Update: The competition is now closed! Thanks to everyone that entered - we had a massive (and in parts massively funny) response from you all. You rock!
As you know, Diskeeper 2008 HomeServer was released this week and the very nice people at Diskeeper Corp have agreed to hand over a free copy of the software (retails at $69.99) to one very lucky WGS reader. Diskeeper is the only hard-disk defragmentation software that plugs right into your WHS Console - I’ve been running a previous version for a while, and love it.
To be in with a shout, as usual just add a comment to this post and say hello - and if you like, add an interesting fact, and it’ll give me the chance to learn something when I pick the winner. The winner will be drawn at random, though! (No points for great facts, sorry!)
And whilst I’m here, just a reminder that subscribing to email updates from WGS is a great way to keep up to date with what’s going on in the world of Windows Home Server [</advert>] 
Right, get greeting!
November 7th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Hello! and i daresay… FIRST?
Did you know that WHS is the easiest backup solution on the markup today for multi pc home enviroments?
November 7th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Hello! I daresay am second!
November 7th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Hello I daresay third?
November 7th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Hello! I think i’m 4th!
November 7th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Hello! I like cheese with cake.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Defragging isn’t going to help the painful performance with 2 or more drives, but a nice add on any way.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Hello, world!
November 7th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Hello! Thanks for all the great WHS updates!!!
November 7th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Hi there!
I’ve been running WHS (beta, now OEM) for a while now on a custom box; I’ve been experimenting with it and working on some add-ins, but just yesterday it saved me for real: I had a hard drive failure, but I was easily able to restore the contents from a WHS snapshot. Whew…
November 7th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Hello!!
November 7th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Hello! from a happy WHS user. Apart from using WHS for my own needs it works perfectly with Microsofts FolderShare which lets my mother sync her files to my server.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Hello, world!!
November 7th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
me me me, not that i’m selfish, honest
November 7th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Diskeeper is defragmenting my normal systems with interesting results. Within the last 30 days about 250.000 (!) fragments were eliminated. Being able to (hopefully) monitor the client-defragmentation will be fun using the diskeeper WHS version as a network administration tool.
Imaging how many fragments will be eliminated in future on your Windows Home Server System. I do hope that they have choosen the right variable for the history of fragments ;;) Well.. we will see how this goes on.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Hello. I would like to randomly win a free copy of Diskeeper 2008 WHS Edition. Thanks.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Hello,
Did you know that there is now intellisense support for WHS Add-In development?
November 7th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Hello, Disk keper for windows home server, helps me keep my system running at top performance, when I am unable to even see the controls as I am Totally blind, I just have somebody install it and know it’s working in the back ground with no input on my end needed.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Been using the 2007 trial and have to say I like this software. With the addition of integration into the console I hope 2008 gives even more satisfaction.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Hello. I also have been using the trial. I like.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Hello, I’ve been using WHS for the past 3 weeks, and hav eto say it’s nice, just also been using the Disk Keper 2007 Trail fro WHS and love it as I am totally blind, and just have somebody install it and forget it as it works with no input on my end.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Hello! Diskeep 2008 WHS edition? Cool, count me in.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Hello, Love it as I’m totaly blind, set it and forget it.
November 7th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Hello Terry
by the way, great job this week on all the coverage!!
November 7th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Hello, I’m totally blind and love the set it and forget it feature of disk keeper on my WHS.
November 7th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Howdy!
Windows home server is the best thing to hit the Home network market since ubiquitous broadband router/firewalls
November 7th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Hello! thanks for all the WHS info !
November 7th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
My disks are in terrible need of keeping!
Dan
November 7th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
The automatic backup is great — but the big selling point with my wife has been remote access. She can get access to her home PC from work and get access to stuff she forgot to bring in during the day. Big plus in the WAF (wife acceptance factor) category!
November 7th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Love your site and coverage of WHS. I’ll love it even more with free software.
November 7th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Hello!
How about an HP MediaSmart server giveaway next! UK Only as our friends in the US can order it anyway!!!!!
Mark
November 7th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Hello!
More people are killed by falling coconuts every year, that what are killed by sharks.
WHS & WGS = Awesome product! (thats me sucking up)
November 7th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Elephants are only animals who can’t jump!
Great site!
November 7th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Hello!
Sorry for the duplicate, please ignore the previous reply.
Thanks!
November 7th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Howdy!!
November 7th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Hello, people of Earth!!
November 7th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Hello
I am a little tea pot short and stout….
Ok couldt think of anything better to say
November 7th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Here I’m saying Hello!!!
WHS is the most awesome thing in ages, thogether with Diskeeper it will get even better
Not speaking about WGS, which is a great place for news and apps.
Regards,
Jan
November 7th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Hello! It would be nice if they made the price a bit more competitive with PerfectDisk
November 7th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Hello,
a hello from me, In a hope of I would be the lucky one… as some of you may know, the beta version of Diskeeper was a good experienc for me
best regards
Martin
November 7th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
HELLO!
Between my xbox 360, home server and XBMC I feel like it’s Xmas come early! That’s the most x’s I’ve ever used in one sentence.
November 7th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Hellooooooo!
Fun Fact:
I like cookies. And WHS. But especially cookies.
November 7th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Hello, have a nice evening. Regards, Stig
November 7th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Hello!!! Good software but price needs to come down at least $20 to make it affordable. Freebee is always good.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Hello.
Keep up the great work with this site.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Fun fact: I visit this blog and http://www.Home-server-blog.de every day.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Hello!!! Cool Product…
November 7th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Hello
November 7th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Would you like to remote from WHS to Vista Home Premium?
http://portal.tonychan.org/Default.aspx?tabid=58&EntryID=123
November 7th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Hallihallo
November 7th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
I swear, I must be on this site like 3-4 times a day. The information provided about WHS is like no other. By far one of the best WHS sites I’ve been to.
Keep up the great work.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Hello. Love your site.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Hello to you all.
So you want a interesting fact…… My Lounge is painted green !!!! hehehe
good luck to you all
November 7th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Hello. Great site
November 7th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Hi
Love this site, it’s my new homepage
November 7th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Greetings!
Fact: WGS is the second on my ‘daily read’ sites, right after OOTS
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html
November 7th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Keep the great info comin, I need me WHS fix each day!
November 7th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Great site for those of us who have been waiting for WHS and diskeeper.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Love windows homeserver for backing up my pcs. The ease of use leavesa more time for me to enjoy my passion for paragliding. Thanks for the information resource you have created.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Hi there! As a random fact for you, Gears of War for Windows requires a whopping 12Gb of free drive space (my copy arrived early this morning. Woot!)
November 7th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Hello! Enjoying the posts.
November 7th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
My copy of Windows Home Server arrived today and am looking forward ot having it running this weekend
November 7th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Disk Keeper looks great. Something that would be essential for those of us who like tinkering with our computers… It keeps us out of the box and on the console - the way Windows Home Server was designed to be!
November 7th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Been using the 2007 trial and have to say I like this software
November 7th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Greetings!
November 7th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Hello from Ontario.
November 7th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Hello Terry.
I love your WHS site.
I am using DISKEEPER 2007 TRIAL for WHS and love it.
The IT guys a work tells me that it is THE BEST defrag program available.
November 7th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
I have WHS on a custom box, and couldnt be happier with its performance. Getting this addon would only increase its usefulness to my household of 5 computers
November 7th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Hello, and I think I’m number 65!
November 7th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Hello
November 7th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Hello and thanks for hosting the give-a-way! Not to mention supplying all the great news.
November 7th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Just Hello. New to the site and WHS but anxious to implement it. Keep the good work. Thanks.
November 7th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Hello.
MHome (MControl) home automation software pluggin for WHS is apparently now available.
November 7th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Hello. Love the site, and WHS!
November 7th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Hey now!
November 7th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Hello… I’m purchasing a WHS for my new house and this site has been fantastic in my decision making process!
November 7th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
hello….I’m loving this site and WHS. I just turn an old P4 3.0 machine into my server and I’m loving it!
November 7th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Hello! I really like Diskeeper, so a WHS version will be great to have! (whether purchased or won)
November 7th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Hello from France
November 7th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
I’m game…
November 8th, 2007 at 12:14 am
Hello…Diskeeper is a great program.
November 8th, 2007 at 12:23 am
Howdy.
I really like WHS…the most excited I have been about OS in a long time. I have used the restore CD twice, and restored individual files many times…for the first time in ages (since I first lost a partition full of data I couldn’t restore, I am peace with my desktops.
November 8th, 2007 at 1:00 am
I’ve ordered my WHS from Amazon. Waiting, waiting….oh hurry up already!
Looking forward to it. sp
November 8th, 2007 at 1:00 am
Hello Diskeeper rocks!
November 8th, 2007 at 1:27 am
great site. keep up the work. All i need now is some great plugings etc
November 8th, 2007 at 1:39 am
Hi Philip,
I am one of the lucky guys selected for beta testing Diskeeper 2008 Home Server. I have my copy already but have a friend who would sure like to get one. He is out of town (in Greece) right now so cannot comment himself.
BTW, Diskeeper 2008 Home Server is a good product. It just works, defraging in the background. No need to worry about WSH resources being hogged either as Diskeeper works. Nice product for some lucky winner.
November 8th, 2007 at 1:44 am
Sorry Terry. Boy is my face red. As you probably realize I got your site mixed up in my mind with Philip Churchill’s. Very sorry to call you Philip although Philip is a great guy too. I really like your web site as well as Philip’s. Both you guys do a great job. My face is still red but maybe I got a little of the egg off my face!
November 8th, 2007 at 2:18 am
Hello.
Pick me, pick me…
November 8th, 2007 at 3:45 am
Hello and greetings from New Zealand. An enthusiastic user of WHS here. Count me in for the draw.
November 8th, 2007 at 3:50 am
Hi everyone!
Windows Home Server, as a “System Builder” distribution, would be valuable as a tool for putting a relatively-recent “doorstop” (old unused computer) to work as a basic file server for a home network.
With regards,
Simon Mackay
November 8th, 2007 at 3:56 am
Wow - 85 hopefuls - shame they logged their comments so early in the process
Thanks for the opportunity!
November 8th, 2007 at 3:56 am
Ooo ooo pick me!!!
November 8th, 2007 at 4:13 am
Hello!
While moving cross-country, my WHS box (which has been running WHS since Beta 1, housing my media/photos with ease) has been in hibernation. Having a fresh copy of Diskeeper to keep things running smoothly would rock!
November 8th, 2007 at 4:14 am
Hello!! Count me in.
November 8th, 2007 at 4:17 am
WHS me luck!
November 8th, 2007 at 4:24 am
Hello !!
November 8th, 2007 at 5:12 am
Hi Terry,
I’ve been reading your blog for a while. I enjoy the updates on the WHS world.
Erik.
November 8th, 2007 at 5:13 am
I have been reading your site ona daily basis and am anxiously awaiting my server!
November 8th, 2007 at 5:21 am
I love the site and read it daily. Great info!
November 8th, 2007 at 5:49 am
Hello, have been reading your site since Charlie first mentioned it. Great work!
Random Fact: If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
November 8th, 2007 at 6:49 am
But….I never win anything!!
November 8th, 2007 at 7:32 am
Hello, I read this site everyday. I am installing my OS next week.
November 8th, 2007 at 8:29 am
Hello WHS community!
November 8th, 2007 at 8:40 am
G’day, I too read the blog everyday (as well as receiving the emails). I also love how comprehensive the list of Add-ins is, it’s good having a one-stop-shop for these.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Hello world…
November 8th, 2007 at 10:08 am
Hello,
Interesting fact: I love your site
November 8th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Hello
November 8th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Hello !!!!
so the old email i send is a no go?
November 8th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Hello !!
November 8th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Hallo, Halo, Hello , Alo , Ola
November 8th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Hello
November 8th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Hello
November 8th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Hello.
Wow.. What a lot of people have entered already.
Interesting fact: You can use carbonite home backup on WHS so long as you only have one drive. Add a second drive and folder duplication kicks in, carbonite no long is able to access the files.
November 8th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
hello!
How’s this for a fact!
Outside the USA, Ireland is the largest software producing country in the world….apparently
November 8th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Hello. WHS is the coolest thing I’ve added to my computer systems in a while. Keep up the good work on the site! (Does sucking up help?)
November 8th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
I’m skeptical but… you never know!
Got a WHS: 500 bucks
Get a new router: 50 bucks
Win Diskeeper 2008 Home Server just saying: “Hello!”: PRICELESS
November 8th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Hello there!
Did you know that the number of dimples on a golf ball varies, depending on the manufacturer and may even be different for different models made by the same manufacturer.
November 8th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Hello!
November 8th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Hello!
Hang-gliders are banned in national parks in Ethiopia, because antelopes mistake them for giant vultures and stampede in panic.
November 8th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Hello! Thanks for great updates!
November 8th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
hello
November 8th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Just saying Hello!
November 8th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
I run ten drives in my WHS (2.57 TB) and between load balancing, backups, and disk checks my disk activity light rarely stays off for long. So far the system is rock solid and it gives me a real piece of mind backing up six systems in the house. I could really give Diskeeper a REAL workout.
November 8th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Helloooooo. Loving my WHS! Don’t know how I lived without it before. Has saved the day once and helped me change out hard drives on PC’s in the house 3 times!
November 8th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
HELLO! and nice to knowing you(re website)
November 8th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
hello!
Installed WHS on new equipment last weekend. Already I love it. I feel more secure in knowing that all of my pictures are now backed up.
November 8th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Hello…
Cheese Biscuits taste good.
November 8th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Hello!
Got my WHS running two days ago. A few glitches so far, but nothing I can’t deal with.
Tip: If you setup your own OEM on an old PC, make sure to change the BIOS setting that makes the system halt on all errors to HALT ON NO ERRORS. This is needed if you unplug the keyboard from the WHS, since the WHS will need to reboot from time to time due to automated updates. If you have the default setting and reboot, the PC will just sit there on POST waiting for a keyboard signal.
I am still struggling with the correct power saving settings because the WHS becomes unavailable in the middle of the night when I am trying to copy all my videos to it. You would think that the fact that files are still being written to the hard drive would let the server know that it is NOT ok to go to sleep.
November 8th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
I’ve been using WHS for 6 months now,, great stuff !!
November 8th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Hello there!
…or to put it another way, http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm
November 8th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Diskeeper beta has worked flawlessly on WHS
Colin
November 8th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
WHS rocks! Serving up my FLAC-encoded tunes with SlimServer to two Squeezeboxes. Backing up four other PCs in the house. Giving my kids server-based user areas so they do their homework on any PC in the house.
And thanks to this blog that keeps my up to speed with all the latest about WHS.
November 8th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Hello!
November 8th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Hello! Thanks MS for a great product. Thanks WGS for a great site about a great product.
November 8th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Hello. I am really looking forward to the 64 bit connector so that I can implement WHS in my household network. Great website!
November 8th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Blimey, that’s a lot of lurkers!
November 8th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
WHS is the product I have been waiting for. And it was worth the waiting…
Where are those terrific Add-ins?
November 8th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Hello Terry,
For for a great web site and keep the great work on WHS.
Best Regards,
Nick
November 8th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
Hello!
- The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Hello! Ordered my eval of WHS a couple days ago and can’t wait to try it out.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Hello!!
November 8th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Hello! I have my home server up and running and I really love it.
November 8th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Hello! Look to Norway.
November 8th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Hello!
Great site, excellent info! =D
November 8th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Hi everybody! I’m really excited about this new MS product!
Go WHS!
Bart
November 8th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
olá (hello, in Portuguese). hey, but I am in the US, no need for international shipping fees or anything like that.
November 9th, 2007 at 1:02 am
Been using WHS since beta, now OEM version on a home-built machine. Great product!
November 9th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Hi. Using WHS since beta. Also on OEM version now on machine based on the build you described in your early articles.
November 9th, 2007 at 2:02 am
Hello, world!
November 9th, 2007 at 2:30 am
Howdy. Installed WHS on launch day. Love it
November 9th, 2007 at 4:04 am
Awesome deal. I greatly appreciate all the work you do on this site. WHS user since last year and loving it :).
November 9th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Hello from the cold north in Norway. Great blog by the way, I use it everyday.
November 9th, 2007 at 9:45 am
Hi Terry
Interesting fact - it is much easier to enter your competition to win Diskeeper than it is to enter Tom’s at the Ramblings of a Home Server user blog.
Matt S
November 9th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Hello! WHS rocks!
November 9th, 2007 at 11:30 am
Hello,
Need to win as the wife will not lend me the money to buy a copy, she has no sense of humor
November 9th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Hi… or Hello !
WHS is great… keep on going guys…
November 9th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
WHS is ordered and on the way. Now all I need is Dk
November 9th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Works well, like the idea of backing up my machines.
November 9th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Interesting fact: I accidentally deleted my SRC directory for a project I was working on. I thought all was lost until I remembered WHS connect was running on the box… Even programmers can make basic mistakes with system management
November 9th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Agh, previous post didn’t contain the word “Hello”.
This one does though
November 9th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Hello!
November 9th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Got the WHS OEM version, put on a barebones AMD 4600+, slapped in 2-500Gb SATA3, 2Gb DDR2 RAM, backed up a Vista Ultimate PC, my biz XP Pro laptop and a MCE 2005 machine, setup my Live domain, remote access, loaded my music, photos, etc. in 2 days!!! Only real work was manually setting up port forwarding and setting a static IP for the remote access, but that was a snap too.
Diskeeper would be great if it improves performance…I’d love to give it a try.
Oh yeah, HELLO Terry! What a great site!
Rich
…the human brain is like a 16,800,000 MHz Pentium…,
…the average brain can hold about 100 million megabytes of memory. http://www.transhumanist.com/volume1/moravec.htm
November 9th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Interesting, According to microsoft they say do not use defraggers! Something to do with the server balancing extensions.
But count me in anyway!
Randall
November 9th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Nope, MS say do not use the *in built* defragger. Diskeeper has been approved for WHS due to it’s new Volume Shadow Copy compatibility….
November 9th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
hello
November 9th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Hi,Got my Homeserver on an low energy computer amd Geode processor 14watt. Rocks!
November 10th, 2007 at 1:05 am
Greetings, you have a great site that helps tremendously WHS issues and questions. Keep up the good work!
November 10th, 2007 at 3:21 am
Hello.
software is working great keep it up
November 10th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Hello from Canada where the HP MediaSmart servers are still not available
Could build my own, but no time right now and REALLY want to get WHS to replace the Linksys NSLU2 (Slug) NAS I currently use for our home storage.
Great site & would love the Diskeeper 2008 HomeServer to go into the new system once i get it.
November 10th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Just ordered it from Amazon…got an expected shop date of 12/12!!! Hopefully they have not delayed it, but rather have their initial run already spoken for.
November 11th, 2007 at 9:02 am
I’ll keep it simple and short.
HELLO!
November 11th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Posted in the wrong comments
hope I am not to late
HELLO
My eval copy has expired, would really like a shiny new copy to replace it with
November 11th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
HELLO! Looking fowrard to finally updating my RC to RTM!