Category: News

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Windows Update has High Priority Fix for WHS

It is now available and I have just installed the 17.8MB High Priority Update for Windows Home Server. It says on the Windows Update site that this update improves the user experience during initial Windows Home Server configuration and backup and there is also a link to a Microsoft Knowledge Base article which explains that […]

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First Update for Windows Home Server

As with most Microsoft products, updates to Windows Home Server will be delivered throughout the lifecycle of the product and as promised the first update to Windows Home Server is due today. The update will enhance the usability and improve the out-of-the-box experience for end users.   In addition to delivering the update to existing Windows […]

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Podcast on Windows Home Server

Today we have a Podcast for you. Recorded live in August (2007) at the NRW 07 Community Conference in Germany, Microsoft MVP Frank Solinske offers his thoughts on Windows Home Server. More InformationPodcast

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Three French Videos about Windows Home Server

Microsoft enthusiast and evangelist Benjamin Gauthey has uploaded three videos on Windows Home Server. The first is a 20 minute Introduction to WHS, the second is on Restoration and the third is entitled Windows Server Home – Addition of disk space which explains how to increase the storage capacity of your home server. The videos […]

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Windows Home Server Patch is out – Nearly!

During a recent press event Microsoft told the people in attendance, that Hewlett Packard now has the Windows Home Server update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server. Microsoft will officially announce it’s availability to the rest of us on the Windows Home Server blog on Tuesday September 25 (2007) – Provided […]

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HomeServerControls Documentation for Developers

If intellisense, public classes and methods mean absolutely anything to you, then Brendan Grant is your man. Due to the lack of intellisense documentation, he has compiled an XML file and an accompanying help file explaining what some of the public classes and methods exposed by HomeServerControls do. More information and the downloads are on […]

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New Blog New Book – Windows Home Server User's Guide

Andrew Edney author of the upcoming Windows Home Server User’s Guide has started a blog to coincide with the books release, which should be available by the end of October (2007). It is great to see more sites appearing dedicated to Windows Home Server, welcome aboard Andrew.

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Windows Home Server Officially Launches October 1st, 2007

Windows Home Server will be officially launched on October 1st, 2007. You can take part in the event by visiting the Microsoft Readiness Center where a virtual web seminar will take place at 9.00AM PDT. Presenter Walt Perry will be hosting this 1 hour live event for free.   I do like an online event. […]

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When can I get a copy of WHS – Suppliers keep giving us different dates of release?

Todd Headrick part of the Windows Home Server Team has the answer: With a version 1 product in a new product category, it takes awhile for System Builders to get it on their radar and order the product. Once an order is placed through a distributor, then the distributor has to get the part number […]

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Will the September 2007 Updates be Included in OEM copies?

Contributor haole over on the WHS forums asked if the new updates scheduled for this month (September, 2007) would be included in the OEM copies or will they have to be downloaded separately? WHS Product planner Todd Headrick replied stating that: New media will be slip-streamed into future System Builder packages as part of the […]