Category: News

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Before You Build Checklist

If you are in the process of building your own Windows Home Server box, then The Home Server Show has a before you build checklist which goes over various install issues which you may encounter during the building process. You’ll also find this checklist useful if your Home Server is already up and running since […]

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What’s New in Power Pack 2

Fellow MVP Andrew Edney talks about what is new in Power Pack 2 on this weeks Media Center Show Podcast whilst Simon May, Richard Miller and Josh Shenkle talk Windows 7. You can listen to the podcast from here.

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The Newbie 10 Point Checklist

Home Server Land has a Windows Home Server newbie checklist. Following the 10 points will give you a more pleasant WHS experience. Personally i love number 5: Please refrain yourself from going on a potentially dangerous WHS add-in installation frenzy! You can check it out yourself here.

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Add-In: WHS WebBrowser

There is a new add-in available which adds an Internet Explorer windows to the Windows Home Server console. WHS WebBrowser can be used for home automation administration or to view an IP webcam when away via the console amongst other uses. The add-in also features the additional features: Customizable Homepage All types of navigation (in […]

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Power Pack 2 is Downloading

Windows Update is now automatically updating PP1 versions of Windows Home Server to Power Pack 2, that’s as long as you have Windows Update switched to “On (recommended)” within the console settings on the general tab. If not make sure to click on the “Update Now…” button. After the install your Resources tab with the […]

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Windows Home Server on MSDN – Finally

You can now (finally) download Windows Home Server from both the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet. Availability on both platforms will allow IT Pros to try out Home Server and for a larger community of professional developers to build new add-ins and solutions on top of the Windows Home Server platform. Under the category […]

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Power Pack 2 Is Here

As of Tuesday, March 24 (2009) Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 will be available for download via Windows/Microsoft Update. As you are properly aware this minor release of Windows Home Server has been known by the codename Snoqualmie (or SnoQ internally within Microsoft) which is Power Pack 2 (PP2) for Windows Home Server. Power […]

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A Netbook and Windows Home Server

The Coder Blogs has a great snap of a Windows Home Server alongside a netbook in Japan. On the marketing stand is the Acer easyStore H340 and , alongside one of their netbooks.

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iStream Software for the HP MediaSmart Server

A test page has appeared on the HP Support & Troubleshooting website for the "HP MediaSmart Server iStream Software series" Clicking on "Product Information" takes us to nothing more than a test page with the words "test" on it, but the question were asking is what is the HP MediaSmart Server iStream Software? Perhaps its […]

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Resolve Issues with Windows Home Server

"Windows Home Server FAQ and Known Issues" is a forum on the official WHS Microsoft Forums. What may be of interest to you is that this year 3 new posts have been added which may help with any problems which you may be experiencing: How do I resolve file conflicts – Is a list of […]