Write With Us
November 17, 2007 — Philip Churchill
If you are a geek and obsessed with Windows Home Server then we would like you to join our blogging team. We are looking for motivated people to join mswhs.com, writing skills are not essential BUT enthusiasm is.
You would be writing reviews, how-to’s or just about anything, as long as the focus is on Windows Home Server. You may want to write on a regular basis (monthly, weekly or even daily) or you may have a one off article that you want us to publish. If this is something you would be interested in please email your contact information and 2 samples, and be sure to show us your personality and creativity.
Send your application to PhilipChurchill at mswhs dot com.
November 29, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Hi Phil,
I have purchased and received an HP EX745Home media Server, and installed it yesterday. I am having two problems I’m hoping you could help me with. I wanted to install a copy of Diskeeper Trial software, but I can’t get it to install through the software add in folder. Any ideas on how to accomplish this. HP has nothing on their site for the Home Server yet, so I’m stuck. The other thing is working around the UPnP. My router (Dell 2350) doesn’t seem to have UPnP, and I’m sure there is a work around for this.
Thanks,
Barry Heath
December 3, 2007 at 10:40 am
Hi Barry Heath,
To install the Diskeeper Trial software, you need to Remote Desktop into the server machine and install the msi file directly from there NOT from the add-ins directory.
If your router is not UPnP compatable you will have to forward the ports in your router. For a list of ports see here and for details on how to do it see here and select your router.
February 7, 2008 at 3:58 pm
http://blogs.msdn.com/neilhut/archive/2008/02/07/microsoft-server-and-tools-support-for-windows-server-2008.aspx
What are we planning to support in the second half of 2008?
Note the Windows Home Server vNext
Application Virtualization 4.5
Commerce Server 2007 SP2
HIS 2006 SP1
MOM 2005 SP1
SQL Server 2008
System Center Essentials 2001
Windows System Center VMM 2.0
Windows Essential Business Server
Windows Home Server vNext
Windows HPC Server 2008
February 8, 2008 at 5:48 pm
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February 9, 2008 at 8:38 am
I puchased a HP EX475 WHS and added two WD 1TB Green Drives along with a Kingston 2GB memory stick (KTH-XW4300/2G). The box is now hosting my email (MDaemon) along with the backing up of my home network. I found that Firefly iTunes Sharing) doesn’t work with Apple TV. I tried installing iTunes on the box but although the ATV could see the library it would not sync or play DRM controlled content. I resolved that by installing MS Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 and created a Windows XP Pro SP2 VM with iTunes installed. That works perfectly and has the advantage of effectively running as a service. As a result I now only have 1 PC where I had 2 and I also removed one network switch. That’ll help my electric bill. I also upgraded my main switch to 1Gbit but never see much above 10% utilization even between gigabit enabled devices and the server.