Archive for July, 2008

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Access PVConnect from a Web Browser

With the new PVConnect software available from HP for MediaSmart users, the Home server Show has a great guide showing you how to access the PVConnect settings from within a browser? Available here.

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Playstation 3 and Windows Home Server

If you own Windows Home Server (and if not, why not?) and a Playstation 3 then We Got Served has a great article on how to play media which is stored on the PS3 using the PVConnect / Twonky software. You can read it here. 

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The Home Server Show Podcast #11

The Home Server Show, now at episode 11 is all about Power Pack 1 and make sure you listen to the end of the show to find out how to access Windows Home Server PVConnect for the HP MediaSmart Server via a web browser instead of the WHS Console. Listen here.

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HP Talks Latest Software Update

Over at the Media Center focused TheDigitalLifestyle.com, the Media Center Show #166 speaks with HP’s Allan Buckner about the latest update for the MediaSmart Server’s. Also in the show running Windows Home Server in a virtual machine is also discussed. Catch it here.

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WHS – Easy, Space Efficient and Painless

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 […]

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Restore CD available from Microsoft Download Center

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.

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Power Pack 1 Showcase

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.

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Simplify your Digital Live

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: […]

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Windows Home Server Software Development Kit Updated

The Windows Home Server Software Development Kit (SDK) has been updated for Power Pack 1, including new support for the client PC side (i.e. notifications to/from home computers). Read it on MSDN here.

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Updating from Original HP Update to Latest 1.3

MediaSmartServer.net have got steps documented to help those folks that either inadvertently got the original (broken) HP 1.3 update, or manually installed it from the HP website. The steps require RDP access to the server, and are NOT HP supported. Download the new 1.3 update from here: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software10/COL22922/dv-60259-3/ Remove the old 1.3 add-ins McAfee and […]