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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 24 for Windows => Topic started by: bmcm on September 04, 2018, 05:29:06 pm
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I am running the latest version of MC for Windows. I read about the recent hacking of the MC servers, etc. I set about to change all of my passwords, but I have been unable to find all the places to do that. I have 2 passwords assigned for MC. One of the passwords is for the forum, and I was able to change that password without difficulty. I believe the second password was assigned sometime during my initial interaction with the www.jriver.com website or possible when I downloaded MC and installed it. Can someone please give me a clue where the place is to reset this second password.
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tools options then at the bottom of the pop up window theres a search box at the bottom....have at it
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Think OHM might have misunderstood. ;) I am still searching on how to change this as well. Hoping a reply will be posted in this other Password Discussion topic started by Jim soon. (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,117127.0.html)
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Think OHM might have misunderstood. ;) I am still searching on how to change this as well. Hoping a reply will be posted in this other Password Discussion topic started by Jim soon. (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,117127.0.html)
Thank you for the reply. It is helpful to learn that I am not dumb as dirt.
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As far as I am aware you don't need to change any password for the restore site. Having said this it is usual for someone to jump in and tell me I am wrong (a win win situation if you are looking for information!).
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I think you are right swiv3d!
To the best of my knowledge, the purchase password is assigned on an order by order basis and is linked to the email address used for each order. Take a look at: https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/buy.cgi?productid=83
That is the purchase page, but basically the same page is used for an upgrade.
For each order, whether a new purchase or an upgrade, you can assign a different email and password. Then it and/or the Registration Code can be used for future transactions.
About the only time that you actually need your purchase email address and password used after purchase is if Option 3 on the restore page applies. That is, you need to change your email address for your current licence, so that a Registration Code can be sent to you, and hence you can do a licence restore. See https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/restore.cgi and https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/restore_email.cgi?displaychange=1
The only thing someone can do if they knew the email address and password you used during a purchase/upgrade is change the email address associated with your licence, and hence steal your licence. If that were to happen I'm sure JRiver could sort it out.
So the only threat to your security is if you used the same email address and password elsewhere, allowing someone to log into another service you use. The advice after any security breach is to change all passwords everywhere, so if you have done that, there is no longer any need to change the password associated with your JRiver purchase.
Of course swiv3d, we could both be wrong... but I don't think we are.
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RoderickGI, I believe you have it right. Thanks.
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Sounds good, thanks for the clarification everyone. Just wanted to make sure I dotted all my I's and cross all my T's on my end to help out. Will use new password for next version's purchase.