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Add-In: Windows 7 Professional Pack Now Available

As we announced the other day, the "Windows 7 Professional Pack for Small Business Server 2011" is now available from the Microsoft Download Center:

The Windows 7 Professional Pack for Windows Small Business Server 2011 simplifies the activation and configuration of security settings, real-time backup of user data, and offline access to user files that are stored on the server. Security settings and real-time back up of user data are achieved by using the following features in the Windows 7 operating system: • For security settings: Windows Update, Network Firewall, and Windows Defender. • For real-time back up of user data: Folder Redirection and Offline Files.Windows SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows 7 Professional provide small businesses a way to centrally manage networking, security, and backup features in client computers running Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise editions. The Windows 7 Professional Pack for Small Business Server 2011 is simple to set up and configure with an easy to follow wizard.

You can find it here.

Add-In: StableBit DrivePool Build 3444

The DE replacement add-in, StableBit DrivePool  has had an update to version 1.0.0.3444

Here’s the change log:

* Rewrote the WHS folder links module from scratch. 
– Automatic default folder migration. 
– Share name conflict resolution. 
– Faster startup / maintenance runs.

You can find more details on the StableBit DrivePool Wiki.

Add-In: StableBit DrivePool Build 3417

Another 2 releases have been announced for StableBit DrivePool

1st was build 3334 with the following changes:

• Moving a folder now reports per-file progress. This will keep the progress bar moving even when a large file is in the process of being moved.
• Added move folder wizard.
• Enabled shared folder descriptions. Descriptions are stored on the pool in a hidden alternate stream inside the folder record itself. Because of this they are synchronized with the OS on startup and are preserved across different servers.
• Fixed alternate stream access on directories.

This was followed by build 3417, with the following change log:

• Fixed error message mangling under some task abort conditions.
• Added rename folder task to proper concurrency group.
• Fixed incorrect file size calculation for 4+ GB files (internal to disk tasks).
• Fixed Dashboard lock-up on start.
• Fixed access denied when performing disk tasks due to media streaming service.
• Incomplete repair wizard would not correct de-duplication errors, just duplication errors.
• Incomplete file repair was marking too many files fixed, even ones on other pool parts that it didn’t scan.
• Fixed access denied error when removing duplication status from a folder (if file part was read-only).
• Fixed false positives in the duplication error detection.
• Fixed error resolving conflicting duplicated files in repair task.

More information on StableBit DrivePool can be found here.