As of 24 July 2008 below are the 35 Knowledge Base articles that will help solve issues for Windows Home Server as from Microsoft. The list descends by KB article number.
| Latest Additions | KB Article |
| 7 May 2008 | 950190 |
| 16 May 2008 | 941644 |
| 27 June 2008 | 640157 |
| 3 July 2008 | 951607 |
| 17 July 2008 | 955690 |
| 21 July 2008(Updated) | 946676 |
| 21 July 2008 | 944289 |
| 24 July 2008 | 943447 |
| 18 May 2009 | 971498 |
Unable to connect a 64-bit-based computer to a Networked printer installed on a Windows Home Server
(971498) – When attempting to connect a Windows 64-bit computer to a network printer on a Windows Home Server you may receive an error similar to the following: “Driver not found …
(955690) – Discusses the types of files and programs that are not supported over a home network that uses Windows Home Server.
(951607) – Describes a workaround for an issue in which you cannot connect to a remote computer or start a remote application when you use TS Web Access or Remote Web Workspace. Occurs because of an ActiveX control issue.
(951248) – Describes an error message that you receive when you try to install Windows Home Server Connector on a Windows Vista-based computer by running the Setup.exe or WHSConnectorInstall.exe programs from a shared folder.
(950689) – Describes an issue in which the Windows Home Server Console may display the incorrect operating system for a Windows Home Server-networked computer that has Windows Vista SP1 installed.
(950190) – Fixes an issue in which files on a home computer that are compressed by using NTFS compression may not be backed up correctly by Windows Home Server.
(946676) – Describes an issue that occurs when you use certain programs to edit files on a Windows Home Server share. The files may become corrupted. There is no workaround for this other than not to edit these files on the homer server.
The Windows Home Server client connector software cannot find the home server
(946412) – Describes a problem in which you may not join a home computer to the home server by using the Windows Home Server client connector software. A resolution is provided.
How to troubleshoot the “Backup service is not running” error message in Windows Home Server
(946339) – Discusses how to troubleshoot "Backup Database Inconsistency" errors in Windows Home Server that occur when the network health status turns red (Critical) in Windows Home Server.
You may randomly receive a false expiration notice that prompts you to activate Windows Home Server
(946146) – Fixes an issue in which you may receive a false expiration notice in a version of Windows Home Server that is distributed through SLP.
Information about the automatic router configuration feature in Windows Home Server
(944993) – Provides information about the automatic router configuration feature in Windows Home Server. Also describes the steps that you can take if Windows Home Server cannot automatically configure a router.
Description of the Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 update
(944289) – Describes the availability of the Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 update. Lists the improvements that are included and the issues that are fixed in this update.
Frequently asked questions about the backup feature in Windows Live OneCare 2.0
(944182) – Answers FAQs about the backup process in Windows Live OneCare 2.0.
How to turn off the Backup feature in Windows Live OneCare
(943908) – Describes how to turn off the Backup feature in Windows Live OneCare.
(943903) – Contains information about how to turn on or turn off the backup features in Windows Live OneCare, in Windows Vista, and in Windows Home Server.
(943447) – Describes a hotfix that prevents attached external storage devices from being automatically formatted during the initial configuration of Windows Home Server.
(943393) – Describes the problem in which data files are corrupted. Such data files contain alternate data streams and reside in a shared folder on a Windows Home Server-based computer.
(942676) – Contains information about how the Windows Live OneCare Backup program detects the automatic backup feature in Windows Vista or in Windows Home Server.
(941914) – Describes an update for Windows Home Server. This update lets you obtain a trusted certificate for your Windows Home Server computer during remote access configuration of your personalized domain.
An update package is available to improve the setup and configuration of Windows Home Server
(941913) Describes about the September 2007 High Priority Update for Windows Home Server.
MS08-001: Vulnerability in TCP/IP could allow remote code execution
(941644) – Resolves a reported vulnerability in TCP/IP that could allow remote code execution.
(940885) – Describes how to manually select an Input Method Editor (IME) for a specific keyboard language in Windows Home Server Console on a Windows Home Server-based computer.
(940884) – Describes an issue in which renamed files may not immediately appear in the Remote Access search results on the Windows Homer Server Remote Access Web site. This issue occurs because of an indexing delay. Workarounds are provided for this issue.
(940883) – Describes how to correctly configure permissions so that Windows Media Center Extenders can access files that are stored on a Windows Home Server-based computer.
(940882) – More information will be released about support for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a Windows Home Server-based computer.
Description of Windows Search 4.0 and the Multilingual User Interface Pack for Windows Search 4.0
(940157) – Discusses the availability of Windows Search 4.0 and the Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) for Windows Search 4.0.
(939759) – Describes an issue that occurs if Network Explorer is configured to discover devices that use both the WSD protocol and the SSDP protocol. Provides a workaround.
You cannot connect to a computer that is running Windows Home Server
(939758) – Describes that you cannot connect to a computer that is running Windows Home Server. This issue can occur if the Windows Home Server-based computer is on a different subnet.
(939429) – Describes a problem that occurs when the computer that is running Windows Home Server cannot communicate with the client computer. To resolve this problem, make sure that you can connect to the network.
(939428) – Describes a problem that may occur when the Windows Home Server Connector software is installed incorrectly on the client computer. To resolve this problem, reinstall the Connector software on the client computer.
(939427) – Describes a problem that occurs if the backup service has stopped responding. To resolve this problem, reset the console before you connect to the server.
Data may not be migrated or duplicated as expected in Windows Home Server
(939426) – Describes why data is not duplicated or migrated in Windows Home Server. To resolve this problem, you must make sure that the Defilter driver and the Drive Extender Migrator service are started.
(939425) – Describes troubleshooting steps when a digital media receiver cannot locate Windows Home Server. Describes how to verify that the Windows Media Connect service is running.
(939424) – Describes problems that occur when you install Windows Home Server. If these problems occur, you may have to manually install a storage controller driver or a network adapter driver.
(939218) – Describes a problem that may occur when you are logged on as an administrator other than the administrator who installed Windows Home Server Connector. Provides a workaround.
(939217) – Describes an issue that occurs in Windows Home Server if more than 10 devices try to access the shared media folder. This issue involves the Media Library Sharing feature. A resolution is provided.
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December 5, 2007 at 8:10 pm
I just ran into an issue installing WHS on an Intel DG33FB motherboard. The new chipset boards come with AHCI for SATA enabled by default, and WHS doesn’t have the drivers built in. Be sure to either change the SATA settings to IDE, or download your hardware vendors AHCI F6 drivers in order to save hours of mind numbing frustration.
With that little “issue” aside I now have a wonderful Quad-Core WHS with 4GB of memory and 2TB of drive space running Microsoft Virtual Server and a sundry of other tidbits on my network!
December 6, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Hi James Senecal,
Thanks for the tip on downloading the AHCI drivers. That’s a lot of memory! Glad you now have a great running home server.
May 26, 2008 at 2:33 am
What printers are supported in the Windows Home Server? I need to buy a new printer soon as my old 1 is dieing.
July 13, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Dear sirs,
a lot off my files cannot be opened anymore. Even photo’s can not be viewed anymore. whs say the amount of kb is there, but cannot find the photo (JPG)?
Is this problem solvable
July 19, 2008 at 10:25 am
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December 4, 2008 at 4:57 am
need to setup a whs machine for our local senior center and they wish to use the latest desktop hardware I7 920,high end motherboard ect.can not locate on microsofts site any compatibility or non compatibility lists, just forums of can’t seem to get it to work on my system. do not wish to do a trial and error purchases. any one help
January 6, 2009 at 2:31 am
I am setting up windows home server and have added user accounts with passwords. As a test, I have given several accounts full access to all the user accounts and HP pre-installed shared folders (i.e., music, video, etc.). I cannot access either the shared folders or personal folders (user accounts). I get an access denied error. Does anyone know why this might be happening and how to resolve it? I would like to begin my data migration to the server.
January 26, 2009 at 10:23 pm
While pst files are supposedly not “supported” on a WHS LAN, MS also suggests that pst files may be backed up and restored to/from WHS. When I attempted to restore a pst file from a backup performed some weeks earlier, however, I only get the content of the current pst file, not the pst file that was backed up. The process itself (selecting the backup, etc.) seemed to go flawlessly.
What am I doing wrong?
February 14, 2009 at 6:08 am
I have been having problems recovering Home server backups on my small network. The problem appears when I try to access the backup from the client system.. WHS console is started and a dialog asks for the password. I insert the password and receive an error stating the password is incorrect. I have pasted the correct password into the program with the same results. I get this response on both of my client systems. I have reinstalled the console many times. Same results.
Sure wish someone would say why this happens and that they would rectify the problem. I need the backups and they are unavailable.
May 29, 2009 at 12:03 am
Is it possible to install a program on Windows Home Server and be able to use is from any of the attached PC’s?
Or can a program installed on one PC be used from another PC?
What I would like to do is install a program on WHS to allow the users to try the program. If they like it, then I will install it on their machines. I’m hoping I can have them try an upgrade version of a program before actually upgrading their machine. Obviously I’m not looking to violate and licensing issues.
September 16, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Is it possible to tweak the original source (HTML) of the WHS home page?
September 23, 2009 at 10:30 pm
@Bill, yes. I would suggest one super easy way to do custom websites is to install Whiist. It lets you easily add custom links and images to your start page. Using Whiist you can also host your own websites.
October 5, 2009 at 2:34 am
Cannot uninstall AVAST anti-virus software. Many reports of similar problems. Community should report issue. Any help would be appreciated.
October 8, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Is it possible for WHS to back up th Windows XP operating system in different languages on the same network?
If so, how? I’m still trying to get my German O/S computer backed up. The English ones are working fine.
October 8, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Yes that is no problem at all.
October 23, 2009 at 3:27 am
Hi,
I am trying to install Windows Home Server on an old Dell SX270 (Pentium 4 2.8GHZ, 768MB RAM and 40GB 2.5” IDE HDD) with the intent to add USB drives as the main storage. The problem is that it won’t install unless the primary Hard Drive has a capacity of at least 65GB.
I really don’t want to spend the money for a higher capacity obsolete IDE drive that costs almost as much as my old rig.
Any way to bypass the 65GB requirements of WHS and still use my 40GB drive?
Any suggestions? or should I bit the bullet and spend the $60 on the IDE drive.