ASUS have today withdrawn its WebStorage add-in for WHSv1 and dropped its TS mini Home Server range. Those looking to use online storage with WHS still have many options in the market place, but this is another massive blow to the WHS OEM market, leaving many to wonder whether any manufacturer will be left in the WHS OEM market.
More info over at WeGotServed.
For those of you in the UK HP have extended their £100 cash back offer on their ProLiant MicroServer.
The offer which originally started on the 1st of February is now extended until the 30th June, which means after cash back the MicroServer can be got for less than £122.
The cheapest we have found it is from Crescent Electronics which we have used in the past which have it currently priced at £221.81 (MPN: 633724-421)
HP are also offering £30 cash back on their Care Pack (UR482E), which can be found for around £100
The claim forms for both the ProLiant MicroServer and HP Care Pack can be found here.
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Ivan Asks:
I’ve been trying to fix this problem for a while now and can’t find a documented solution anywhere.
I just upgraded to WHS 2011 on my home build server. I installed the WHS connect software on my entire WIn7 home PCs. However, I have a laptop from work for which the connect software won’t install. I can connect to my server and download the connector software but it errors during installation with the following message
”An unexpected error has occurred. To resolve this issue, contact the person responsible for your network.”
My work laptop belongs to a network domain so I don’t know if this is part of the problem.
At work IT won’t help as they don’t support WHS 2011
I appreciate any help/advice you can provide on this problem. I am sure many others are facing this issue so there must be a fix/work-around.
This is a simple problem with no fix other than to speak with your IT department and ask them to install the connector software whilst logged on as an administrator. The reason it won’t install is most likely down to a Group Policy issued, and the lack of local admin rights. If you speak to your IT department whilst you are at home they should be able to remotely access the machine and install it for you.
Hope this helps!
Rook Asks:
Is there a way to migrate existing PC backups from WHS v1 to WHS 2011? I’ve Googled the hell out of it, but I just can’t find anything on the subject.
No. I am afraid this is something I have been asked about a lot recently, and I am just not able to find a way of migrating the backups. I am sure but can’t be certain that Microsoft have changed the backup structure which would render moving them pointless.
If anybody else knows of any way of doing this please leave comments below, thanks!
I know I haven’t been able to answer everyone’s questions, so those that haven’t been answered why not post them in the forum.
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At Computex 2011 (a computer trade show in Tiawan), the Acer RevoCenter powered by Windows Home Server 2011 was announced:
“The Acer RevoCenter was connected with a variety of devices showcasing a true always on Connected Home experience. Many people were interested to see scenarios where they could access their media anywhere in the world from the Windows Phone 7 to their Windows PC.”
OEM corporate vice president at Microsoft, Steven Guggenheimer also demonstrated Windows Home Server 2011 ecosystem at his keynote using the Acer RevoCenter for streaming music and video as well as looking at the Windows Phone 7 app for Windows Home Server
The full version of this video can be found here.
Another update from Drive Bender, and this one addresses a long running bug that has caused numerous performance and reliability issues.
This major release includes the following changes:
You can download version 1.1.4.1 from here.
UK based Tranquil PC announced last month that they would be using Division-M’s DriveBender add-in for Drive Extender functionality, and today Tranquil have named this add-in Monstore.
With DriveBender being an OEM software product it gives companies the opportunity of branding the add-in with their look and style, like Tranquil PC have done.
With MonStore you can:
You can get beta updates, news and information regarding Tranquil MonStore (powered by Division-M) by emailing them.
The Coordy’s HomeServer Cube D52 is a low power Atom based WHS 2011 Home Server.
Currently available for purchase in Japan, the specs are as follows:
There are 2x USB2.0 ports on the front of the unit and 4 on the back including a eSATA port for extra expansion as the internal storage space is occupied by the 2 hard drives.
The model number for the Coordy HomeServer Cube D52 is HSCD52-11D, which is currently on sale for 47,800 yen (approx. $595).
More details (in Japanese) are available from here.
Wow, these updates are coming thick and fast from the guys at StableBit, as their DE replacement add-in StableBit DrivePool is now at build 1736.
This latest version includes the following changes:
More details on DrivePool are available from here.
pcspecialist who build their own PCs for resale to the public have just announced that they have three systems available complete with Windows Home Server 2011.
Their entry level Silent Home Streamer is powered by the Atom D525 DualCore Processor, has 2GB of SODIMM DDR3 memory and comes complete with a 250GB SATA hard drive, and costs from £300.
The Mini Home Server (available from £550) is their mid-range offering, which comes with 4GB of DDR3 memory and is powered by an Intel i3-2100 Core processor and comes with a 750GB WD SCORPIO BLUE hard drive.
Finally, the Pro Power Server is their top of the range model which is powered by a Intel Core i5-2400 processor and has 8GB of memory and a 3TB WD CAVIAR GREEN hard drive. Available from £850.
Each of these Home Server’s are fully configurable during checkout from this UK based supplier – Great stuff!
More details on all three machines are available from here.
Thanks to WeGotServed for the heads up on this story.
My Movies for Windows Home Server users has had updates.
For WHS v1 users, the pre release version has been updated to version 2.00 Pre Release 2, and includes the following changes:
For WHS 2011 users, the latest version is now 2.00 Pre Release 8, and includes the following fixes:
V1 users van download this latest from here and WHS2011 users should go here.
