Category: Windows Home Server

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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.

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Happy Birthday to us

Yes, it’s exactly 1 year ago that we started mswhs.com with a post entitled Good Evening, Afternoon or Morning – Wherever you are and what a great year it has been. From tutorial’s, breaking stories and the latest news from around the world covering Windows Home Server. This site continues to grow, attracting nearly 1 […]

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Modifying Windows home Server

Marzouq from Kuwait takes us through the modifications to his home made Windows Home Server. Using one thin screw driver, a pair of pliers and two WHS add-ins, you can read the details here.

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WHS Saves the Day after Thief

Mike Frank’s Blog has an article on where Windows Home Server saved the day for him after thief’s broke in and stole his desktop PC. Using his WHS which was concealed in the closet Mike got back his data on a new PC. As mike says: I put in the WHS restore CD, followed the […]

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Windows Home Server + Xbox

Jason Buffington also known as the Xbox Dad has posted details on using Windows Home Server with his Xbox taking us through the configuration details. Read it here.

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Host Other Systems on WHS

Robert Stinnett has written an article on using Windows Home server with virtualization by using Microsoft’s Virtual Server. Robert now uses his WHS to host other systems, meaning he can now run other servers and software without installing them directly on the WHS box Read his article here.

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Hard Drive Dock

The Home Server Show Blog has posted details on a Sata HDD Multi-Function Dock and as Dave writes it makes a great hard drive dock. More details are available from here.

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Home Server Show Podcast Episode 3

Episode 3 of the Home Server Show Podcast is now available and Donavon West from Home Server Hacks is interviewed about his ShareMaster Vista Sidebar gadget and his 2GB Memory upgrade article amongst other things. Listen or download from here.