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Part II: Restoring the Windows 7 Image – Using the WHS Client Restore Wizard

You may be wondering what happened to Part II, as Part I was written forever ago. I’ve been busy.

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Tech Tip on Thanksgiving – PeerGuardian2 and Windows Home Server: TZO.com and Windows Updates

Michael Peele gives us a great Tech Tip on Thanksgiving if you are having trouble trying to get Windows Home Server Power Pack 3.

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Migrating from XP/Vista to Windows 7 with No Downtime

I’m going to build a new Windows 7 installation for my home workstation in a VirtualBox setup, so that I can continue to use Windows Vista, with (almost) no downtime.

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Mini Review of the Samsung SE-S084 External DVD drive

Here is a mini-review of teh Samsung SE-S084 External DVD drive. I purchased this DVD drive for use with both a Netbook and the Windows Home Server.

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How to fix Windows Home Server when it cannot access the computer’s hard drive

Heres a suggestion for what to do when you receive this error: This computer is not online or Windows Home Server cannot access the computer’s hard drive. Please make sure the computer is powered on and connected to your home network.

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Windows Home Server – Configs and Tweaks – Part II

After you have the WHS initial setup and configuration done, it’s time to do some tweaking and customizations. (If you purchase(d) the HP MediaSmart, the defaults are not bad. But, where would we be without tweaks and customizations.)

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Windows Home Server – Configs and Tweaks – Part 1

After you have the Windows Home Server initial setup and configuration done, it’s time to do some tweaking and customizations.

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Why I got a Windows Home Server

One of our new writers, Michael Peele, tells us why he got a Windows Home Server, and I think it’s a tale a lot of us can relate to.

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