home server

I saved a windows 10 disk image on my Windows Home Server and created a recovery DVD. Then when I want to check all is well, I found that while the recovery DVD worked fine when I tried to set a path to the WHS disk/file I could not log on to the server from within the recovery program. Asks...

Hi, I'm not sure where to post this, but here it goes: I have followed this tutorial in creating a NAS for my home, but it seems like it needs my computer to be in a workgroup. I am currently running windows 7 professional but the computer is not mine. My company owns it and it belongs to a...

So, I have a Windows 7 box that I use as a home server. I store all kinds of shared files on the machine include music, pictures, videos, home movies, work related, kids' homework, everything. I created the computer with two hard drives including a SDD drive that i use for the System's core...

A quick walkthrough of how to perform an installation of Microsoft Windows Home Server. In this walkthrough, we detail the early process of installation, but in subsequent videos we will go through both configuration, usability, and management of Home Server.

Hello, I am trying to access my home share drive with my work computer. In the past I would just type \\homeserver from the run command or doubleclick on the shared folder shortcut on my desktop, get a network prompt and enter the uname/pw. They must have done something at work because now...

Widows Firewall keeps popping a notification that host process for windows services Windows Firewall is blocking a inbound from WHS which I assume means Windows Home Server. The problem is I do not have a WHS so why would it keep trying to contact me?

Describes the client-side package of Update Rollup 2 for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, for Windows Home Server 2011, and for Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. More...

I have a new computer build where I have Win 7 Pro 64-bit installed on a SSD. Then I have a pair of 1TB drives that I setup as mirroring drives in Disc Management. I proceeded to setup my windows backup to the mirrored drive, but it is giving me the warning: When restoring a system...

Describes the client-side package of Update Rollup 1 for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, for Windows Home Server 2011, and for Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. More...

I've been using an old MSI Wind PC as a home server and yesterday, something odd happened. Suddenly, pretty much out of nowhere, my ethernet connection became really slow to the point where even streaming a file via a SMB share or logging in via RDP was arduous and close to impossible. I've...

When thinking about businesses, large or small, it can be easy to lose sight of the individual. For the individuals within those companies, it can be difficult to see the role they play in the big picture and how their personal journey might fit in. For individuals outside those companies, also...

I have my laptop and desktop connected to a Windows Home Server and my laptop has always been able to make an FTP connection to it via windows explorer by Link Removed but when I try that on my desktop it opens google chrome (my default browser) and tell me to login but then never does. When I...

I am about to tear my hair out so before I do that, maybe somebody here can help. I am working on building a home server so I am trying to install a second hard drive in a Compaq desktop running Windows 7 Ultimate. The drive is a 2T Western Digital SATA WD20EADS. I have also installed a Sabrent...

I have an old computer, My old 2007 gaming rig, and I want to turn it into a server. Specs: Amd Anthlon 64 x2 5600+ Processor @ 2.80GHz Corsair 4 GB DDR2 800MHz Memory Nvidia Geforce 6600GT 256 MB DDR VRAM http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1143...

Hello! Scenario: I have a windows server 2008 r2 @ my home. 100/100Mb internet connection. On this server I have several files I want my friends to have access to. Is it possible to set up some kind of connection so they can stream music, movies from it? I do not wish for them to...

Hi everyone, I'm currently working on producing some home server video tutorials for the site. The first part of which can be found: Link Removed Currently, time is not allowing me to continue this adventure, however, I am getting close. I have a lot on my plate outside of this project, but...

In a latest video tutorial effort, I will be attempting to show how to properly install, configure, and maintain Microsoft Windows Home Server. The latest video has been finished, while the setup and configuration portion is currently in development. I hope to offer transcripts of these guides...

I'm thinking of setting up a home server for back ups and file storage and sharing of my home network. Right now I back up each individual computer to my 2nd hard drive on my desktop. I would like a more efficient way of doing this and automated preferably. Werther I build or out of a box, I...

Link Removed Link Removed There may come a time when one of the computers on your network will need to be restored from a home server backup. To do this you’ll need a WHS Home Computer Restore CD and here we take a look at how to create one. Create Home Computer Restore CD There...

I'm running Win7 on my laptop (Pavilion), wireless; have access to internet & my home server. My desktop (Acer) is running Vista; network printer is connected to desktop; the desktop machine can access the internet, and my laptop, and my home server. From my laptop I can ping my desktop by...