Windows Homeserver

Anyone used the new Windows HomeServer OS and how well it plays with Vista
machine attached. I received my demo CD's and was going to install on an
older machine no longer used.

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:14:08 -0600, "Don Harvey" <>
wrote:

> Anyone used the new Windows HomeServer OS and how well it plays with Vista
> machine attached. I received my demo CD's and was going to install on an
> older machine no longer used.


I run Windows Home Server here with two Vista computers and one XP
computer. It runs just fine with the bunch of them.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Thanks Ken,

Good, I have 3 XP Pro machines and 1 Vista Home Premium at the office. I
have one old 766mz machine I was going to use, but may have to get a newer
more powerful machine along with larger hard drives. Nice thing, machines
are inexpensive these days.


"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:14:08 -0600, "Don Harvey" <>
> wrote:
>
>> Anyone used the new Windows HomeServer OS and how well it plays with
>> Vista
>> machine attached. I received my demo CD's and was going to install on an
>> older machine no longer used.
>
>
> I run Windows Home Server here with two Vista computers and one XP
> computer. It runs just fine with the bunch of them.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Same here.
Two Vista computers, and one XP.... no problems with WHS.


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Vista Home Premium 32 SP2 beta
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"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:14:08 -0600, "Don Harvey" <>
> wrote:
>
>> Anyone used the new Windows HomeServer OS and how well it plays with
>> Vista
>> machine attached. I received my demo CD's and was going to install on an
>> older machine no longer used.
>
>
> I run Windows Home Server here with two Vista computers and one XP
> computer. It runs just fine with the bunch of them.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Hi Dave,

What kind of computer are you using it with.


"Dave" <> wrote in message
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> Same here.
> Two Vista computers, and one XP.... no problems with WHS.
>
>
> --
> Vista Home Premium 32 SP2 beta
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:14:08 -0600, "Don Harvey" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone used the new Windows HomeServer OS and how well it plays with
>>> Vista
>>> machine attached. I received my demo CD's and was going to install on
>>> an
>>> older machine no longer used.
>>
>>
>> I run Windows Home Server here with two Vista computers and one XP
>> computer. It runs just fine with the bunch of them.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

I'm running WHS on my old Gateway desktop:
Intel P4, 1.9 GHz
512 MB RAM
500 GB + 320 GB + 320 GB drives


--
Vista Home Premium 32 SP2 beta
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail


"Don Harvey" <> wrote in message
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> Hi Dave,
>
> What kind of computer are you using it with.
>
>
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Same here.
>> Two Vista computers, and one XP.... no problems with WHS.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Vista Home Premium 32 SP2 beta
>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>>
>>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:14:08 -0600, "Don Harvey" <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyone used the new Windows HomeServer OS and how well it plays with
>>>> Vista
>>>> machine attached. I received my demo CD's and was going to install on
>>>> an
>>>> older machine no longer used.
>>>
>>>
>>> I run Windows Home Server here with two Vista computers and one XP
>>> computer. It runs just fine with the bunch of them.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>
>

Ken Blake, MVP <> wrote:
>
> I run Windows Home Server here

Heh, and I thought you were an anti-RAID fascist luddite..?

Windows Server 2008 , running WS 2003 IIS and OpenFiler on Hyper-V and
dual-booting with VMware ESXi on flash drive on internal USB port in HP
ProLiant quad-core Opteron server, here.

ss.

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:21:31 -0600, "Don Harvey" <>
wrote:

> Thanks Ken,


You're welcome. Glad to help.



> Good, I have 3 XP Pro machines and 1 Vista Home Premium at the office. I
> have one old 766mz machine I was going to use, but may have to get a newer
> more powerful machine along with larger hard drives.


Larger hard drives are certainly important, but Windows Home Server
doesn't really require a very powerful machine. I can't remember my
exact configuration, but it's around a 1GHZ processor with 512MB of
RAM.


> Nice thing, machines
> are inexpensive these days.
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:14:08 -0600, "Don Harvey" <>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone used the new Windows HomeServer OS and how well it plays with
> >> Vista
> >> machine attached. I received my demo CD's and was going to install on an
> >> older machine no longer used.
> >
> >
> > I run Windows Home Server here with two Vista computers and one XP
> > computer. It runs just fine with the bunch of them.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Running it here on a P4 1.8 with 1 gig ram and 2 500 gig HD's (kind of
overkill system) with 6 computers hooked to it, 3 xp, 3 Vista machines. Runs
fantastic.. No problems.. Backs up everything every night and handles all of
my extra storage needs in addition to being my video and audio server for
all computers in the house.. Best investment I ever made..


"Don Harvey" <> wrote in message
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> Anyone used the new Windows HomeServer OS and how well it plays with Vista
> machine attached. I received my demo CD's and was going to install on an
> older machine no longer used.