MS Windows Home Server

Exclusive 25% Discount on WHS Training Videos

We brought details of the new video training from Train Signal on Windows Home Server the other day and we have negotiated a discount code with them which will enable you to receive a 25% discount of the already discounted price of $199.95 saving you an extra $49.99, bringing the total cost down to $149.96 less than half price of the original cost.

To purchase at this price make sure you use the Discount Code of mswhs25 during checkout. This offer is valid thru to March 18th 2008.

http://www.trainsignal.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=109

Data Corruption Issue (946676) Updated

The Microsoft Knowledge Base article 946676 has been updated today regarding When you use certain programs to edit files on a home computer that uses Windows Home Server, the files may become corrupted when you save them to the home server.

Microsoft has successfully reproduced corruptions for the following nine programs:

• Windows Vista Photo Gallery
• Windows Live Photo Gallery
• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
• Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
• Microsoft Money 2007
• SyncToy 2.0 Beta
• Intuit QuickBooks
• uTorrent

The list has been updated to show which programs have been reported by customers as having caused corruptions. However, Microsoft has not yet been able to reproduce corruptions for the following:

• Photoshop Elements
• Zune Software
• Apple iTunes
• TagScanner
• Mozilla Thunderbird
• Adobe Lightroom
• Intuit Quicken
• MS Digital Image Library
• MP3BookHelper
• ACDSee
• WinAmp
• Windows Media Player 11
• Microsoft Office Excel
• Visual DataFlex

It is also stated that you may also experience this issue when you use other programs that are not listed here, as the problem is still being researched. It is still recommended that you do NOT save or edit the program-specific files on the Home Server. But remember this issue ONLY affects Windows Home Server systems that have more than one hard disk drive added to the server storage.

Windows Home Server Training Videos

The leading provider of IT training products Train Signal Inc have released over 12 hours of instructor-led training videos for Windows Home Server which show you how to take advantage of WHS to make your digital environment simpler, more organized and more secure.

The training is designed for regular PC users who may have very little technical expertise–and not just IT professionals. It explains everything you need to know to install, run and maintain a Home Server so you can consolidate all of your documents, pictures, music, and videos into a single secure place.

Gary Eimerman, Train Signal’s Director of Sales and Marketing says “Our training shows you how to take advantage of every option and feature that is available” within WHS.

The comprehensive high-quality, instructor-led training tool uses fun, interactive scenarios that show you how to:

• manage all their home computers through the Windows Home Server console
• create user accounts, set permissions and download security updates
• share and access files from any PC in the house with an Internet connection
• turn their Windows Home Server into a digital video recorder
• centralize backup and recovery to easily protect data from hard drive failure and other disasters
• automatically backup and restore PCs
• gain remote access to files and PCs
• connect an xBox to their Windows Home Server

The training videos are taught by Scott Lowe (MCSE, CNA), who has more than 14 years of experience and serves as chief information officer at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and he also authors technical articles for Microsoft and CNet’s TechRepublic.

A preview video and a full list of the video’s content is available at TrainSignal’s site, who are currently offering the Windows Home Server Training Videos for $199.95 instead of the usual $299.95 with a 100% Money Back Guarantee.

http://www.trainsignal.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=109