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Windows Home Server RC1 – Installation Video

By on June 14, 2007 in Windows Home Server

Christophe’s pulled together a 14 minute video of the RC1 Installation Routine. Crack out the popcorn and check it out!

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Having Trouble With Windows Home Server RC1? Help is at Hand.

By on June 14, 2007 in Windows Home Server

Whilst Windows Home Server is now at RC1, and feature complete there’s bound to still be bugs knocking around that need to be squished. But, if your having problems, how do you know if it’s a bug, or a problem with your setup? Wouldn’t it be great if there were some kind of troubleshooting guides, [...]

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How to… Avoid Installation Errors With Windows Home Server

By on June 13, 2007 in Windows Home Server

Philip Churchill’s written a great “How to” guide on ensuring you can install Windows Home Server without those dreaded installation errors. From experience, both Windows Vista and Windows Home Server are both highly susceptible to errors caused by a problem with DVD burning, due to their use of the new “WinPE 2.0″ installation system. I [...]

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Windows Home Server RC1 Installation Screenshots

By on June 13, 2007 in Windows Home Server

One of the big changes in Windows Home Server RC1 is a brand new look and feel for the installation experience. Nice to see the XP/Server 2003 installation process updated with a brand new look… Here a few quick screenshots.                                [...]

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Windows Home Server RC1: Eveyone’s Invited!

By on June 12, 2007 in Windows Home Server

So, you’ve been eager to try out Windows Home Server…. tried to get into the beta, didn’t manage it. Just stumbled upon WHS recently, and want a piece of it? Now’s your chance. Whilst the early stages of the beta were limited to a set number of managed beta testers, the Windows Home Server team [...]

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WHS RC1: A Request From the Product Team

By on June 12, 2007 in Windows Home Server

http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1722401&SiteID=50 The Windows Home Server product team would like to ask everybody to opt in to the “Customer Experience Improvement” program during the RC release of Windows Home Server. The anonymous data collected will help us better understand how many servers are up and running as well as some basic data about those servers, number [...]

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Windows Home Server RC1: Today’s the Day!

By on June 12, 2007 in Windows Home Server

…according to PC World. They’re running an article on their site that’s claiming RC1 will be released to testers later today (Tuesday). What’s new in RC1? Bug Fixes (obviously) Additional remote access capabilities Improved setup wizard Automatic router-setup for UPnP 2.0 routers The article also hints at availability of yourserver.homeserver.com domains (via Windows Live Custom [...]

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Alternative Wake On Lan Add-in for Windows Home Server

By on June 11, 2007 in Add-ins & Apps, Windows Home Server

Marcel Nouwens has been a busy guy! Further to releasing his µTorrent add-in today, he’s also released a Wake on LAN add-in that allows you to wake up computers on your home network from the Windows Home Server Console. Features: Wake up any client that is connected to the Home Server. Automatically refreshes the list [...]

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Windows Home Server Hardware and Screenshot Gallery

By on June 11, 2007 in Hardware, Software, Windows Home Server

So, the eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that over the weekend, I added a gallery to We Got Served. It’s currently showcasing new Windows Home Server Hardware designs, as well as a set of screenshots from the various Windows Home Server betas. With any luck, you may get to see some RC screenshots in [...]

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How to… Create an Online Photo Album With Windows Home Server

By on June 10, 2007 in Add-ins & Apps, Software, Windows Home Server

Great post from Andrew on how to set up an online photo album using Windows Home Server, Andrews’s Whiist add-in, and Bertrand Le Roy’s Album Photo Handler.

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