As regular readers know, in the last two weeks, Jonas Svensson, Microsoft’s Community Lead for Windows Home Server has been answering your questions and seeking you feedback on Power Pack 1 here on our forums. I’ll be posting some of the Q&A here on the blog, but in the meantime, check out the thread if you want to be a part of the discussion.
We now come to the next set of questions that Microsoft on which want to hear your views - including the big one - Is Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 ready for release? The guys also want to hear your thoughts on how this beta has been managed compared to other betas you’ve participated in previously. All of your feedback will make future betas stronger, so make sure you share your views.
The questions in full:
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If you were a beta tester in the Power Pack 1 beta, do you think it is ready for release? If not, why?
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What do we do right with the Power Pack 1 beta?
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What did we do wrong with the Power Pack 1 beta?
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What could we have done better with the Power Pack 1 beta?
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What would you like to see us do differently in future betas?
We’ll be running a poll in the forums, so cast your vote and send through your feedback - this is your chance to feedback directly to the team in Redmond, so take it!
Jonas will be back in the forums, along with his colleague, Jessep Bangham on July 18th to respond to your comments - so get voting!
Is Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Ready for Release? Vote Now!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:45 am
I built my own WHS. I have an XP Tablet laptop and an HP Vista 64 Ultimate laptop. The XP laptop does a daily backup. However, the Vista 64 Ultimate doesn’t. They’re both configured the same so I’m not sure what the problem is. I think Microsoft needs to look into this some more.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Hi, I built my own WHS from an my old workstation. It presently has just under a terrabyte spread over 5 disks. Connected are two workstations running XP and 4 Laptops running XP Media, 2 x Vista Home, Vista Business. To date (touch wood) I have not had any problems with the data corruption issues. I have installed the Power Pack Beta test and have even been running some of the experiments suggested to test the beta, and have had no problems. My only complaint so far is that you should be able to tell WHS that the client machine is a laptop, which is more likely to be disconnected from the backup for extended periods.