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Volume 6, Number 28 -- July 23, 2008

Windows Home Server Gets a 'Power Pack' Update

Published: July 23, 2008

by Alex Woodie

Microsoft has released a Power Pack for Windows Home Server, the consumer-variant of Windows Server 2003 designed to function as the central hub in a Windows home network. Power Pack 1 contains some bug fixes and introduces several new features that will be welcomed by users.

Windows Home Server, which first shipped a year ago, is designed to simplify the storage and management tasks of homes with multiple XP or Vista PCs and other Microsoft devices, including Zune music players, Xbox gaming consoles, and digital video recorders (DVRs). The offering promised to centralize backups and recoveries, manage security settings, and function as a file server for the various devices in its domain. It also supports the capability to stream video and audio content to devices that support its Windows Media Connect protocol.

With Home Server Power Pack 1, Microsoft has added several noteworthy features, including: support for computers running Windows Vista X64 editions; the capability to back up Home Server shared folders; improvements to remote access; more efficient power consumption; and improved performance.

The Power Pack also fixes an annoying bug that has been reported by some users. The bug has the potential to corrupt files when certain programs are used to edit or transfer files on Home Servers that have multiple hard drives. With the bug fixed, users will be free to use Vista Photo Gallery, Live Photo Gallery, Office OneNote 2007, Office OneNote 2003, Outlook 2007, Money 2007, SyncToy 2.0 Beta, Intuit QuickBooks, and uTorrent to move their files.

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 will be available through Windows Update in several weeks. Users that want to install the update now can force a Windows Update session or download the Power Pack manually from www.microsoft.com/downloads.

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