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Use Windows Home Server to Back Up NTFS Compressed Files?

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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 [...]

Add-In: FTP Manager

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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FTP Manager is a new add-in that lets you install and configure the IIS FTP component. Features: Install (or uninstall) the FTP component Create/Remove FTP Sites Start/Stop FTP Sites Create/Remove FTP Virtual Directories List FTP Sites List FTP Virtual Directories Adds firewall exclusion for the FTP component (inetinfo.exe) Warning: Requires your Windows Home Server installation media to install the FTP component. More Info: FTP Manager [...]

HP’s Managed Home Team Answer Your Questions

Monday, April 21, 2008

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A few weeks ago we invited WGS readers to submit the questions they want answered by HP’s Managed Home Team - these are the people who brought you the HP MediaSmart Server, as well as HP’s MediaSmart TV, the HP MediaVault and the forthcoming HP MediaSmart Connect media receiver. As you’ll see, the team provide a [...]

Smarter Connections for Your Digital Home

Friday, April 18, 2008

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One thing I’m learning about being an MVP at this summit is that you get asked a huge amount of questions from other MVPs about the product area you represent - particularly when you represent a new, exciting product like Windows Home Server. Top 2 questions this week: 1. What’s happening with that Drive Extender bug? 2. When [...]

Windows Home Server Reviewed in ATOMIC Magazine

Monday, April 14, 2008

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News reaches us from the Antipodes that ATOMIC magazine is running a five page article this month on Windows Home Server, written by WGS community member Stephen Reeves (Smadge1). Sections in the article include: Honey, I’m Home Add-ins Windows Home Server Console Computer & Backup Tab Client Restore User Accounts Tab Shared Folders Tab Shared Folders Properties Server Storage Tab Storage Pool What about RAID? Remote Access Network Health ‘Customisations’ Building It Yourself The [...]

Windows Home Server Public Beta - Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot)

Friday, April 4, 2008

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Heads up on a new Windows Home Server Beta Opportunity: The Windows Home Server team would like to invite you to download a beta version of the “Windows Home Server - Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot)” from Microsoft Connect at http://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer. If you have not previously registered for the Windows Home Server connect site, then [...]

Scandinavia - Getting Served By HP in May

Friday, April 4, 2008

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So, if you’re in Sweden or Norway (two of my favourite countries, having spent a good chuck of time in each on holiday) and feeling a little left out when it comes to Windows Home Server goodness, rumour has it that HP are bringing the HP MediaSmart Server your way in May. Find out more [...]

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

Wednesday, April 2, 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 [...]

How-To: Listen to Internet Radio with Windows Home Server and SHOUTcast

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

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SHOUTcast is a free application which anbles you to access thousands of internet radion stations from all over the world. Did you know you can set up Windows Home Server to be your own, personal SHOUTcast server, so you can listen to internet radio anywhere in your home? We’ll show you how, thanks to Drashna’s [...]

HP Update Regarding the Windows Home Server Data Corruption Bug

Friday, March 28, 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 [...]