Version 2.6.6 of the add-in P80 is now available. Lots of people asked that they wanted to limit who accessed P80, so with this latest version you can now select three different security options: Public: Anyone can use P80. I mean ANYONE. If someone knows the url for your WHS then they can use […]
Microsoft have published a new Knowledge Base article entitled: Windows 7 may not start after you restore the operating system from a restore point on Windows Home Server This KB article explains how to start Windows 7 PC after restoring it with the Windows Home Server Home Computer Restore CD if the 100MB hidden system […]
Fellow MVP Alexander Kent has a great article on the challenges faced by using (or trying to use) remote access. Posted on "The Windows Home Server Blog", the comprehensive article looks at the following: UPnP is not enabled or supported by your router Double NAT – And How to know if you are behind a […]
Episode 73 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up with the latest news and views from John, Jim, Chris, and Dave. You can get it from here.
This is an overview of how to setup DVBLink on Windows Home Server allowing one to serve live TV to other devices on your network including UPNP Players, Windows Media Centre and Windows Media Player. Setting up your hardware Open device manager and see if your hardware has been detected. In most cases you should […]
Tranquil PC’s Weblog has a great series of short articles on the Safe Home Server. The aim, for Safe Server, is to provide a 100% bullet proof, affordable system for either small businesses or home users. Tranquil are promoting the SSM solution, a unique device which can be plugged into a SQA-5H Home Servers HDD1 […]
cnet has a review of the Acer Aspire EasyStore H340. The 2 page review looks at the design, setup, feature set and performance of the unit and unsurprisingly it gets a CNET editors’ rating of “Very good”. You can read it here.
Microsoft have an online article on how to "Back up recorded TV shows using Windows Home Server", The article explains in easy steps how to back up the TV shows to your home server and also how to create a smaller, compressed version of a TV show file. You can read it here.
Tranquil PC have announced an update to their AVA Media add-in for Windows Home Server / AVA Media Servers. Version 1.5.1.0 of the free upgrade includes the following: Added: User customization content for My Movies 3 Fix: Workaround to problem with special discs that AnyDVD cannot handle for external programs. Fix: Issue preventing the program […]
Asoft the company behind AutoExit for WHS have just released a new add-in called AdminiMe. AdminiMe for Windows Home Server monitors your server and notifies you if something goes wrong. As well as the monitoring function, the add-in also contains a console where you can watch in real-time the CPU, memory, network, disks and all […]
