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| Thread ID: 78685 | 2007-04-24 23:02:00 | WHS-Windows Home Server - like or hate? | aidanmaz (7180) | Press F1 |
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| 543967 | 2007-04-24 23:02:00 | I just been usin Winodws Home Server CTP.....over the past 4 days personlly i hate it Sure the backup is good, but it OS uses my harddrive way too much I think il go back to 2003 domain..... Anyone else usin WHS what is your opinion? |
aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 543968 | 2007-04-24 23:06:00 | What are you mostly using it for? Data Music files DVD collection/movies Games Images? |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 543969 | 2007-04-24 23:40:00 | considering im a very Legit person....music i own and software cds i copied to harddrive as i lose the cd war (like the so called paper war....but with cds) It took 47hrs to "balance the storage" | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 543970 | 2007-04-24 23:49:00 | I'd rate that as a pretty cr*p set up then, since most of the stuff your talking about would be standard home user material and not exactly difficult to handle. Considering that large file sizes are the norm these days. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 543971 | 2007-04-24 23:56:00 | i was gettin worried my hdds would die as they were constantly working. out of 335.4gb (a 186 and 149gb hdd) i hav like 294.7gb free, not alot used. It freezes a bit too, nothing to do with performance as i hav a gb of ram i just wanted to kno if i amtheonly one moaning about it :-) | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 543972 | 2007-04-25 00:00:00 | Well I don't use it myself and don't intend to in the future, but the 47hrs you talk of sounds absolutely appalling for what should be a simple home system for non techies who just want stuff that should be easy to use. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 543973 | 2007-04-25 00:11:00 | According to the blurb on Microsoft's website for WHS Is it hard to setup "No. Windows Home Server is easy to set up and configure from any PC in the house, using the Windows Home Server Console. You will need to simply plug in the power and connect Windows Home Server to the broadband router, and then install the Windows Home Server Connector software from a CD onto each PC you wish to automatically backup every night to your home server." Doesn't sound like it.... |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 543974 | 2007-04-25 01:59:00 | haha that blurb is a lie, the home server console freezes or takes minutes to connect........i found MS's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) easier to use. WHS is pretty much SBS 2003, modded,even say so on the desktop "Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server, Evaluation copy Build 3790 SP2" Nice try MS but u need a gruntly pc to run WHS, i doubt it wud sel well for non - tech families |
aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 543975 | 2007-04-25 02:10:00 | It will probably end up selling about as well as the Microsoft Media Centre....not very.:p | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 543976 | 2007-04-25 02:23:00 | I just been usin Winodws Home Server CTP.....over the past 4 days personlly i hate it Sure the backup is good, but it OS uses my harddrive way too much I think il go back to 2003 domain..... Anyone else usin WHS what is your opinion? Hi, I have been running WHS for about 2 months now on Plll 800mhz, 512MB RAM and 160GB drive fine. I have noticed that the 'Disk Extender' service does use hugh cpu cycles sometimes, but is essential for the 'Home User' easy disk management platform of the system. The O/S is still Server2003 and you can use it as such with domain, proper user accounts, DNS,DHCP, Policies etc, and I for 1 will purchase WHS when it comes out, though I will get a decent box to run it on, maybe a SFF unit that quiter too, this box is nearing the end. Have you setup remote access and remote console?. Its cool, I have setup accounts for friends and familys. |
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