Microsoft’s diagnostic and troubleshooting tool for WHS has had an update. The Windows Home Server Toolkit now works on Windows Vista (x64) systems as well as Windows XP and Windows Vista (32-bit) and the toolkit add in part of the package has also been simplified to make it easier for users to access relevant information […]
Earlier today an update for Windows Home Server became available. Known plainly as "Windows Home Server Update, November 2008" or KB957824 the minor software update fixes 6 problems that users have experienced over the following months with Windows Home Server: Improves the interaction between home computers that are running Windows Vista and a Windows Home […]
PerfectDisk 2008 is a defrag tool, and if you don’t know already, Raxco the people behind it have a version especially designed for Windows Home Server. Now, if you fancy giving a copy a new home on your Home Server, just type the code PDTEN4FREE (do not cut & paste) during checkout and you’ll receive […]
If you built your own Windows Home Server and are using either integrated graphics or a video card that has Nvidia chips on it then you could run into problems if you upgrade the video driver. A graphic driver update released in October is causing havoc on many Home Server installs by not allowing users […]
The office chain of stores, OfficeMax are offering the HP MediaSmart Server EX470 for a dollar short of 300 bucks through their US stores and online. The $299 price even includes free shipping if you are within 20 miles of an OfficeMax store, but don’t forget to add on the taxes. More details are available […]
The Advanced Admin Console Add-In has had a home over at http://keinplatz.spaces.live.com (or Andreas’ Space for short) for the last year or so. But now the developer Andreas has decided to launch a new website dedicated to Windows Home Server Add-In development. The new site “Andreas M’s Windows Home Server Addins” can be found here.
Over at TheDigitalLifestyle.com this weeks The Media Center Show chats to David McCabe from The Home Server Show about his top Windows Home Server add-ins including one’s for enabling Windows Media Center integration. The podcast can be listened to from here.
We Got Served has published details that the session "Design Considerations for Building a Windows Home Server", from WinHEC2008 is now available for download as PowerPoint slides. Download from here.
How do you fancy a HP MediaSmart Server EX470 for $314.99? The HP store are having a sale on their $549.99 EX470. There’s a $100 instant rebate specifically for the EX470, a $50 Microsoft Server instant rebate and using coupon code SV2132 a $30 rebate. That’s a total saving of $180, bringing the cost of […]
A new public version of My Movies for Windows Home Server has been released. Build 4 of pre-release version 1.02 has the following additions: Added: Automatic database backup feature. Automatically runs backup during the night with the internal you choose, and lets you choose how many backups to keep. Added: Ability to use non WHS […]
