Good news is on the way for those of you who with to use Windows Home Server with x64 home computers.
As many of you know, the Windows Home Server Connector does not currently support x64 home computers, which has caused a lot of frustration and angst amongst early adopters of the x64 platform. Microsoft have previously announced that they would provide x64 support for machines running Windows Vista (check out our Q&A with the WHS Team for more) - those of you running Windows XP x64 will have to upgrade, unfortunately.
The connector has been undergoing internal private test for the last few months, but I can confirm Microsoft will be making an announcement about x64 Connector availability at the International CES Show in January 2008.
[Please note: This does not mean the x64 Connector will be made available at the CES show in January, but you will hear when it will be made available].
November 30th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Finally! This is good news to hear!
Hopefully the connector will be released in January anyway, the sooner the better.
December 1st, 2007 at 12:35 am
To far away. They need to get this thing out now. They mention nowhere that it doesn’t support their 64bit OS’s. Total bs.
December 31st, 2007 at 4:31 pm
I cannot believe this comment is floating around. “those of you running Windows XP x64 will have to upgrade, unfortunately”
I spent a year working with Vista, and finally threw in the towel and went back to XP X64 and it has been running great.
I cannot believe MS seems to be turing their backs on the XP X64 community!!!! I have NO plans to go back to Vista, I might try
windows 7 when it comes out, but ……
So, MS, why do you seem to be turning your backs on us X64 early adopters? It was bad enough you took out tape backup support from
Vista and Windows 2008. Do customers needs not matter?
Dave
January 7th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Finally my Vista 64 bit systeem can take advantage of the full feature set.
Today CES2008 has started I will be monitoring this site closely this week