Archive for September, 2007

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Windows Update has High Priority Fix for WHS

It is now available and I have just installed the 17.8MB High Priority Update for Windows Home Server. It says on the Windows Update site that this update improves the user experience during initial Windows Home Server configuration and backup and there is also a link to a Microsoft Knowledge Base article which explains that […]

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First Update for Windows Home Server

As with most Microsoft products, updates to Windows Home Server will be delivered throughout the lifecycle of the product and as promised the first update to Windows Home Server is due today. The update will enhance the usability and improve the out-of-the-box experience for end users.   In addition to delivering the update to existing Windows […]

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Podcast on Windows Home Server

Today we have a Podcast for you. Recorded live in August (2007) at the NRW 07 Community Conference in Germany, Microsoft MVP Frank Solinske offers his thoughts on Windows Home Server. More InformationPodcast

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Add-In: Recorded TV Manager for Windows Home Server

Add-In “Recorded TV Manager for WHS” is based on Recorded TV Manager 2. A stand-alone application designed to help manage your collection of television programs recorded from Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition and Microsoft Windows Vista (dvr-ms files). This add-in is a different incarnation of that software which has been adapted to the WHS […]

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Download Manager Add-In 1.9 Beta available

The Download Manager Add-In has been updated to version 1.9 Beta. The changes to this version are a new daily download function that enables you to restrict the transfer limit from 0 MB to unlimited and a new shutdown server after daily download feature. Download

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Three French Videos about Windows Home Server

Microsoft enthusiast and evangelist Benjamin Gauthey has uploaded three videos on Windows Home Server. The first is a 20 minute Introduction to WHS, the second is on Restoration and the third is entitled Windows Server Home – Addition of disk space which explains how to increase the storage capacity of your home server. The videos […]

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Windows Home Server Patch is out – Nearly!

During a recent press event Microsoft told the people in attendance, that Hewlett Packard now has the Windows Home Server update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server. Microsoft will officially announce it’s availability to the rest of us on the Windows Home Server blog on Tuesday September 25 (2007) – Provided […]

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PerfectDisk 8.0 for Windows Home Server – Defragger

Today Raxco released PerfectDisk 8.0 for Windows Home Server, an automatic defragger that is easy to install on the server. With lots of files changing regularly, fragmentation can be an issue. PerfectDisk does a complete single-pass disk defragmentation and optimization, and their Space Restoration Technology’s free space consolidation improves the efficiency of the drives.  PerfectDisk […]

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RC1 has Timebombed and the Product Key has been used the maximum number of times – HELP!

If your WHS has time bombed by changing the system date or for any other reason, you will see the following message: “The Evaluation period for this copy of Windows has ended!  Windows cannot start. To continue to use Windows, please purchase and install a retail copy of this product!” If this is the case […]

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Searching for the Cheapest Copy of Windows Home Server

I’d like to give you some techniques for searching for a copy of Windows Home Server in your country at the cheapest price possible. What to Search for You could do a basic search using the product family name of “windows home server” or just whs, but naturally even using a localized search engine like […]