing the appropriate Live ID? I wouldn't include the passwords; presumably you can remember them. 
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Wednesday, September 8, 2010 1:28 AM
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