MS Windows Home Server

Website x(perts)64 also known as the unofficial x64 FAQ has a write up on the x64 capabilities of Power Pack 1. Author Charlie Russel has this to say: 

I’m completely convinced – this is the single best ordinary user PC backup I’ve ever seen. And I’ve written dozens of chapters on backups in our various books, and used many, many different programs to do backups. None have been as easy, as space efficient, and as painless to restore with. I love it.

You can read the full article here.

The RTM version (1800) of the Windows Home Server Restore CD is now availalbe from Microsoft via the Download Center. The msi file weighing in at 226MB is available for download here.

Windows expert Paul Thurrott has showcased a series of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 screen shots on his SuperSite for Windows. Paul has published 8 PP1 install screens and 14 from the PP1 backup process.

The Systweak Blog are doing a series of articles to show users that setting up and using WHS can be easy and, more important, that it can be used to simplify their digital lives by protecting their important files and making them available in a variety of different ways.

Their first article WINDOWS HOME SERVER: IS THIS THE SOLUTION TO YOUR PUZZLE? describes who needs Home Server and understanding it’s limitations.