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HP Update Regarding the Windows Home Server Data Corruption Bug

Friday, March 28, 2008

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 [...]

HP MediaSmart Server Update - What’s Changed?

Friday, March 14, 2008

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Many of you will own HP’s MediaSmart Server, and if you do, you’re in for a small update this week. A patch, downloaded through HP Update will update the MediaSmart Server’s iTunes aggregator - HP identified an issue with the iTunes aggregator whereby it would fail on some computers. Downloading and installing the patch will fix this issue. Discuss: [...]

Add-in Update: WHS Disk Management 1.0.6.0

Sunday, February 17, 2008

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Today brings another update to Sam Wood’s WHS Disk Management add-in, which brings the following new features a nd fixes: 1.0.6.0 - Update Added: Each drive bay now has a user-editable comment field (currently only displayed in the Settings dialog) Changed: Drive bay settings dialog now has Update/Replace functionality (previously you had to delete the old drive bay [...]

HP Moves MediaSmart Server Update Back to April

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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We’ve just heard from HP that they will be moving their planned February update for the HP MediaSmart Server back a couple of months to early April due to the need for “additional testing”. The update, announced in early January, is set to bring a suite of new features to the MediaSmart Server, including enhanced media streaming from [...]

What’s in This Week’s HP MediaSmart Server Update?

Saturday, January 26, 2008

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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 [...]

HP MediaSmart Server Update

Friday, January 25, 2008

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Looks like HP are starting to send an update down the wires for the HP MediaSmart Server, which provides a few Help file changes, plus more importantly, bug-fixes for their Monitor service. I’ve pinged our friends at HP for a little more info, which I’ll post if/when it comes through. This update is not required [...]

Todd Headrick Talks Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 on The Media Center Show

Thursday, January 17, 2008

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Ian Dixon has been doing a valliant job of editing and sharing a huge variety of interviews he conducted at CES last week. Even though 140,000 people attend CES, it’s funny how you bump into the same people regularly, and every time I saw Ian, he had his tablet PC and microphone at the ready. Great [...]

CES 2008: PVConnect Coming to Windows Home Server

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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Late last week, HP announced that as part of their February update, the HP MediaSmart Server would include free media server software from PVConnect. The software also comes bundled with the new Fujitsu-Siemens SCALEO Home Server. I had a quick chat with Packet Video on Sunday to understand the real benefits that PVConnect brings over [...]

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 [...]