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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1: Database Backup Shelved

Friday, May 9, 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 [...]

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 [...]

Microsoft to Support WHS vNext in the Second Half of 2008?

Friday, February 8, 2008

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Activewin are running an article suggesting that someone over at Microsoft may have let slip the support schedule for 2008, which apparently includes plans to support “Windows Home Server vNext” in the second half of 2008. At this point, to my knowledge, Microsoft haven’t released any official guidance on release dates or features for Windows Home [...]

Today at CES…

Monday, January 7, 2008

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Now that the WHS PP1 announcement is out of the way, what’s happening today at CES for Windows Home Server? CES “officially” starts today, so the Convention Center opens for visitors to check out various manufacturer’s booths. I’ll be over in the Convention Center this morning taking a good look around, before heading over to spend [...]

It’s The Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Press Release!

Monday, January 7, 2008

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Here’s today’s PP1 press release in full: For Release 6 a.m. PST Jan. 7, 2008 Windows Home Server Breaks Ground on New Features, Expands Into More Homes Worldwide New Power Pack 1 adds support for Windows Vista x64, enhances remote access capabilities, extends data protection and supports the Chinese and Japanese languages. LAS VEGAS — Jan. 7, 2008 — Attendees [...]

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: Remote Access

Monday, January 7, 2008

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It’s not just the WHS Console that’s had some improvements in Power Pack 1 - there’s a few new goodies to make your remote access experience easier and more enjoyable too. New thumbnail view for your files to make identification faster and simpler. Drag and drop interface (in IE6 and IE7) to allow you to select and [...]

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: External Backup

Monday, January 7, 2008

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One of the most requested features (or should that be “biggest missings”? ) in Windows Home Server is the ability to backup the server itself. Sure, WHS is looking after all of your home computers, but who’s looking after WHS? If your home server fails - what happens to your backups? If there’s a fire, [...]

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: WHS Connector Installation Walkthrough

Monday, January 7, 2008

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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 brings a number of enhancements and fixes to the WHS Connector. The Windows Home Server Connector can now be installed on home computers running Windows Vista x64. Functionality is added to detect that the version of the Windows Home Server Connector software is aligned with the version of Windows Home Server [...]

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 – Coming Your Way!

Monday, January 7, 2008

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This morning at the CES conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft will announce the forthcoming release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (formerly known as Windows Home Server Update Release 1). This is a feature update pack that will be released as a free upgrade through Windows Update to all Windows Home Server users in [...]