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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1: Database Backup Shelved

9. May 2008

A post from Microsoft today over on the Windows Home Server forums confirmed that a key feature of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1, scheduled to be released in the first half of 2008, has now been cut from the pack. Users have been eagerly awaiting new Home Server Backup capabilities in the forthcoming update, which as [...]

Use Windows Home Server to Back Up NTFS Compressed Files?

7. May 2008

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The Windows Home Server Team today published information and a fix for a recently discovered bug which causes NTFS Compressed files on a home computer to be incorrectly backed up on Windows Home Server. On a home computer, you can compress some files by using NTFS compression through advanced attributes settings. In some cases, these files [...]

Windows Home Server Team Announce Power Pack 1 Public Beta With Data Corruption Bug Fix

2. April 2008

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A post in the last few minutes over on the WHS Team blog has announced a forthcoming public beta of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 in May, which will be bundled with a fix for the long-standing data corruption bug. The team report that “great progress is being made” on the bug fix, and a [...]

HP Update Regarding the Windows Home Server Data Corruption Bug

28. March 2008

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I had the opportunity to catch up with Allen Buckner from the HP MediaSmart team yesterday, regarding progress on the data corruption bug. He told me that HP share Microsoft’s point of view that the bug has only hit a very small percentage of their customers, although reiterating that whilst it’s an obscure bug, it [...]

Another Windows Home Server Bug Fixed - No, Not That One.

25. March 2008

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The Windows Home Server Team today announced that a fix for a well documented “random expiration notice” bug would be hitting Windows Update this evening. Those of you with OEM systems (for example, the HP MediaSmart Server) may have noticed the bug already - you receive a random notification that Windows Home Server has expired, with a [...]

Iomega Drop Windows Home Server-Based HomeCenter

12. March 2008

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Interesting news today from Personal Computer World today, that Iomega have decided not to release their planned Windows Home Server product, but will instead release a Linux based NAS product. Iomega claim that the hardware logo requirements set by Microsoft are too high to allow Iomega to price their planned product low enough for their customers. More Info: [...]

Should Microsoft Release Windows Home Server PP1 Now?

10. March 2008

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Todd Headrick (who is the Product Planner over on the Windows Home Server team) is seeking some feedback from the community on a question. Earlier today, Microsoft revealed that the Data Corruption bug fix was currently scheduled for June 2008 - previously, we’ve been advised that Power Pack 1 would be held back until the bug [...]

Windows Home Server Data Corruption Bug Fix Slated for June 2008

10. March 2008

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At long last, Microsoft today released a number of communications around the long-standing Windows Home Server Data Corruption bug, providing more details on the cause of the bug and outlining plans to release a fix for the issue in June 2008. In a post today on the Windows Home Server Team blog, the team stated that Microsoft now understood [...]

Data Corruption Bug - Microsoft Will Communicate On Monday

8. March 2008

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Seems like we’ll all get an update at some point on Monday from Microsoft regarding the status of the data corruption bug. Stay tuned to WGS, the Windows Home Server Team Blog and Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Medion Delay Windows Home Server Release Due to Data Corruption Bug

7. March 2008

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Personal Computer World are reporting that German OEM Medion are delaying the release of their long-awaited Windows Home Server hardware in Europe until Microsoft release a fix for the Data Corruption Bug which has been identified in the product. Whilst the device is on show at Cebit over in Germany this week, UK product manager Rick Munday [...]