Today after installing a fresh RTM copy of WHS 2011 I came to the part where I opened the web browser to http://server/connect and downloaded the connector software for Windows, but upon installing it the following error appeared: "Cannot connect the computer to the server because either another software installation is in progress, or, the […]
Today The Wall Street Journal have had inside information that Samsung Electronics Co. is considering selling its money-losing hard-disk-drive business to raise cash to invest in new growth areas. Samsung is looking to sell the unit for $1.5 billion, but it may consider a deal under $1 billion, with a potential buyer for the business […]
The Home Server Show are planning the 1st annual meet up for Saturday June 25th at Fort Atkinson in Wisconsin (US). Just an hour from both Milwaukee and Madison, the guys plan to do some podcasting, and possibly have a speaker or two. More details are available here.
We now have a uTorrent add-in for WHS2011. WHSuTorrent is in alpha release stage, and there are still some unsolved issues (especially with the setup) that need to be solved. Do not attempt the install this release if you are unfamiliar with concepts such as WCF/IIS/Common Sense. This add-in uses uTorrent’s WebUI for getting […]
A user by the name of mimoid has written a post on the WeGotServed forums on installing Windows Server 2008 R2 on the old HP X510 (and EX495). These old WHS v1 boxes are perfectly capable of running Windows Server 2008 R2 and mimoid explains that is needed and how to do it …you […]
If you use the add-in WHS Phone, and also use WHS2011, then we have some good news for you. We have been told from the developer that their next release of their add-in will support WHS2011 and also that you will not have to buy the app again if you have bought the WHS v1 […]
The OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) for WHS2011 and the rest of the Colorado family is available for download by system builders. The kit is Intended for system builders who preinstall either of the following products for their customers: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (SBS 2011 Essentials) Windows Home Server 2011 Windows Storage Server 2008 […]
Its day 5, and we are giving away our final 40GB KeepVault Pro account for Windows Home Server users. There are two types of KeepVault accounts, the Standard account and the Pro & Business account. If you needed to restore your data using KeepVault for WHS the restore tab offers 2 ways to restore your […]
Episode 131 of The Home Server Show podcast has plenty of news discussion, add-ins and this week, WHS2011 planning from drive size, location, internal and external. The mega 2 hour show number 131 can be downloaded from here.
AWIECO have just released the final version of their add-in WakeOnLAN for Windows Home Server 2011. The free add-in enables you to remotely turn on a computer, enables the Server to start up every computer attached to your network and you can also power off a computer out of the Launchpad. More information is available […]
