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Nov

24

Power Pack 3 instructions for users running pre-release versions

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Users that have installed any pre-release versions of Windows Home Server Power Packs will need to take actions to prepare for Power Pack 3. The prerequisite for successful download and installation of Power Pack 3 is to be running the correct version of Windows Home Server with Power Pack 2. If you have a beta version or a release candidate version of a Power Pack installed, you must uninstall these preliminary versions before you install this final version of Power Pack 3.

First, you’ll need to Remote Desktop into your Windows Home Server. Below are the instructions on how to complete this step for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Step-By-Step Instructions on How to Access the Windows Home Server Administrator’s Desktop

How to connect to the Windows Home Server Administrator’s Desktop from any home computer running Windows XP

  1. On your home computer, click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to Accessories.
  2. In the Accessories menu, point to Communications, and then click Remote Desktop Connection.
  3. In the Computer box, type the name of your home server.

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4. Click Connect.

5. When the Log On to Windows dialog box appears, type “Administrator” as the user name and use your Windows Home Server Console password as the password, and then click OK. This will begin your Remote Desktop session.

How to connect your Windows Home Server Administrator’s Desktop from any home computer running Windows Vista and Windows 7

  1. On your home computer, click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to Accessories.
  2. In the Accessories menu click Remote Desktop Connection.
  3. In the Computer box, type the name of your home server.
  4. Click Connect.
  5. When the Log On to Windows dialog box appears, type “Administrator” as the user name and use your Windows Home Server Console password as the password, and then click OK.

For pre-release versions of Power Pack 3:

  1. Access the Windows Home Server Administrator’s Desktop using the Remote Desktop instructions from above.
  2. Navigate to the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta folder at Start > My Computer > D:  > Shares > Software > Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta.
  3. Run the Uninstall.cmd file to un-install Power Pack 3 Beta. After reboot, your Home Server will revert back to your previous version.

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For pre-release versions of Power Pack 1 & Power Pack 2:

  1. Access the Windows Home Server Administrator’s Desktop using the Remote Desktop instructions from above.
  2. Navigate to the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta folder at Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs

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  1. Verify ‘Show updates’ is checked and scroll through the list to verify there are no PRERELEASE software installed.
  2. If PRERELEASE software is found, select the latest Power Pack version and click Remove, working your uninstall from Power Pack 3, to Power Pack 2, to Power Pack 1 and rebooting after each uninstall.
  3. After completing the uninstall of all PRERELEASE Power Pack versions, open the Windows Home Server Console > Click Settings > General Page > Windows Update

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Power Pack 3 will automatically install as part of Windows Update if Automatic Updates is enabled on the home server.  A notification appears in the Windows Home Server Console, telling you that Power Pack 3 is ready to install. Click Install to start the installation.

After installation has completed, you can verify that the most current version of Windows Home Server by checking in the Windows Home Server console. You should see version 6.0.2423.0.

  1. 1. Open the Windows Home Server Console
  2. 2. Click Settings
  3. 3. Click Resources

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If you are still having issues and your version numbers are not the same as above, please visit our support forums where the community can assist you.

http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/WindowsHomeServer/

Nov

24

Centralize and share your digital content with Windows Home Server

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If you take a look back to the Top 10 Reasons to use Windows Home Server, you can see that I have gone over the majority of these points.  In this post, I am going to share a little more about items 4 and 6: libraries and user accounts.

Windows Home Server’s integration with Windows 7 libraries is one of my personal favorite features. I have 4 computers at home that hold hundreds of pictures. I love being able to share my photos with friends and family, but unfortunately before Windows Home Server, I could never find what I was looking for! It would take me up to an hour to look through all 4 computers and all of the picture folders on each PC to find a specific set of photos.

With Windows Home Server as your media server, your digital memories will be kept in a central location so that you can access what you want from any computer on the network. Integration with Windows 7 libraries means that your Windows Home Server will automatically add and store your digital memories in the libraries. This enables you to quickly access what you want from any computer on the network and save time by having all your things in one place.

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*Screen shot of Pictures Library. Notice pictures in this location are from “My pictures”, “Public Pictures”, and all pictures on the home server.

Windows Home Server users, Grant and David, saw the benefits to having all of his content located in Shared Folders and stated:

Although libraries store and centralize all of your digital content, you may still want to keep particular items private, or not edited and changed by other users on your network. To increase protection on all of your important content, Windows Home Server allows you to create up to 10 user accounts. Windows Home Server gives you the ability to change which Shared Folders users have access to by either allowing “read/write” access, “read only” or “no access”.

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As you can see from the image above, prominent blogger, Terry Walsh and his wife, have easily set up their user accounts. For a step by step in how to set up user accounts, you can visit Terry’s blog.

To learn more about Windows Home Server along with libraries and user accounts, please visit the Windows Home Server Web site.

-Nicole

Nov

24

Look for the logo this holiday

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After seeing all the great new technology at the PDC in LA last week, I’m very excited to get started on my holiday shopping! Earlier this year, I bought my wife a new Windows 7 PC, which has now inspired me to think about what other electronics and software we may need this holiday.

The challenge with shopping this year is there are simply so many fantastic products to choose from.  So here is my advice - looking for products that have earned the “Compatible with Windows 7 logo” is the best way to know the product will work as expected and give you a great experience. These products have passed Microsoft designed tests for compatibility and reliability with Windows 7 including testing for common issues to minimize the number of crashes, hangs and reboots. With the growing number of Windows 7 PCs running 64 bit, you can also be confident that any product displaying the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo also works on all versions of Windows 7, including 64 bit. Over 9,000 products have earned the logo so there is a logo’d product in every applicable category:  anti-virus, printers, games, networking gear, cameras, digital picture frames, graphics cards, portable media players, productivity suites, monitors and displays, system utilities, and webcams.

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How to find logo’d products -

#1 Check the status on the Windows 7 Compatibility Center

You can browse or search the compatibility center easily check which products have earned the logo. There are Windows 7 Compatibility Centers around the world to support you.

#2 Check the box on the shelf

Many manufacturers display the logo on their box- so you can simply check the box at retail. Here is a great example:

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#3 Ask the retailer

You can simply ask any associate to direct you to products that display the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo.

#4 Look on retail sites

The logo is now displayed on 20 retailer websites. Here is just a sample of some popular sites displaying the logo:

1. Shopper.com

2. Buy.com

3. Staples.com

4. Zones.com

5. with many more coming soon…

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Ok!  I’m off to start my own holiday shopping!

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