Please ask IT administration questions in the forums. Any other messages are welcome. Receive news updates via email from this site. Toggle navigation. This topic has 1 reply, 1 voice, and was last updated 8 years, 4 months ago by Michael Pietroforte. Fri, Aug 16 at am Michael Pietroforte Keymaster. Attachments: You must be logged in to view attached files. Thu, Sep 5 at am Must be Democrats. The really shameful thing is that a windows 8 user who just brought home a new laptop will not find even a mention of 'shared key' using the local help feature and cannot get online help, and thus will be totally clueless.
I would evaluate this as pathetic concern for the customer. As noted above arbitrary opinions were expressed that the customer must be forced to buy new equipment if it does not meet 'their' viewpoint. Laziness on the part of the customer was suggested, and absolutely no remorse by the vendor representatives.
I live beyond the reach of any 'lurker' who might want to use my WiFi. I have no need for any security at all, but this forces me to add more encryption load to my packets. I might be forced to buy a new access point or router, and discard perfectly good, working equipment. In the midst of a bunch of bicycle riding Microsofties that are ' concerned about the environment', they edict that I must buy new, and throw away the old.
Hey folks, I know how frustrating it can be when something doesn't work right. I also have a computer, and sometimes the thing is annoying enough that I want to throw it out the window.
But it's tough to hear people conclude that we don't care about you, our customers, because that can't be further from the truth. I work hard making Windows better. Usually, we are able to make these improvements, without breaking anything. That's the best situation for everybody. For example, I spent several weeks redesigning part of Windows 8.
When we tested it, we discovered that certain types of applications weren't compatible with the new architecture. So I spent another 3 weeks working nights and weekends adding some compatibility code to make these applications work correctly -- all because I don't want a single customer to lose functionality.
And the new architecture is indeed more reliable, by the way. We see much fewer crashes in that area. But sometimes, there's not any way to improve the product without leaving some functionality behind. We're forced to make a hard decision. Believe me, we agonize over these decisions.
We don't make them lightly. So, you're not happy that open WEP is no longer available, and I understand that. But please don't conclude that we don't care about our customers; it's painful to read that invective. Objects - first class citizens: identity, public interfaces and the authority for their own behaviour and state. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client.
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Tuesday, May 21, PM. Windows 8 continues to support open WEP. We recommend that you configure your AP to use open WEP, as it's more secure and more broadly-supported. That's awesome for the greater good and all, but right now I want the "do it anyway" button, and if you run Windows 8's network diagnostics wizard, it hints that one exists: The wireless network that you are trying to connect to requires shared-key authentication, a low security setting that is not recommended by Windows.
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Found this on a Microsoft site forum, from a 'frozenjim': Open the network and Sharing Center. Now the problem you are likely having: Ether choose the change settings or find the network profile you just created under Manage Wireless Networks, and open it up.
Improve this answer. Solemnity Solemnity 2 2 silver badges 9 9 bronze badges. Installing the vendor-specific software seems the only way. The Overflow Blog. Stack Gives Back Safety in numbers: crowdsourcing data on nefarious IP addresses.
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