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MonkeyFit
May 13, 2009

kri kri posted:

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You can get a 120 day trial for WHS and if you like it buy an OEM key at Newegg for $100.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/buy.mspx
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There is a good guide to picking parts to build your own server at the WGS Wiki
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That build guide is horribly dated and unless that's a typo on the Microsoft website, the trial is now only 30 days. :saddowns:

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MonkeyFit
May 13, 2009

kri kri posted:

There is a decent write up about building a WHS build for Vail if anyone is interested here:

http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2010/04/30/a-cheap-build-to-test-out-vail-maybe-lovely-title/

Excellent link. I wish I had the money for it though. I downloaded all the iso's and everything and was just getting ready to set up a test box when I realized it was an Athlon XP processor. :( I'll just have to watch this thread and listen to what people say. Also people should experiment with dropping the volume drivers into their windows 7 boxes to see if they can read the hard drives.

MonkeyFit
May 13, 2009
What are the odds of being able to obtain a copy of WHS v1 once v2 ships? Will it become absolutely impossible or do you think it will hang around for a while?

MonkeyFit
May 13, 2009
So how many people here have tried vail yet, and what are your impressions? I'm gonna be getting a hard drive on Wednesday and will be ghetto dual booting vista and vail on my server.

MonkeyFit
May 13, 2009
There aren't any add-ins available for Vail yet are there? I got it all installed and am anxious to try it out.

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MonkeyFit
May 13, 2009

Wiseblood posted:

Wait a minute:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/04/vail-is-now-windows-home-server-2011-drive-extenders-officiall/

"However, partition size is limited to 2TB for it to work with the server backup feature". So even if I do set up a RAID array, I would still have to split it up into separate drive letters?

So you're saying I should buy version 1 then.

Real content. I've been running my own file server off vista because between WMP, file sharing, and Zune software, it shared everything I needed to my Xbox 360 (this include, DivX, XviD, MP4, H.264 and MP2). Does V1 OR V2 share these same by default? Will I be able to throw Zune software on there or will i have to start syncing my Zune with my main computer? Will Windows Home Server do my laundry for me?

MonkeyFit fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Feb 5, 2011

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