Category: News

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Power Pack 1 Public Beta is Here

We have some great news for you. The Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (PP1) public beta is here. This means you can now download a copy from Microsoft Connect (as long as you are registered) and help with the thousands of others who will test, operate and work through various scenarios to show that […]

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Windows Home Server on Apple Mac Mini

Home Server Hacks has a step by step guide on installing Windows Home Server onto a Apple Mac Mini. Why? Well its small and neat and hey…why not! Check out the guide here.

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Another EX475 MediaSmart Server Review

Gadget news and review site Pocket-link has reviewed the EX475 MediaSmart Server from HP and give it a respectful 8 out of 10. The 1TB drive is big enough that you can use it as a media streamer without forcing you to run out of space on your own computer and we love the ability […]

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Upgrading Hard Drives on WHS

Blog the OS Quest takes us through the painless task of replacing his Windows Home Server hard disks with the green Western Digital Caviar WD10EACS 1GB drives. Read the story here.

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Windows Home Server Chinese Style

Over in the Asia-Pacific region the Chinese version of Windows Home Server will officially launch in the second half of this year with equipment being made by major manufacturers including Gigabyte, VIA and Sharp. Appliance company Sampo will also be releasing several products including a IP security monitoring camera. More Information available on the Windows […]

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Windows Home Server World Cup

As reported on the Windows Home Server Team Blog, it is the last month of the WHS World Cup and Norway still dominates the prime position. The top 8 looks like this: Norway New Zealand United States Denmark Germany United Kingdom Canada  Australia

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Power Pack 1 Public Beta Documentation

The Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Public Beta Documentation has just been released due to the PP1 Public Beta starting any time now. Within the documentation, which is available in .doc and .docx format as well as PDF. It details the features and enhancements which will be in the public beta as well as […]

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Every House Should Have One…A Windows Home Server That Is

One guy has installed Windows Home Server on a Dell 715n server which he bought second hand. Impressive! On returning home his wife told him that his computer had been beeping all day and sure enough the blue screen of death greeted him. One PC restore CD later and: She was all fixed. Simple, no […]

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Windows Home Server to the Rescue…Again

The Righthand Blog says that Windows Home Server is just like a bicycle helmet, in that its hoped it will never be used for real (to restore a computer). This story is about restoring a frozen vista machine from home server’s nightly backup and as the writer states: …big kudos to Windows Home Server – […]

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Search Updated on Windows Home Server

Windows Search 4.0 has been released by Microsoft which updates the search in Windows Home Server (amongst other operating systems). Queries and indexing are now faster and the download package contains 22 stand-alone language installers, including English. More information is available in Knowledge Base article 940157.