Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server Available Now
Posted 11/26/09 at 10:07:20 AM by Paul Lilly
Here's a holiday treat for you Windows Home Server users. Power Pack is now available for download, and to get it, just head over to the Windows Update section of your Home Server install and mash on Update.
For those of you running any pre-release versions of Windows Home Server Power Packs, a little maintenance will be in order before upgrading. Specifically, you'll need to first run the correct version of Windows Home Server with Power Pack 2, and any beta or release candidate versions of Power Pack must in uninstalled before moving up to the latest update. Full instructions can be found on the official Windows Home Server blog here.
Power Pack 3 brings to the table better support for netbook computers, the ability to backup and restore computers running Windows 7, Windows 7 Libraries integration, enhancements for Windows Media Center, and a handful of other goodies, as outlined here.
Jedi, I don't even use mine
Submitted by cup on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 8:59pm
Jedi, I don't even use mine to its full potential, and I love it (I don't use mine as a media server. I have a dedicated Media Center for that.)
The automagic backup-and-restore functionality alone makes the price of admission well worth it.
If you've already got a box to run it on, I'd say "go for it!"
Oh, and, FYI: there's a trial version of WHS available:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/eval.mspx
If you're not 100% sure that you want to buy it, then try it for free for 120 days. Rather easy to 'upgrade' to the full product (Server Reinstallations are typically quite painless.)HTH,
~Cup
*nearly every day of my life is some kind of computer hell*
I wanted to say thanks to
Submitted by I Jedi on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 11:37pm
I wanted to say thanks to every, especially Cup for giving me the link to the trial version. I'm going to try it out today. Hopefully I, too, will love it.
Submitted by I Jedi on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 5:37pm
I know that a lot of people use WHS, but what about here at MaximumPC. How do you guys feel about WHS? Reason I ask is because I plan to buy it, and convert my old computer into a home server for personal use.
I've used the trial
Submitted by Quakindude on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 9:57pm
I've used the trial version of WHS and was hugely impressed! Nothing makes backing up your home network easier or more smoothly. And it's damned near idiot proof as long as you don't go bashing through the setup willy-nilly and actually pay attention to it.
Once my finances get straightened out, I plan on getting a copy and running a dedicated closet box!
Listen to Cup. Get this now if you can afford too!
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They gave a nice tut on how
Submitted by gendoikari1 on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 5:44pm
They gave a nice tut on how to make a WHS box from relatively cheap parts at: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/master_your_digital_domain
Submitted by I Jedi on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 6:29pm
Hell, I got the computer ready to go. I just want to know people's opinions on WHS.
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