Category: News

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 106

News on Windows Home Server, a recap of the St. Louis meetup, and an alternative to mControl in the forums.  It’s the Home Server Show, Episode 106.  There is no shortage of news for this show and we also go over the video podcast of the St. Louis meetup.  Check the home page of homeservershow.com […]

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Microsoft Security Essentials coming to WHS

News from Redmond, Washington today is that MSE will be available for small businesses, this is the surest sign yet that it will be available for both “Aurora” and “Vail” upon release. Microsoft have initially said that they will be allowing businesses to use the software on up to 10 PC’s, but no upgrade ability […]

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Advanced Admin Console Add-In for Vail

Timothy Deleo at usingwindowshomeserver.com has taken an in-depth look at Andreas Miceli’s much anticipated Advanced Admin Console Add-in for Vail. This add-in is still at beta stage and Andreas is still looking for more beta testers, so if you want the chance to get the first look get over to http://www.home-server-addins.com, or you can find […]

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10 Steps to Connect a computer to your Windows Home Server Vail

Home System Integration have got a good article showing how to connect your computer to Windows Home Server Vail. They go through installing the connector software and configuring once up and running. Check it out here. Written by Matthew Glover www.matthewglover.co.uk

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WHS Vail vs WHS v1

Chuck Shumar over at Home Server Land has put together a very comprehensive guide to compare Vail against WHS v1. It stands to reason that Vail will come out on top, but does it? Check it out here. Written by Matthew Glover www.matthewglover.co.uk

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Windows Home Server to the Rescue

I have now been running WHS since Dec 2007 on a small self-built VIA based ITX system, chosen because it was small and ran on much lower power and generated less heat and noise than a conventional PC or low cost server allowing me to leave it on all the time. It’s worked like a […]

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WHS vs Vail vs Aurora

Chuck Shumar over at Home Server Land has put a comparison together. He compares WHS v1, Vail and Aurora. It makes for interesting reading check it out here. Written by Matthew Glover www.matthewglover.co.uk

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Using Hyper-V performance counters to keep an eye on Windows Home Server

After Ben Armstrong had some adventures yesterday with a failing hard drive using Hyper-V and WHS, he is today showing us how to check that all his data is replicating properly on his Windows Home Server. check it out here. Written by Matthew Glover www.matthewglover.co.uk

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Diagnosing hard disk failure with WHS & Hyper-V

Just been reading a great article by Ben Armstrong on Virtual PC Guy’s Blog, about what to do in the event of getting a failing hard drive while using WHS on Hyper-V. I have blogged before about running WHS on Hyper-V and I know that some of you are using this kind of setup, Ben […]

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AVA Media RipNet – Burn Direct to WHS

AVA media have today announced the release of RipNet for WHSs, Its simple quick and easy, and you only have to wait for the disc to eject. You can now rip your Audio CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs directly from your Windows 7 Media Centre or Windows 7 PC directly to your Windows Home Server (running […]