Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Public Beta
Microsoft has detailed its plans to release a public beta of its Windows Home Server Power Pack.
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22.5.2008 Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Public Beta Released
The Windows Home Server team has announced the availability of a Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Release Candidate for public beta testing.
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10.6.2008 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
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20.7.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA – Includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers
We are pleased to announce the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta which improves the Windows Home Server experience with Windows 7 and Windows Media Center by providing the following new features: Backup and restore of computers running Windows 7, Windows 7 Libraries integration, enhancements for Windows Media Center, and better support for netbook computers.
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20.7.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 1
Microsoft has just released Power Pack 1 for their Windows Home Server software. Similar to a service pack for other versions of Windows, the Power Pack includes a number of bug fixes and improvements designed to enhance the overall experience the consumer has with the software.
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21.7.2008 An update regarding Windows Home Server Power Pack 1
Thanks for all of the thoughtful feedback, passion and insights in this post on the Windows Home Server Community Forums about shipping Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 concurrently, versus prior to the data corruption fix.
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3.4.2008 Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Updates
Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 was released to manufacturing on July 21, 2008, and the gold bits are heading straight for the end users' machines.
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13.8.2008 Windows Home Server - Announcing Power Pack 2
We are pleased to announce Windows Home Server Power Pack 2. Power Pack 2 fixes known issues and adds new features to improve the Windows Home Server experience.
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25.3.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 update
We’ve talked extensively about the improvements that Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server will deliver for users.
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29.9.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 is Codenamed "Snoqualmie"
Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 is Codenamed "Snoqualmie". I haven’t been able to tell you this to date, due to my MVP non-disclosure agreement..
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20.1.2009 Power Pack 3 for Home Server announced, inc Win 7 support
Microsoft has announced Power Pack 3 (beta) for Windows Home Server today which adds important Windows 7 support to the list of features.
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17.7.2009 Microsoft Pushes Back Windows Home Server Power Pack 3
The third Power Pack for Windows Home Server won't come around the same time Windows 7 will, a recent post on the Windows Home Server Blog announced recently.
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30.9.2009 WHS Add-ins
Below you’ll find a list of published Community Add-ins for Windows Home Server.
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20.7.2007 KB 932063 - Vista pre-SP1 wireless authentication rollup hotfix released
5 issues relating to wireless authentication are fixed with
this hotfix.
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21.8.2007 The Power in Power Users
Placing Windows user accounts in the Power Users security group is a common approach IT organizations take to get users into a least-privilege environment while avoiding the many pains of truly running as a limited user. The Power Users group is able to install software, manage power and time-zone settings, and install ActiveX controls, actions that limited Users are denied.
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2.5.2006 Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta
This download installs Service Pack 1 Beta for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005.
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30.9.2006 Closer Look: Beta Windows Vista Service Pack 1
The Microsoft operating system is improved by the soon-to-arrive service pack, but Windows Vista still is missing some features we'd like to see.
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24.1.2008 Download Office 2010 Beta Icons Pack
The latest Office 2010 Beta Build 14.0.4417.1000 which was leaked about a week ago features refreshed icons for all Office applications.
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8.9.2009 No Public Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta anytime soon
Microsoft asked us to inform you on the current state of Windows Vista SP1 beta
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19.7.2007 Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta build 3180
Thanks to marct for this download of Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta build 3180.
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9.8.2007 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 beta security updates
Dear WS03 SP2 Beta Tester,
Beginning in August 2006, Windows Serviceability will release monthly critical security updates for the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 beta.
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13.8.2006 Download the Complete Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta Overview
The complete Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta overview is available for download courtesy of Microsoft.
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7.9.2007 Windows Vista Service Pack 2 -SP2 Beta Standalone DVD ISO
As of December 2, 2008, Microsoft made available for download the first fully-fledged Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, via MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
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5.12.2008 Vista SP1 Beta Build 6001.17036 v.652 Kills Hack to Download the Service Pack
Microsoft is making headway toward the final release of the first service pack for Windows Vista. A new beta build of the first refresh for the operating system is now live following the initial beta release.
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12.11.2007 Vista flexes its power
Companies have long known the benefits of making sure their workers get a good night's sleep--and they would be wise to let their PCs do the same, Microsoft says.
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17.10.2006 What would you like to see in Vista Power Toys?
Microsoft has a long tradition of releasing power toys for Windows. These are invariably unsupported (although the batch written for Windows XP were pretty polished) and generally pretty darn useful.
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19.3.2007 What would you like to see in Vista Power Toys?
Microsoft has a long tradition of releasing power toys for Windows. These are invariably unsupported (although the batch written for Windows XP were pretty polished) and generally pretty darn useful.
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21.3.2007 DOWNLOAD Windows XP Unofficial Pack - Formally SP3 Preview Pack
The Hotfix today announces the release of our Windows XP Unofficial TheHotfix.net Pack, a collection of hotfixes that may or may not go into the upcoming Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. This collection is of hotfixes not officially released to the public from Microsoft. The package, formally known at the Windows XP SP3 Preview Pack, contains hundreds of fixes that you would normally need to call Microsoft Support to obtain.
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Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 Feature Pack 2007 Evaluation
The Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 Feature Pack 2007 is not a stand alone product; it requires the developer to have Windows® Embedded Studio tool suite installed.
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31.10.2006 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 Feature Pack 2007 CTP 2 Released
Improved overall test coverage and quality of the feature pack while incorporating bug fixes and enhancements based on feedback from the first CTP participants.
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11.10.2006Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Public Beta Now Available
The Windows Home Server team, in conjunction with all of our partners, MVPs, and "Dogfooders" is extremely happy to announce that a
Release Candidate of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (Build 1771) is now available for public download and testing through
Microsoft Connect!
There has been a huge amount of testing applied to Power Pack 1 already and we have high confidence that Power Pack 1 solves the data
corruption bug that was first identified late last year (
Knowledge Base article #946676). We are running this public beta with the aspiration
that we will get thousands of beta testers to help us
prove that we not only have fixed "the bug", but have significantly improved all
parts of Windows Home Server with new features such as...
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10.06.2008Microsoft addresses data corruption with WHS Power Pack beta
Microsoft has released a public beta of the first Windows Home Server update in order to show the world it has finally fixed an embarrassing data
corruption bug it discovered six months ago and has been trying to correct since...
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11.06.2008Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Public Beta
Microsoft has detailed its plans to release a public beta of its Windows Home Server Power Pack.
The update will include a fix for the data
corruption issues that have plagued the OS since its release.
In a message to potential testers the company said:
"Due to the
nature of the shared folder data corruption bug (KB #946676) a broad beta test program with sufficient time for feedback is required. The time line
for a final release will depend on this feedback and testing, in order to deliver a fix of the highest quality. To meet our goals for the beta test we
need the number of beta testers who are actively using and testing the Power Pack 1 beta to ramp up very quickly"
The company is asking
for anyone currently using Home Server to sign up to the beta to ensure the data corruption issue is fixed.
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22.05.2008Microsoft Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 on deck
Microsoft is ready to roll out the second minor update to its Windows Home Server (WHS) release Power Pack 2. And if Microsoft Most Valuable
Professional (MVP) Philip Churchill is reading the tea leaves right,
Power Pack 2 could be out by March 24...
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24.03.2009Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Public Beta Released
The Windows Home Server team has announced the availability of a Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Release Candidate for public beta testing. The
update package is now available from Microsoft’s
Connect site
(Registration req.)
The most important update in the Power pack is the
data corruption issue:
“When certain programs are used to edit or transfer files that are stored on a Windows
Home Server-based computer that has more than one hard drive, the files may become corrupted”.
According to an Microsoft email sent
to beta testers this has now been fixed:
“While internal testing so far indicates that we have fixed the data corruption bug in the
beta release, the whole point of a beta test is to validate internal testing”
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10.06.2008Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Beta Released
The Windows Home Server team, in conjunction with all of our partners, MVPs, and "Dogfooders" is extremely happy to announce that a Release
Candidate of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (Build 1771) is now available for public download and testing through Microsoft Connect!
There has been a huge amount of testing applied to Power Pack 1 already and we have high confidence that Power Pack 1 solves the data corruption bug
that was first identified late last year (
Knowledge Base article #946676).
We are running this public beta with the aspiration that we will get thousands of beta testers to help us prove that we not only have fixed "the
bug", but have significantly improved all parts of Windows Home Server with new features such as:
- Support for PCs running Windows
Vista x64 editions
- Backup of home server Shared Folders
- Easier, enhanced remote access capabilities
- Better energy efficiency
- Improved performance
- Chinese and Japanese versions
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10.06.2008Microsoft Releases Windows Home Server Power Pack 1
Microsoft has just released Power Pack 1 for their Windows Home Server software. Similar to a service pack for other versions of Windows, the Power
Pack includes a number of bug fixes and improvements designed to enhance the overall experience the consumer has with the software. The highlighted
changes listed are as follows:
- Support for home computers that are running Windows Vista x64 editions
- Backup of Home Server
shared folders
- Improvements to remote access
- More efficient power consumption
- Improved performance
Additionally, Power Pack 1 also includes for the bug described in
KB Article
946676 in which files could possibly become corrupted on a Windows Home Server computer that contains more than one hard drive.
If you
have Windows Update set to "Automatic", Power Pack 1 will be downloaded automatically and installed for you. The setup file can also be manually
downloaded from Microsoft's website.
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21.07.2008Windows Home Server: Power Pack 2 now available for download
The Windows Home Server Team has announced the availability of Power Pack 2 update for Windows Home Server. The English version of Power Pack 2 will
be available on March 24 and will automatically install as part of Windows Update if Automatic Updates is enabled on the Home Server. Power Pack for
Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish will be available before the end of April. Power Pack 2 will also include support for Italian language.
Power Pack 2 includes enhancements for remote access configuration and computers running Windows Media Center, along with content streaming support
for Windows Media Center Extenders.
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24.03.2009Windows Home Server Power Pack Public Beta Coming, Sign up
If you are running a Window Home Server you will want to be sure to get in on the
upcoming public beta of Power Pack 1. This update will include a
fix for the Data Corruption issues that just about everyone has complained about.
Sign up for the public beta now on Connect. Doing so will mean that you will be notified
once it becomes available.
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22.05.2008Avast Anti-Virus for Windows Home Server - Beta Now Available
The worlds first anti-virus product for Windows Home Server is now in beta and available to download!
avast! WHS Edition is a
product designed specifically for antivirus protection of the upcoming Microsoft Windows Home Server platform. Besides providing the protection of the
WHS machine, it also supports simple management of other avast! products on the home network. This is performed directly through the WHS console, by
means of a new configuration page.
Note: This is a very short beta; the product is scheduled to be released in the first half
of November 2007, i.e. by the time the first WHS-based systems ship.
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11.10.2007Microsoft promises data corruption fix in final Home Server Power Pack
7 months of beta testing later, Microsoft is finally ready to say it has squashed the data corruption bug that has plagued Windows Home Server since
its launch last year, releasing the final build of Power Pack 1 to existing customers and OEMs...
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22.07.2008Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA “ Includes enhancements for Win 7-based computers
Update: It appears that Microsoft has removed the blog post regarding the Power Pack 3 Beta.
Windows Home Server Team: We
are pleased to announce the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta which improves the Windows Home Server experience with Windows 7 and Windows Media
Center by providing the following new features: Backup and restore of computers running
Windows 7,
Windows 7 Libraries integration,
enhancements for Windows Media Center, and better support for
netbook computers.
If you are running Windows 7 on your home computer and are a current Windows Home Server user, we need your help!
Important : You will need to sign up as a beta participant of the Windows Home Server program on
Microsoft Connect in order to download the Power Pack 3 Beta.
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17.07.2009November update for Windows Home Server full of improvements
Following the release of
Power Pack 1, the Windows
Home Server team has been hard at work looking at
a revamped UI,
considering
splitting
the OS in two, and putting together the next update. Today a minor software update of Windows Home Server (WHS) has been released via Windows
Update. According to
KB Article 957825, this is primarily a bug fix release...
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26.11.2008Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 available November 24th
The Windows Home Server Team is pleased to announce that Power Pack 3 will be available in all shipping languages (Chinese, English, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, and Spanish) on November 24th, 2009. Power Pack 3 will be made available to existing users via Windows Update. Users need to have
Windows Home Server with Power Pack 2 already installed on their home server. Power Pack 3 will automatically install as part of Windows Update if
Automatic Updates is enabled on the home server.
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19.11.2009Windows Home Server & OneNote
As some of you might know Windows Home Server (WHS) is a new product released from Microsoft that allows you to have a server at home. WHS does a
variety of things like backup all of your computers and makes sure you have your files on all of your machines and integrates with many other apps.
It is really cool and of course some people out there are interested in storing their notebooks up on WHS and they have been asking to see if this is
possible.
This is possible and you can store your files on your machine so it would be on a remote share in your house.
Something like
\whsNotebookShare and then you can open that in OneNote on all of
your computers in your house and you will have a nice little shared notebook.
As of mid-December we have been getting a few
reports that there is a problem where WHS will corrupt OneNote files...
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13.12.2007Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 update
Nicole Berett: Weve
talked extensively about the improvements that Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server will deliver for users. We were proud to show
off the beta code of Power Pack 3 at the recent
CEDIA 2009 custom installer technology show, where we got lots of positive reception to the feature set. Its
clear that the anticipation of using Windows Home Server with the upcoming Windows 7 client PC operating system is reaching feverish pitch! OK,
maybe that was a slight exaggeration¦But the bottom line is that weve gotten tremendous feedback (and test coverage) from you, our enthusiasts,
around Power Pack 3 “ and we couldnt be more excited.
This being said, our top priority is to ensure the absolute highest level
of product quality, and to this end, we will continue with additional testing of the software. As with past software releases, our team will not ship
the official final release of Power Pack 3 until the community has validated our work. We expect to deliver before the end of the year.
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29.09.2009TV Manager for Windows Home Server Now Out of Beta
Sarah Perez: In July,
we told you about a new plugin for Windows Home
Server called TV Manager. This plugin lets you copy your recordings from a Vista Media Center PC or XP Media Center 2005 over to your Home Server for
storage and management. At the time we originally wrote about it, the plugin was still in beta. But now, the first version of the plugin
has been officially released: TV Manager 1.0. With TV
Manager, you can view your recordings stored on your WHS in Media Center as if they physically resided on your PC. Recordings can also be deleted from
either the WHS Console or Media Center.
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03.09.2008Windows Home Server Beta/CTP Preview
Paul Thurrott: Back in
January, I posted a
preview of
Microsoft's Windows Home
Server, a product that
should send shivers of delight
down the spine of any home
computing enthusiast. Windows
Home Server, or WHS, is the
product we've been waiting
for quite a long time, and
then some: In addition to the
expected digital media sharing
features, WHS also offers a
pervasive platform for
full-home PC backups, hot-add
expandable storage, and remote
access. And best of all, it
will be made available both as
a standalone software package
(which you can install on any
PC or server) and as a bundle
with specially-made home
server hardware.
WHS is expected in late
2006, but since my initial
preview, Microsoft has made a
number of improvements to this
product. First, the company
released Beta 2 (
see my
screenshot galleries), the
first beta version of WHS to
ship to users outside of
Microsoft. WHS Beta 2 offered
a decent look at the features
I'd described back in my
preview, so I didn't provide
an overview of that version.
But since then, most recently,
Microsoft has shipped another
beta release. Dubbed the April
2007 CTP (Community Technology
Preview), this WHS release
offers dramatic improvements
and a near-feature-complete
look at this evolving product.
The April CTP also comes on
the heels of news that
Microsoft has shipped a
software development kit (SDK)
that will allow enterprising
third party developers to ship
WHS software add-ons that will
extend this product in
exciting ways. Taken together,
we now have a much better idea
of how WHS is shaping up.
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19.04.2007Power pack for Home Server announced, inc Win 7 support
Microsoft has announced Power Pack 3 (beta) for Windows Home Server today which adds important Windows 7 support to the list of features. Full
Image-based Backups of Windows 7 PCs. After the Windows Home Server Connector is installed on your Windows 7 PCs, Action Center should no longer
display that your files are not being backed up.Windows 7 Libraries Support. Music, Photos and Videos shared folders from your Windows Home Server
will be added to Windows 7 Libraries. Content saved to these shared folders will be able to be quickly accessed through your Windows 7 Libraries.
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17.07.2009Windows Home Server patch is out
Hewlett Packard now has its hands on the Windows Home Server (WHS) update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server.
HardwareGeeks.com got
Microsoft to confirm that HP now has
the WHS patch. The Windows enthusiast site also is reporting that Microsoft is planning an announcement on Tuesday, September 25, about the
availability of the WHS update.
At the end of August, Microsoft officials acknowledged they were working on a post-RTM
(release-to-manufacturing) WHS update would make the platform more appealing to developers. Microsoft said at that time that it planned to make the
update available in a couple of weeks.
HP admitted in late August that it planned to delay its initial WHS shipments in order to
incorporate the Microsoft WHS update leading some to question exactly what was in the update and why it seemed to impact HP more than other WHS
vendors. HPs new official due date for its MediaSmart Server: Holiday season 2007. (Originally, HP was expected to be first out of the WHS gate,
shipping MediaSmart Server on September 15.)
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