Archive for November, 2007

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KeepVault Updated

KeepVault the online backup solution for Windows Home Server has been updated. The original version for WHS 2.10 was released on 5 November (2007). This latest update 2.12 dated 11 November (2007), incorporates the following: Optimize retry attempts after network connectivity issues Set file scanning thread to low priority Data compression optimization Fix high CPU […]

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High-Priority Updates for WHS

Two updates are available for our server machines today: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool – November 2007 (KB890830)After the download, this tool runs once to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove any infection found. If an infection is found, the tool will […]

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Whoops – It's Silly Error Message Time

Here we have an error message during Windows Home Server installation that caused us to laugh.      Many thanks to digWin and Antonio for the pic.

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Windows Home Server Toolkit – The User Manual

In this post we hope to give you the information you need to get the most from Microsoft’s Windows Home Server Toolkit, a tool and an add-in with many advanced features. It’s important to note that the Toolkit will not make any changes to your computer, it will point out where the problem(s) lie so […]

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Tranquil T7-HSA Home Server Video Review

The Digital Lifestyle.com Video Show takes a look at Tranquil’s T7-HSA Home Server. The 14 minute video can be viewed from the following location.

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Remote Desktop for Mac available for WHS

I would like to bring to your attention an RDC Client for the Mac. It enables you to to remote desktop into your server from a MAC machine, and it works really well. As their blurb states: Remote Desktop Connection Client lets you connect to a Microsoft Windows-based computer and work with programs and files […]

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Exclusive: Windows Home Server Tool Kit Updates

For those of you that don’t know, the Windows Home Server Tool Kit is a collection of utilities that can help you diagnose Windows Home Server product installation and operation related issues within your home network, it is not just an add-in. Today we can tell you about what is planed for newer releases of […]

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HP MediaSmart Stuff

If you missed the HP and Microsoft MediaSmart Server Webcasts from November the 8th and 9th, then thanks to one of our readers Allen who has supplied the replay links. Nov. 8 Replay Link:https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/view?id=1032357734&role=attend&pw=ASD879 Nov. 9 Replay Link:https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/view?id=1032357742&role=attend&pw=SIU983   In the ZDNet Photo Galleries they have some images up of HP’s slick, simple MediaSmart Home […]

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Questions – We need your Answers

We have some questions from our readers that we are posting here so (hopefully) you can help answer them. First off we have Jacques from Switzerland, who asks the following: Do your PC’s wake up each night and go to sleep automatically after being backed up by WHS ?I have three PC’s, all with Windows […]

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Duplication Info Add-in for WHS Updated

The Duplication Info Add-in for Windows Home Server has been updated to version 1.0.1.3. The add-in allows you to see how files are duplicated between hard drives. Change Log: New icon Fixed “CreateFile() failed.” problem with path which contains some non-ASCII characters More information and the download are available from here.