Microsoft have released an update today which is being pushed down from Windows Update to Windows Home Server (v1)users. The update, known as KB 979453 addresses five issues which have been found since the release of WHS Power Pack 3: Issue 1 You cannot restore a client computer without manually creating partitions or mapping the […]
The German language "Bjoerns Windows Blog" have posted 2 themes for Windows Home Server users. One for Aurora and the other for Vail. The background images contained within the theme matches the design of the two servers plus the window color and the sound scheme can also be changed. You just download and run either […]
We mentioned the other day a post by PricklyTech on how to add an advanced format drive to your Windows Home Server storage pool. But what he hadn’t considered was the performance of the drive, since one reader was only getting 40 Mb/s on his advanced format drive. So the writer tested his newly added […]
Home System Integration asks the question "Is My Movies the Windows Home Server and Media Centers Ultimate add-in?" It possibly could be. The sites Senior Editor Tom Abell (a.k.a. Billy) had this to say: …if you are running a Windows OS centric home, you have a Windows Home Server, and want to have the richest […]
LinusTechTips have another video, this time on upgrading a hard drive in the Asus TS mini. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgPuOZhKa4o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Their 8 minute video walks you through the process, as well as having a look at the internals of the Asus unit.
The How-To Geek explains how to backup your Windows Home Server system state. And why is that important you may ask? Here’s what the geek had to say in his own words: Sometimes when your making tweaks to WHS or installing certain Add-Ins, it can make the system unstable. Here we take a look at […]
Episode 103 of "The Home Server Show" podcast has all the latest on the Preview version of WHS codename "Vail". The guys have lots of tips this week to get your beta copy of Vail up and running, which you can find here.
If you buy an advanced format drive for use in Windows Home Server you have to make sure to jumper it before adding it to the Home Server pool. Mike from PricklyTech encountered the problem after adding a Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA Hard Drive (WD20EARS) to WHS: I did not realize that […]
Awieco Home Server Solutions, the makers of the add-in WakeOnLan for Vail have just released RemoteLauncher for Small Business Server "Aurora" and Windows Home Server "Vail". The add-in allows you to access the following predefined System Tools directly from the dashboard: Windows Explorer Commandline Event Viewer Services Control Panel Computer Manager Device Manager Registry Editor […]
Fancy a top of the range Windows Home Server on the cheap? If so, then Tranquil PC are offering the SQA-5H-3000 at £100 off (from when it was first released) plus a FREE pre-paid 18 month subscription to their offsite backup, sync and VPN service called HomeServerSync valued at over £200. PLUS if you want […]
