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For any members that are wanting to purchase a prebuilt WHS box here is a extensive review on the:
HP MediaSmart Server EX475 - Hands On Review

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Just to let a few of the readers know and it was also pointed out to me, the last set of WHS updates requires restarts. A list of major updates can be seen here at MSWHS.com website. I actually had to restart my computer 3 times to get it to work properly.

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Vista SP1 RC Faster with Windows Home Server
December 7, 2007

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I come upon a Sys Volume error today. I noticed past few days I coudl not log in from my workstation and was wondering why but yet it was still backing up. SO today I got the erro message , runa repair on the hard drive it told me to, rebooted and everythign seem sto be fine now.

I will be keeping a closer eye on this thing now....

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Today I finished setting up a new Test Rig w/ XP Pro & Server 2008 (as a Desktop OS) & installed the WHS Connector software in XP.

That PC backed up & now I have that Test Rigs OS's backed up for safety & in case I need one of them for testing on another partition, all I need to do is just restore it there.

I am fortunate that I have not had any problems w/ WHS

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Congrats JD By the way, what's up with the Windows Home Server issues that were reported? Have they been resolved or are they ongoing? What exactly were they anyway?

I just checked on MSDN and there's still no sign of it there. I thought it would be posted there by now already. Although I understand it's a home user/consumer thing, I think techies need access to it to know what it's about. Actually I just want a freebie of it to be honest

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My guess now is that MSDN wont have it until after PP1 is released so the Data Corruption Bug will be fixed.


1) Status of Power Pack 1 shipping
ATM the home server team has a current estimate of June, 2008 for PP1.

When Power Pack 1 ships, the Windows Home Server Connector will be able to be installed on home computers running Windows Vista x64 editions.
http://blogs.technet.com/homeserver/arc ... ack-1.aspx


2) Data Corruption Issue Q&A
March 10, 2008

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Well so far I have not had any issues, but then again I do nothing more than backup my desktops and store files on it via shared folder access. Yes I do use the internet to transfer files also but so far no problems. I am waiting for them to release SP1 before I punish it. I woudl really like to install my Quickbooks on it and share between two computers but I can not take a chance right now.

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Same here, no problems at all, I also only use it for basic Home Server tasks like you.

I don't edit files on the server (Like on a normal commercial server) which it sounds like is causing some of the problems people are having.



This AM I tried installing a complete OS backup (Vista HP) to another PC w/ a different Hdd type (PATA>SATA) & size partition. Afterwords I used VBP to get the OS to show-up in the boot menu & ran a System Restore (2x) from the Vista DVD, but no joy. That test failed.

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It appears that the WHS Team will be having a public Power Pack 1 Beta starting in May:

As promised, I said I would provide an update when a decision was made. Please read today's blog post onthe Windows Home Server blog.

http://blogs.technet.com/homeserver/arc ... ack-1.aspx

While the decision was made to hold Power Pack 1 for the fix for KB #946676, there is a broad public beta planned for Power Pack 1 in May.

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The details are still being worked out. You have completed the necessary first step of getting signed up on Microsoft Connect. The Power Pack 1 beta will likely be a new program that you will need to accept a EULA to participate in that will be available off of the Windows Home Server connect site.