Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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November Update Package for WHS

We posted yesterday about a update package from Microsoft that is going to cure most of the remaining problems that some users were experiencing with Windows Home Server: You will no longer receive certificate warnings in the Web browser when you access your Web site by using an external URL. Data files that contain NTFS […]

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Technical Brief for Home Computer Backup and Restore

Technical Brief for Home Computer Backup and Restore is another technical brief from Microsoft for Windows Home Server. This 26 page PDF document provides an in-depth look at the features and functionality of WHS Home Computer Backup and Restore complete with an overview of the backup process along with it’s features, functionality and benefits. Backup […]

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Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo HomeServer Videos

The German Homeserver Blog has posted 2 English language videos which feature the Scaleo HomeServer alongside other products from Fujitsu-Siemens.The first Video is 14 minutes long followed by another at 18 minutes in length.

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WHS Update Package Resolves Lots of Issues

We have an exclusive for you. An update package is available for Windows Home Server that address a massive 7 issues, a few of which are/were major ones. The security certificate error in a web browser has finally gone. Data files which contain alternate data streams (ADS) which can potentially become corrupted when copied to […]

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ADS & Data Corruption

Some Windows Home Server users have been experiencing data corruption issues in scenarios where data files that contain alternate NTFS data streams can potentially become corrupted when copied to shared folders on WHS. This is a major issue that Microsoft are currently testing and have said that it will be fixed as part of one […]

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Should I re-boot WHS?

Windows Home Server should not be rebooted unless absolutely necessary. Necessary re-boots would be required at least once a month for critical/security updates from Microsoft and for other software that requires a reboot. Other reasons would include the addition of new hardware that requires the system to be off and planned shutdowns for other reasons […]

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Windows Home Server for Dummies Available

Windows Home Server For Dummies is finally available as from today from Amazon.com. Woody Leonhard’s 384 page book should be on all our book shelves, dummies or not. And well done to those of you that left ideas here for Woody to include in the book because he has included most of them. Here’s what […]

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Data Sheet for SCALEO Home Server 1500 and 1900 Available

The data sheet for the Fujitsu Siemens SCALEO Home Server is now available for viewing/download. The SCALEO Home Server will be available as 2 models, the 1900 will come preinstalled with 2x 500GB Sata II hard drives whilst the SCALEO Home Server 1500 model comes with the one 500GB Sata II hard drive. Both units […]

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The Week in Review – Sunday’s Summary

Here is a summary of everything we have posted here on MS Windows Home Server for the last 7 days, just in case you missed something that we posted throughout the week. The Week in Review – Sunday’s Summary: Information about the automatic router configuration feature in Windows Home Server There is a new Knowledge […]

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Information about the automatic router configuration feature in Windows Home Server

There is a new Knowledge Base article from Microsoft. Article ID 944993 is entitled “Information about the automatic router configuration feature in Windows Home Server”. The article contains information about automatic router configuration in Windows Home Server and also describes the steps that you can take if Windows Home Server cannot automatically configure the router. […]