Microsoft Windows Home Server OEM
It's time to brush the digital dust off your captured moments and media?--for good. Introducing a simpler, smarter way for families to organize, share and protect photos, videos, music and much more. Windows Home Server brings it all together in a central hub, connecting your home PCs and making it easy to keep and enjoy your family's most important memories.
Microsoft Windows Home Server OEM Accessories
 Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed
Windows Home Server For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Windows Home Server Bible
Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.11 Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST31000340AS
PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller
D-Link DGS-2208 8-Port 10/100/1000 Desktop Switch
Western Digital 500GB 3.5", SATA, 16MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD5000AAKS
P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
Intel PWLA8391GT PRO/1000 GT PCI Network Adapter
Linksys WRT600N Linksys Ultra RangePlus Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link
Microsoft Windows Home Server OEM Reviews
Consider me a HUGE fan of Windows Home Server. I knew there were some plugins out there, but now I am blown away by the number of functions I can do. If my wife forgets to turn off her curling iron ever again, I'll be able to log in and shut down the bathroom power. I am planning to build a house soon, and now I am actually considering a fully automated lighting/ac/electrical system run through Windows Home Server. I decided to switch from using a regular desktop with shared folders to a server because of the backup functions.
Great product. No problems at all with the installation, and setup was easy. Have all my family computers (4) connected and backing up each day. Installed on an older Pentium 4 that I no longer use as a mainstream computer.
After trying several Linux solutions (which all had one problem or another) I installed Windows Home Server on a trial basis. I was apprehensive, because of the reports about currupted data in WHS but the most recent update has fixed that problem. Backups occur daily without any problems and access to pictures, video and sound files has been without any problems. Everything worked exactly as advertised. Connection to all six of our computers was seamless and simple.
The backup feature is fast and you can actualy fully recover an average WinXP PC in about 10 minutes booting from the recovery CD. This is a very good choice for the person who doesn't want to spend a lot of time managing a full blown server OS. The remote access feature is great as well.
From what I understand if I want to add a drive, all the data on that drive will be erased when its added to the server. I signed up for the jungle disk beta for online storage and now I am not worried about data loss. This was a problem for me since I have drives that I want to add to the server, but they contain lots of my data. It is a perfect home server product. I bought them item after Power Pack 1 came out. Of course this wouldn't be a problem if I would just buy some new drives, but I am cheap and using all the drives I have had laying around. I installed vmware workstation on the server and am working on an addin to help control my virtual machines.
Being a.net developer I was happy with how easy it was to make addins for the console. I had to make sure I pulled off my data first before adding it to the server. It backs up all my computers everynight without fail and even will wake up my laptop (wireless connection) from hibernation to backup. Overall.Excellent product. It makes it very easy manage the drives and duplication. The only annoyance that I have is with adding drives.
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