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Archive | February, 2007

What Hardware Are You Using?

25. February 2007

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A few weeks ago, I blogged about the hardware I was using for the Windows Home Server beta. A few of you have mentioned what hardware you’re using… how about everyone else? Are you re-using components from around the house (Frankenservers) or buying new? Are you using multiple hard drives for folder duplication, or just [...]

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40,000 Applicants for Windows Home Server Beta 2

25. February 2007

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The Windows Home Server Team announced yesterday that over 40,000 people have now applied to join the beta. The amount of interest in WHS is incredible, seeing as this was a product very few people knew about until CES in January. A lot of the guys from the Longhorn Server beta have now been added to [...]

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Configuring Windows Home Server: Adding a Shared Folder

24. February 2007

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Once you have all of your family members set-up with user accounts you can go ahead and add whatever additional shared folders you need on top of the default folders Windows Home Server comes with out of the box. As I mentioned in a previous post, Windows Home Server is pre-configured with five shared folders; Videos, [...]

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Windows Home Server Beta 2 Self-Destructs in 365 Days

22. February 2007

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Whilst you can download the Windows Home Server Beta 2 ISOs direct from Microsoft Connect, official beta kits are also being sent out to some testers, with the Server Installation DVD, Connector CD and Restore CD. I received a kit in the post today with very nicely printed labels. As you can see from [...]

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Configuring Windows Home Server: User Accounts

22. February 2007

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So, now that you have your Windows Home Server hardware installed, you’ve installed the Windows Home Server Installation DVD on your server, and installed the Windows Home Server Connector CD on each of your home computers, it’s now time to roll your sleeves up, and get Windows Home Server configured! The good news is, this is [...]

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Beta Testing for Beginners: Part 2 - Finding Bugs

18. February 2007

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So, you got into the beta programme, right? Excited? Great! Now let’s take a look at some hints and tips for getting stuck in, and finding those bugs! 1. Install the Software/Hardware As Soon As Possible. Beta Programmes are a race against time - the product team are fixed on a release date (that they’ll never tell [...]

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Windows Home Server Beta Invites Are Being Sent Out

17. February 2007

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I’ve now seen a few reports that the beta invites are now being issued to people who submitted the beta survey. Looks like they’re not hanging around! Fingers crossed you get a surprise in your inbox shortly!

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Beta Testing for Beginners: Part 1 - Getting Into the Beta Programme

16. February 2007

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Whilst people are waiting to hear whether they’ve got into the Windows Home Server Beta, (from what I gather, invites will be sent out in the next week or so) I thought I’d write this morning about writing bugs. Beta Testing is great fun - you get to play with new software before anyone else, [...]

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Contact Me

16. February 2007

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I realised a couple of days ago that there was no way to email me from the blog. So, there’s now a contact form, if you want to get in touch and say hi! Use that “Contact” link above.

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20,000 Registrations for Windows Home Server Beta 2

15. February 2007

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The Windows Home Server Team Blog is reporting that over 20,000 people in 111 countries have registered for WHS Beta 2! Wow, that’s huge! I’m not going to speculate on numbers here, but I do think there’ll be quite a few people disappointed. I remember being told on the Windows Vista beta that 95% [...]

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