The guys over in the We Got Served forums have got Media Center 2005 running on Windows Home Server. Also of interest to you may be The Green Button’s Media Center 2005 on a Windows 2003 Server post which helped accomplish what they were doing.
Have you experienced a slow down to your HP MediaSmart Server after installing PP1 and the 2 HP downloads McAfee’s Total Protection Service and PacketVideo’s PVConnect Media Server? A number of users have experienced slowdowns due to the PVConnect media indexing task, which runs after installation, compounded by McAfee’s on-access malware protection (per disk-read basis), […]
MediaSmarthome.com has a great guide on protecting your HP MediaSmart Server and home network from viruses and malicious software. The 4 page guide shows you how to secure your wireless network, and tells us about firewall protection and antivirus software. File and folder permissions, user accounts and sharing folders and media are also discussed. Keeping […]
With the new PVConnect software available from HP for MediaSmart users, the Home server Show has a great guide showing you how to access the PVConnect settings from within a browser? Available here.
If you own Windows Home Server (and if not, why not?) and a Playstation 3 then We Got Served has a great article on how to play media which is stored on the PS3 using the PVConnect / Twonky software. You can read it here.
The Home Server Show, now at episode 11 is all about Power Pack 1 and make sure you listen to the end of the show to find out how to access Windows Home Server PVConnect for the HP MediaSmart Server via a web browser instead of the WHS Console. Listen here.
Over at the Media Center focused TheDigitalLifestyle.com, the Media Center Show #166 speaks with HP’s Allan Buckner about the latest update for the MediaSmart Server’s. Also in the show running Windows Home Server in a virtual machine is also discussed. Catch it here.
Website x(perts)64 also known as the unofficial x64 FAQ has a write up on the x64 capabilities of Power Pack 1. Author Charlie Russel has this to say: I’m completely convinced – this is the single best ordinary user PC backup I’ve ever seen. And I’ve written dozens of chapters on backups in our various […]
The RTM version (1800) of the Windows Home Server Restore CD is now availalbe from Microsoft via the Download Center. The msi file weighing in at 226MB is available for download here.
Windows expert Paul Thurrott has showcased a series of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 screen shots on his SuperSite for Windows. Paul has published 8 PP1 install screens and 14 from the PP1 backup process.
