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An article by Paul Thurrott suggests that the next versions of the client, server and home server versions of Windows will be based off the same codebase - Windows 7. Sounds plausible to us, but that will mean we don't see Vail until 2009/2010 - are you happy to wait?

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Breaking: Windows Home Server v2 Codenamed “Vail”

Queen of the Scoops Mary Jo Foley is reporting that the codename for Windows Home Server v2 will be “Vail”, and will include “more entertainment capabilities”. More Info: All About Microsoft

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

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 [...]

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CES 2008: New HP MediaSmart TV Range

  So, wrapping up the HP MediaSmart announcement for CES, comes a range of HP MediaSmart TVs. Remember that MediaSmart Receiver I told you about earlier? It’s built-in, so it’ll work with your home server and bundles in Extender for Windows Media Center (still a mouthful) for good meansure.  You also get 1080p resolution, 3 HDMI ports [...]

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CES 2008: HP to Announce HP MediaSmart Receiver with Extender for Windows Media Center Support

  Next up in HP’s CES MediaSmart announcements is the HP MediaSmart Receiver - a Digital Media Receiver (DMR) which is fully compatible with the HP MediaSmart Server and includes Extender for Windows Media Center Support (or the v2 Extender you may have read about elsewhere). The DMR enables you to playback music, videos and photos from [...]

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What Do You Want to See in Windows Home Server v2?

If you read the Q&A that we did recently with the Windows Home Server team, you’ll have seen that they are now thinking about what new features and functionality should go into the next version of WHS. Hopefully you’ve all been submitting your ideas to Microsoft Connect, but I’d really like to know what you want to see. Here’s [...]

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Submit Your Ideas and Feedback for Windows Home Server v2

  In August, Kevin Beares, the Community Lead for Windows Home Server was seeking ideas for an appropriate communication channel for users to share their feedback, thoughts and ideas for future releases of Windows Home Server. Having collated opinions from the community, the Windows Home Server have opened up a feedback channel at Microsoft Connect through which any [...]

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Shaping the Future of Windows Home Server

Kevin Beares is Microsoft’s Community Lead for Windows Home Server and other related specialist Server products. He’s been responsible for organising the massive WHS beta community which has been established over the past six months. Now that the beta is over, he and the team have been discussing how to create and maintain an ongoing community [...]

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Media Center Integration With Windows Home Server - Your Ideas?

Jess Zahn, a Program Manager on the Media Center team at Microsoft, does a fantastic job of enagaging with the WMC community over at The Green Button in the Ask Jessica area of TGB’s forum. Today, Jess is looking for your ideas on how Media Center should integrate with Windows Home Server. She writes: Your turn: I [...]

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