MS Windows Home Server

Another Windows Home Server video promoting our beloved server product to Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM’s). This 6 minute vid covers Diskeeper Defrag and Seagate amongst others.

View it here.

The Windows Home Server Team have a beta version of the Windows Home Server – Home Computer Restore CD available for download from the Microsoft Connect site. If you have not previously registered for the Windows Home Server Connect site, then you will need a Windows Live ID, and will need to follow the instructions on the Windows Home Server Connect home page to download.

This new dual boot version of the Home Computer Restore CD provides 2 options for restore depending on the amount of RAM that you have installed in the PC that you are trying to restore to, since the original Home Computer Restore CD did not work properly in some setups.

The final version of the Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) will be part of the Power Pack 1 media refresh later this year, and will also be made available via the Microsoft Download Center to existing home server customers.

The team are asking that after you read the documentation if you can download and burn the ISO image to a CD to test the Windows Home Server – Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) on your setup.

Taken from this WHS forum post.

As I’m sure you are aware, Microsoft has been asking your opinion on wether they should release Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (PP1) along with, or before the data corruption fix.

Taking your feedback into consideration from the WHS forums the Windows Home Server Storage and Test teams felt strongly that a combined release is the best option because it will result in a better quality product.

So the current plan is to combine the fix for the data corruption bug (KB946676) with the release of Power Pack 1.

The team has also stated that they are making great progress on the data corruption issue, and plan on releasing a beta of Power Pack 1 with the data corruption bug fix to hardware and software Partners, Microsoft MVP’s, Windows Home Server Insiders, and Microsoft Employees sometime in April. Based on feedback and additional testing, they currently plan on releasing a public available beta in May. 

If you want to participate in a future public beta, make sure you register at  http://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer.  When the Power Pack 1 software is ready for public testing, Microsoft will contact the people that have already registered at the Windows Home Server Connect site with more details on the public beta program.

Now that PerfectDisk 2008 for Windows Home Server integrates with the WHS console we have a coupon code for you that enables you to save 25% off the purchase price.

To re-evaluate PerfectDisk 2008 for WHS, you will first need to make sure that your original PerfectDisk WHS evaluation is completely removed from your computer. Once removed, you must then download and install the new version which can be found here:  PerfectDisk 2008 for Windows Home Server Build 48 Download

After you launch the product, you will be asked to enter this unique 30-day evaluation key: 224-2435042-034872-9549.

Important instructions regarding the installation can be found here. (http://www.raxco.com/support/windows/pd90/WHS_install.htm).

If you decide to purchase the new PerfectDisk 2008 for Windows Home Server Single License or Entire Home Site License from the Raxco Online Store by April 14th, and enter coupon code WHS25 in your cart, your entire WHS license purchase will be discounted by 25%.

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