nightsider Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 Has anyone hard of the Windows Home Server software if so what does it do i know i should Google it but I am wondering if anyone knows what the juicy bits are Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 it's a version of 2003 server designed for home use. though it really should be called "idiot edition" server. it's nothing more than XP (in both looks and technology) with some stupified wizards for setting up file and print sharing (frankly if you can't figure it out the way it is now, you shouldn't be messing with it) and this useless remote backup feature that MS still hasn't been able to complete in the betas. this is shaping up to be another way to late launch of a product that isn't needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightsider Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 thanks bigred i was just wondering what it was since i know ill have some people asking me a few questions about it at home Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimX Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 i thought it was supposed to be based on their new server OS that they were supposedly working on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 no, it's still on the nt 5.x platform (includes 2000, xp and 2003) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC10281982B Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 Well Maximum PC seems to think its cool. Yeah file sharing is pretty easy as it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderChicken Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 the cool thing about it is its great for a simple file server. you can have w/e amount of drives and sizes and windows shows them as one drive. Alshouth the smallest drive is the most amount you can transfer at once, So if you have a 40 gig drive you can only transfer 40gigs or less at a time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 can be done in 2000 and 2003. it's called software raid works real fast and efficinet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC10281982B Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 yeah, that works great for people like you and me that have been educated about dynamic volumes. side note: I seems that feature is not included in vista home premium Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 The only "bonus" to this OS is getting OEMs to make home media/backup servers (again the backup portion seems to be flawed...but who knows it might actually work properly someday) for the average user and getting them to think they need it, all to make more $$ for the OEM and Microsoft. I tested out one of the beta versions back aroudn the time they were first making announcements about it and wasnt even remotely impressed, from what I've read there were some improvements but nothing that even starts to get me excited about it. It does nothing I cant aready do with XP (got it) or even Linux (free though a bit less "user friendly") Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 yeah, that works great for people like you and me that have been educated about dynamic volumes. side note: I seems that feature is not included in vista home premium software raid is part of the server OS's. not the pro or home ones. it's still pointless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC10281982B Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 I used it in XP pro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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