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How To: Play Blu-ray and HD DVD Movies from Vista Media Center

By on July 24, 2008 in How to Guides, Media Streaming, Software, Video, Windows, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

Do you want to watch Blu-ray and HD DVD movies in Vista Media Center? Here’s how.

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How to: Convert VHS Tapes to a Digital Format

By on July 22, 2008 in Hardware, How to Guides, Media Streaming, Software, Video, Windows Home Server

We all know that Windows Home Server is great for backing up our digital memories – but what if they’re on an old, obsolete format like VHS? Jim Clark takes us through converting his old VHS tapes to a digital format that can be easily backed up and stored on your home server.

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How To: Play DVD’s in Windows Media Center Stored On Your Windows Home Server

By on July 10, 2008 in How to Guides, Media Streaming, Software, Windows, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1, Windows Media Center

Recently, I began ripping my DVD collection to my WHS Videos folder. My plan was to be able to view them from Vista Media Center.So I ripped/copied several of them over to my WHS, fired up VMC and became frustrated quickly because I could not find a way to point VMC over to my WHS folder. Grrrr!

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How To: Install Orb on Windows Home Server

By on March 20, 2008 in Digital Media Receivers, How to Guides, Media Streaming, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1

If, like me, you have a long weekend coming up thanks to the Easter holiday, you may be looking for a project to work on with your home server. May I suggest working through the following How To developed by WGS forum member GaMeR, which walks you through installing Orb on your Windows Home Server system. [...]

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