Episode 185 of The Home Server Show podcast is available: We’re talking Windows 8 Consumer Preview that should be released at any moment has just been released. We go back and forth on many points including running it on desktops and tablets and the old “car vs truck” argument…We also talk about an issue that […]
Microsoft have just released the Release Preview of Windows 8 and the Release Candidate (RC) for Windows Server 2012. Windows 8 Release Preview is available as a setup file or in ISO format in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions. The RC of Windows Server 2012 is available as a 64-bit ISO file or […]
The updates continue for StableBit DrivePool with another release becoming available which fixes the Pool tab. Version 1.0.2.6232 BETA has the following change: Fixed Pool tab refreshing constantly. More details on this beta release are available from here.
PerfectDisk has updated their defragmentation tool to 12.5 Service Pack 4 (Build 311). Although their are no changes to the WHS version, for those who have the client (and many do via purchasing the bundle) then this update is applicable to you. The PerfectDisk Client contains the following changes: Fixed a bug in handling of […]
The beta version of StableBit DrivePool has had an update to provide a network I/O boost amongst other changes. Version 1.0.2.6229 BETA includes the following changes: Fixed settings / state getting reset on upgrading. Added UI option for network I/O prioritization to the Disks DrivePool tab. After some testing, this option seems to be effective […]
Version 2.0.0.2122 BETA of StableBit Scanner has been released to address some bugs. Here is the change log: Fixed a few Dashboard crashes. Included the service .config with installer (See C:\Program Files (x86)\StableBit\Scanner) UI settings were being reset on upgrading. Disk scan start synchronized to protect against multiple unintentional disk scans. More details on StableBit […]
On your client computer you may receive the following error message when you attempt to install the connector software for your Windows Home Server 2011: The required fix is to edit the Windows Registry: Open regedit Navigate to the following registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > Session Manager Rename ”PendingFileRenameOperations” to […]
StableBit have published a wiki page on utilities which are available for StableBit DrivePool. The two utilities currently available are Windows Server Solutions Troubleshooter and DrivePool Command Utility. The Windows Server Solutions Troubleshooter is a wizard what automates fixes to the WSS system and supports the following tasks: Media Streaming Repair – Use this when […]
PCDoc wanted to upgrade his WHS 2011 box with faster and larger hard drives and after a lot of research settled on the Seagate ST3000DM001 3TB drives – 6 of them enabling him to have 21TB of storage. PCDoc goes through his upgrade process using a copy of AllwaySync and gives us the results of […]
As you are probably aware when you install WHS 2011 that main hard disk is divided into a 60GB C partition and a D partition for the data. But what if you wish to use the entire disk for just the operating system install and use separate hard drives for your data? Then you will […]
