Comments on: HP SlowDown

By: pete

pete — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:15:48 +0000

I cannot uninstall anything — the server panel runs too slow. I installed these worthless updates months ago when they were first released and have not been able to use the control panel since. It can take an hour or more just to make a selection. I upgraded to 2 GB when I first got my server so more RAM is not the solution. HELP!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:12:15 +0000

Jim Miller: This is an HP thing. Nothing to do with Microsoft. Go bug HP.

By: Jim Miller

Jim Miller — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:24:46 +0000

How can anyone be expected to be happy about having to wait 24 hours for indexing to occur while the WHS console can become completely unusable!

This is how Microsoft has planned for it’s users or customers to reap the benefits of using Windows Home Server?

Slow downs… just like using Vista… What’s the difference, as both as sold and made by Microsoft!

By: HP Statement on MediaSmart Performance after Software Update « MS Windows Home Server

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:08:10 +0000

[...] Performance after Software Update July 29, 2008 — Philip Churchill After our post yesterday regarding the performance issues after updating software on the HP MediaSmart Server’s, Brian [...]

By: Stenton23

Stenton23 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:57:13 +0000

Uninstalled, and lo! the server is back! Thanks for the clue, and the tip about the Add-Ins subfolder!

By: HP Update Slowing down MediaSmart Windows Home Servers?

HP Update Slowing down MediaSmart Windows Home Servers? — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:00:34 +0000

[...] good explanation of the slowdown can be found at withinwindows.com as reported by mswhs.com. Could we see an officially supported RAM Upgrade procedure from HP? I hardly think so but [...]

By: Windows Home Server Blog : HP Update Slowing down MediaSmart Windows Home Servers?

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:59:48 +0000

[...] Linux guy. A good explanation of the slowdown can be found at withinwindows.com as reported by mswhs.com. Could we see an officially supported RAM Upgrade procedure from HP? I hardly think so [...]

By: JohnCz

JohnCz — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:50:39 +0000

Thanks Sue for providing an easy way to remove those alerts.

By: JohnCz

JohnCz — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:48:19 +0000

To the contrary I found PP1 made MSS seemingly faster (even after my 2GB upgrade)..so kudos to Microsoft on that. Engadget did a post regarding this potential slowdown and I don’t like the way they phrased the headline. HP should have never pushed these two add-ons on existing MSS customers. Hopefully, for HP’s sake they update the MSS series to 1GB minimum. PVConnect was always a curious choice on my part. Normally you provide add-ins which add capabilities that are all together missing from the OS. PVConnect is just an interim solution (if you can call it that) because I’m 99% certain Microsoft will be enhancing this side of WHS in future releases.

By: KSPCTEC

KSPCTEC — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:11:13 +0000

McAfee is garbage, I will not install McAfee on any system!
If McAfee comes on any system I always remove it.
This is true for all McAfee products.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:11:46 +0000

Putting the add-in into a subfolder of Software/Add-Ins will also prevent the network health alert from appearing. I made a folder called “saved” and moved it there.

By: Terry Gold

Terry Gold — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:01:56 +0000

As soon as I hit post, it occurred to me that I could probably just delete the add-in from Software/Add-Ins on my Windows Home Server. I used Remote Desktop to login to the server, then opened Windows Explorer. I copied the McAfee Addin off to the desktop just in case and then deleted the file. My console then reported that my network was green and in good health, so hopefully that fixes it for me and that it doesn’t come back everytime the WHS updates. We’ll see. This is a minor thing though – I love my WHS!

Terry

By: Terry Gold

Terry Gold — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:53:31 +0000

I unistalled McAfee a day or two after it showed up, but my WHS Console keeps going yellow and telling me that my network is at risk because McAfee Total Protection is ready to install. Even though I check the box to say “ignore this issue” it comes back within a day, with the box unchecked.

I have one other issue that I ignore (a machine not backed up that is rarely on the network) and it’s never come back as an issue, so this is either a bug or McAfee keeps resetting the bit to try to get me to install it. Any thoughts on how to make it go away for good?

Thanks! Terry

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:05:08 +0000

It’s amazing that manufacturers continue to bundle McAfee with their machines. My father’s computer had slowed to an absolute crawl after a couple of years worth of modest use. Removing McAfee was an instant fix. It’s completely boated junk.