With the latest news of the 3.0 software for HP MediaSmart owners here (nearly), you would have read that EX47x owners will need to upgrade their memory to at least 1GB to get the full experience of the software. Now since the MediaSmart’s are not the easiest units to get in to, the Home Server […]
Setting up the Windows Media Center Connector to Windows Home Server is quite simple, but if you need a helping hand then the How-To Geek is there to help. They have a great illustrated guide which you can find here.
If you are thinking of upgrading your MediaSmart EX47x or EX48x to the latest 3.0 software then you will need to familiarize yourself with the appropriate HP upgrade guide. HP are providing a comprehensive upgrade guide in PDF format to help you through the upgrade process, one for the EX470/EX475 and another for the EX480/EX485. […]
HP are offering current EX48X owners the possibility to upgrade their HP MediaSmart Server software from v.2 to v.3 which is basically the EX49X specification, with the introduction of a chargeable upgrade. As yet the pricing hasn’t been announced but we are hopeful that this will be kept to an absolute minimum. With this upgrade […]
HP have decided to release their MediaSmart v3 software to owners of the EX47x and EX48x range of Windows Home Servers. Good news, as this upgrade contains some extra features that will add real value to the older MediaSmart servers. But do all these extra features work on the lower specification servers? In theory they […]
The 3.0 software update is finally here for for those of you with the previous EX470/475 and EX480/485 models. You will be able to order the software from later this week, with shipments taking place next week. And the good news is that it is only $25 (€25) for the software. We have had the […]
A review of the recently updated Disk Management add-in for Windows Home Server is up on the "Using Windows Home Server" website. Reviewer Timothy Daleo takes it through its paces, and adds 2 videos explaining the installation and configuration process of the add-in, which also goes into the wireframe setup. You can find Tim’s review […]
The "Tenniswood Blog" has a great tip for those of you who use Microsoft Remote Desktop connection in Windows – What do you mean you don’t! The tip explains how to shut down or restart Windows Home Server (or Media Center) from within a Remote Desktop Connection, which you can find here.
The "Using Windows Home Server" website has a great post on backing up a remote PC (e.g. your parents or a relative) to Windows Home Server using Hamachi. Once the Hamachi network is configured between the remote PC and WHS, automatic backups can be performed as well streaming music to that remote location as well. […]
"The Mother of All Add-Ins" might finally not be too far away, and what add-in may this be I here you cry, laugh, scream? That would be "Add-In Central", which is the first and only centralized add-in manager that allows you to browse, download and update add-ins conveniently and automatically through your Windows Home Server […]
