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How to: Install PHP on Windows Home Server 2011

By Drashna on May 9, 2010 in How to Guides, News, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Home Server Vail

Want to install PHP on Windows Home Server Vail? We’ll show you show.

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How to Install Windows Home Server 2011 from a USB Flash Drive

By Drashna on April 27, 2010 in How to Guides, News, WHS v2, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Home Server Vail

Ready to install Vail? But wait! You may have a headless home server, with no DVD drive, no keyboard and no monitor! What do you do? You’re going to have to install from USB – it’s a procedure not for the feint-hearted, but you can create an unattended installation via USB which will do the job. If you just want a “set and forget” installation, this procedure is also for you. Here’s Drashna with our guide to installing Windows Home Server Vail via USB.

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Reader Review: Asus O!Play HDP-R1 Media Receiver

By Drashna on December 19, 2009 in Digital Media Receivers

ASUS’ O!Play Media Receiver gets a reader review, ahead of o full WGS Hands On Review which is coming soon.

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How To: Restore a Client Computer Without Using the Client Restore Disk

By Drashna on November 17, 2009 in How to Guides, Under the Hood, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1

Wouldn’t it be great to have the ability to connect a hard drive to your home server and restore any computer to it? It’s just one of those things that would make Windows Home Server just soo much better. Well, for the brave, there may just be a way.

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How-To: Install Apache Tomcat on Your HP MediaSmart Server EX470/475

By Drashna on October 25, 2009 in How to Guides, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1

I’m sure by now, you’ve already seen my post on how to install Tomcat on your custom built (or non-HP) home server. If you haven’t, you may want to check it out here. One of the things that I mentioned was that there are some special considerations for installing on the HP MediaSmart Servers. Well, [...]

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How-To: Install Apache Tomcat on Your Custom Built Home Server

By Drashna on October 8, 2009 in How to Guides, Software, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1

The built in web server on Windows Home Server is not capable of serving up JSP. This means you have to use a different server to do this. Why would you want to?

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How To: Sync Your Firefox Bookmarks with Windows Home Server

By Drashna on June 21, 2009 in How to Guides, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1

Did you know you could sync Firefox bookmarks between your home computers using Windows Home Server? Check out Drashna’s great guide to show you how.

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Add-In Review: uTorrent

By Drashna on December 10, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Apps & Add-in Reviews, Reviews, Windows Home Server

One of the most demanded features for Windows Home Server has been the integration of a Torrent client. Your Home Server is an always on device meant for file storage (and more). And if you already have a machine set to use a torrent client, it makes absolute sense to migrate that to your Windows Home Server box. Always on, always connected, and lots of room.

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