Comments on: WHS Vail and Windows 7 – The Tip Bits http://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/ Tue, 22 May 2012 02:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bernard Costhttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-10625 Bernard Cost Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:14:26 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/#comment-10625 Installed Windows 7 over a time period of 48 hours, using an ADSL connection running at 25kb/s. Installation was pretty smooth but slow, most likely due to a large file content. There is one problem, I cannot use Windows Mail and the promised alternative is not there except for the shortcut in the desktop. Anybody having a suggestion on how to obtain an e-mail program that will work with this OS.? Installed Windows 7 over a time period of 48 hours, using an ADSL connection running at 25kb/s.
Installation was pretty smooth but slow, most likely due to a large file content. There is one problem, I cannot use Windows Mail and the promised alternative is not there except for the shortcut in the desktop. Anybody having a suggestion on how to obtain an e-mail program that will work with this OS.?

]]> By: Cosmohttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-10624 Cosmo Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:33:28 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/#comment-10624 I am running the trial version of WHS and I think it's nice, but the one thing that drives me nuts is the incompatablity with MicroSoft's OneCare which should go hand-in-hand with WHS. Being a OnceCare user its obvious that they had a Central Backup location in mind when they made this available for up to 3 PC's, and what better choice than WHS? Someone at MicroSoft needs to get their teams working in the same direction. Right now it's like two guys paddling a rowboat in different directions going round and round! I am running the trial version of WHS and I think it’s nice, but the one thing that drives me nuts is the incompatablity with MicroSoft’s OneCare which should go hand-in-hand with WHS. Being a OnceCare user its obvious that they had a Central Backup location in mind when they made this available for up to 3 PC’s, and what better choice than WHS? Someone at MicroSoft needs to get their teams working in the same direction. Right now it’s like two guys paddling a rowboat in different directions going round and round!

]]> By: reddragon72http://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-10623 reddragon72 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:56:08 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/#comment-10623 JohnCz and the article are correct. There will be only this Beta, no numbers afterwards and the next release will be normal everyday builds, but will not be made available to the public only RTM partners. The next possible public release will be RC, and there will be only one of those. MS has said that they will no longer run more then one beta and RC for each new OS and application going forward, and they showed this with Vista and with Server 2008(longhorn).As for WHS, they are very hush hush on what it will comprise, but from my understanding they are throwing a lot of addons ITB, but they can be removed if you find something else that fits your needs better, and also major MAJOR advertising for WHS2. Guess I was right awhile back when I said that the current WHS is a test bed to see how it will fair in public. So far so good, as I have turned 15 people directly to it and they are all running it now, and love it. JohnCz and the article are correct. There will be only this Beta, no numbers afterwards and the next release will be normal everyday builds, but will not be made available to the public only RTM partners. The next possible public release will be RC, and there will be only one of those. MS has said that they will no longer run more then one beta and RC for each new OS and application going forward, and they showed this with Vista and with Server 2008(longhorn).

As for WHS, they are very hush hush on what it will comprise, but from my understanding they are throwing a lot of addons ITB, but they can be removed if you find something else that fits your needs better, and also major MAJOR advertising for WHS2. Guess I was right awhile back when I said that the current WHS is a test bed to see how it will fair in public. So far so good, as I have turned 15 people directly to it and they are all running it now, and love it.

]]> By: Josephhttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-10622 Joseph Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:11:26 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/#comment-10622 The upgrade to Windows 7 breaks your computer's like to your home server. Not a huge deal as it will walk you through reconnecting the client to the server.I've bugged this through the feedback features of the beta, and also plugged getting them to provide built in support for the Windows 7 backup control panel to detect the backup settings of the WHS client. (This may require feature changes in both the client software as well as Win7) The upgrade to Windows 7 breaks your computer’s like to your home server. Not a huge deal as it will walk you through reconnecting the client to the server.

I’ve bugged this through the feedback features of the beta, and also plugged getting them to provide built in support for the Windows 7 backup control panel to detect the backup settings of the WHS client. (This may require feature changes in both the client software as well as Win7)

]]> By: JohnCzhttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-10621 JohnCz Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:08:06 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/#comment-10621 perry, Windows 7 and Windows Server R2 (both in Beta now) are based on the same kernel. So what I think is being suggested is that WHS 2010 will also have the same kernel. Now, I think you are hoping for Win 7 Premium because you are after Media Center. To make a long story short...it shouldn't be very difficult at all for Media Center to be ported to WHS if they choose to do that. Keep your fingers crossed. I'm going to be curious what they disable in Server 2008 so not to infringe on Small Business Server sales.Kitty, the RTM date I believe was a reference to Windows 7 and not Windows Home Server "Vail". As for Windows Home Server v2.0 ...it looks like that will ship in 2010.Boris, you may be right but Microsoft has said its intention is to go from Beta to RC to RTM. You have Not heard anyone at Microsoft call this weeks release, Beta 1. So until I hear otherwise, it is simple "the Beta". perry, Windows 7 and Windows Server R2 (both in Beta now) are based on the same kernel. So what I think is being suggested is that WHS 2010 will also have the same kernel. Now, I think you are hoping for Win 7 Premium because you are after Media Center. To make a long story short…it shouldn’t be very difficult at all for Media Center to be ported to WHS if they choose to do that. Keep your fingers crossed. I’m going to be curious what they disable in Server 2008 so not to infringe on Small Business Server sales.

Kitty, the RTM date I believe was a reference to Windows 7 and not Windows Home Server “Vail”. As for Windows Home Server v2.0 …it looks like that will ship in 2010.

Boris, you may be right but Microsoft has said its intention is to go from Beta to RC to RTM. You have Not heard anyone at Microsoft call this weeks release, Beta 1. So until I hear otherwise, it is simple “the Beta”.

]]> By: perryhttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-10620 perry Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:19:37 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/#comment-10620 are you sure it will be based on win7? on the wegotserved forums they say it will be based on server 2008. i would prefer if it was based on win7, then it would be easier to adapt it to my own needs... are you sure it will be based on win7?
on the wegotserved forums they say it will be based on server 2008.
i would prefer if it was based on win7, then it would be easier to adapt it to my own needs…

]]> By: The Kittyhttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-10619 The Kitty Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:54:10 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/#comment-10619 2010 or 209, you have both.Will there be upgrade paths for Vista and XP? 2010 or 209, you have both.

Will there be upgrade paths for Vista and XP?

]]> By: Borishttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/01/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-10618 Boris Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:03:56 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/whs-vail-and-windows-7-the-tip-bits/#comment-10618 Only one more release candidate (RC) and then it will be shipping to the customer (RTM). => False ! It's only the beta 1 which have been release this thursday, and after beta 1, what we have ? RTM ? No ! Beta 2, then beta 3 and perhaps beta 4... Only one more release candidate (RC) and then it will be shipping to the customer (RTM).
=> False ! It’s only the beta 1 which have been release this thursday, and after beta 1, what we have ? RTM ? No ! Beta 2, then beta 3 and perhaps beta 4…

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