Category Archive: 64-bit

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Oct 25

The Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Wrap up

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This article is a continuation of our in-depth Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard series. The previous articles in this series are: Home tab, Users tab, Computers and Backup tab, and Server Folders and Hard Drives tab. If you haven’t been following along it is highly recommended that you read the previous articles.

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Oct 12

The Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Server Folders and Hard Drives

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If you’ve missed our past articles on Windows Home Server 2011 you can catch up by reading the previous articles covering installation of Windows Home Server 2011, installing the Connector software, the Dashboard Home tab, the Dashboard Users tab, and the Dashboard Computers and Backup tab. If you’ve been considering adding Windows Home Server to …

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Sep 28

The Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Computers and Backup tab

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In recent posts I’ve covered installing Windows Home Server 2011, installing the WHS Connector, the Dashboard home tab, and the Dashboard Users tab. In this post I would like to continue on with the theme and introduce you to the Computers and Backup tab of the Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard.

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Sep 21

The Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Users tab

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We’ve covered the installation of Windows Home Server 2011, installing the Connector software on client computers, the Dashboard Home tab, and if you’ve followed along you are now ready to interact with the server from your client computers using the Dashboard. If you’re new to Windows Home Server 2011 now is a great time to …

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Sep 14

The Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Home tab

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We’ve covered the installation of Windows Home Server 2011 and installing the Connector software on client computers and if you’ve followed along you are now ready to interact with the server from your client computers using the Dashboard. If you’re new to Windows Home Server 2011 now is a great time to jump on the …

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Aug 17

How to install the Windows Home Server 2011 connector software

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In the past few issues I’ve covered basic considerations you should plan for before installing Windows Home Server 2011 and the actual installation of WHS 2011. I plan to continue the series but before I get started I wanted to share the fact that Microsoft has greatly lowered the price of this great software! It …

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Aug 14

Things to consider before installing, or upgrading to, Windows Home Server 2011

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If you’ve been with us for for any length of time you may have noticed we cover Windows Home Server from time to time. As a matter of fact I’ve been running Windows Home Server (WHS) version 1 here at DCT Central since it was released in late 2007. It has been a positive experience …

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Aug 14

How to change the workgroup of Windows Home Server 2011

WHS 2011 uses the default workgroup of “Workgroup”, which is the default workgroup of every other version of Windows. However, many choose to change their home network’s workgroup to a more meaningful name. For example, my workgroup is “Hartsock”. Contrary to normal network sharing protocal WHS 2011 will work perfectly if its’ workgroup name doesn’t …

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Aug 13

The complete guide to Windows 7 upgrades and versions

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Windows 7 Versions and Upgrades

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past eighteen months you are probably aware that Microsoft has a hit with their newest Operating System, Windows 7. Windows 7 has been the topic of network news reports, slightly funny commercials, and general internet buzz! Many die hard XP …

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Aug 12

How-to create a bootable Windows 7 USB flash drive

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You may be asking why you would want the ability to install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive. Here are a few reasons:

    A flash drive is less likely to be damaged (scratched, broken, etc). A flash drive is less likely to be lost in the growing pile of computer CD’s and DVD’s …

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Aug 09

A complete guide to installing Windows Home Server 2011

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In previous posts we’ve discussed items that one should put thought into before installing Windows Home Server 2011 along with the decisions I made prior to installing the server OS. To continue on with the WHS theme I think now is a good time to walk through the installation process for those who will buy …

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