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Add-in: Lights-Out for Windows Home Server Vail and Windows Server Aurora

Lights-Out, the popular power management add-in for Windows Home Server is coming to Vail and Aurora this Sunday. A Technical Preview will be released on October 3rd, bringing advanced power scheduling and wake on LAN to Microsoft’s newest home and small business server platforms.

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Breaking: Windows Home Server v2 Codenamed “Vail”

Queen of the Scoops Mary Jo Foley is reporting that the codename for Windows Home Server v2 will be “Vail”, and will include “more entertainment capabilities”. More Info: All About Microsoft

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Future Windows Home Server Standard and Premium Editions (Seemingly) Confirmed

Windows Home Server Standard and Premium Edition SKU references buried in Windows 7 Release Candidate configuration files.

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

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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HP’s Managed Home Team Answer Your Questions

A few weeks ago we invited WGS readers to submit the questions they want answered by HP’s Managed Home Team – these are the people who brought you the HP MediaSmart Server, as well as HP’s MediaSmart TV, the HP MediaVault and the forthcoming HP MediaSmart Connect media receiver. As you’ll see, the team provide [...]

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KeepVault Announces Forthcoming Support for Windows Home Server Vail

Proxure become the third developer to announce support for Windows Home Server Vail, targeting a compatible release for their online backup service by the end of August.

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Media Center Integration With Windows Home Server – Your Ideas?

Jess Zahn, a Program Manager on the Media Center team at Microsoft, does a fantastic job of enagaging with the WMC community over at The Green Button in the Ask Jessica area of TGB’s forum. Today, Jess is looking for your ideas on how Media Center should integrate with Windows Home Server. She writes: Your [...]

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Media Streaming With Windows 7 (and Windows Home Server)

If you want a sneak preview of some of the media streaming features that are likely to appear in the next version of Windows Home Server, then check out the Engineering Windows 7 blog.

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Meeting the Windows Home Server Team Next Week – What’s Your Message?

So next week is the Microsoft MVP conference, and over 1700 MVPs are heading over to the Microsoft campus in Redmond to meet and hear about Microsoft’s plans for the future, as well as feedback what’s important in their respective communities. Most of the Windows Home Server MVPs will be there, and we have two [...]

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Microsoft MVP Summit: Day 1

Monday was the first deep dive day with the Windows Home Server product team. MVP does not stand for Most Valuable Pussycat.

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