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Another Windows Home Server Bug Fixed - No, Not That One.
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 [...]
Continue reading...Iomega Drop Windows Home Server-Based HomeCenter
12. March 2008
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: [...]
Continue reading...Should Microsoft Release Windows Home Server PP1 Now?
10. March 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Windows Home Server Data Corruption Bug Fix Slated for June 2008
10. March 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Data Corruption Bug - Microsoft Will Communicate On Monday
8. March 2008
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.
Continue reading...Medion Delay Windows Home Server Release Due to Data Corruption Bug
7. March 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...The Media Center Show, With Ian Dixon and… Me.
28. February 2008
It’s a shame that I’m on The Media Center show this week having to discuss the Windows Home Server data corruption bug, rather than other more inspiring aspects of life with Windows Home Server, but there you go. Big thanks to Ian for getting in touch to help us communicate what the bug is all about, and [...]
Continue reading...Data Corruption Bug - The Media Center Show Interview
22. February 2008
Just got off the phone with Ian Dixon who interviewed me regarding the data corruption bug for next week’s Media Center Show. Whilst a few websites appear to have gone into meltdown regarding this week’s KB update, we both thought it was important to get some clarity back into the situation, as well destroy a couple of [...]
Continue reading...What’s in This Week’s HP MediaSmart Server Update?
26. January 2008
Yesterday, I mentioned that a software update was on the way from HP for the MediaSmart Server. My home server automatically downloaded this update on Thursday evening - but what’s in the update? I checked in with the team at HP, and they told me the update includes the following fixes: The HPNetMon service is used to report [...]
Continue reading...Data Corruption Bug - HP Guidance for MediaSmart Server Customers
15. January 2008
As you’re aware, an obscure, but particularly nasty bug was highlighted in Windows Home Server’s Drive Extender technology in December, that in some cases could corrupt files on the home server that were being edited in certain applications. The Microsoft Knowledge Base article communicating the bug was updated this week, bizarrely removing a lot of the background [...]
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25. March 2008
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