Windows Home Server (WHS) Power Pack 3 – available on 11/24

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windows7_bloglogoIf you have multiple PCs with increasingly large amounts of digital photography, music, video, and documents, then protecting, organizing, and connecting this digital media can be a challenging task. Help with managing your digital dilemmas has arrived. Windows Home Server does more than Network Attached Storage (NAS) – take a look.

  • Media Server: Digi tal memories and media stored and organized in a central location
  • Backup Software: Home computers backed up daily, automatically
  • Data Recovery: Simple restore of lost files or even entire hard drive content.
  • Document Management: Complete access to files from both inside and outside the home
  • Remote Access: A secure and personalized website address for sharing photos and home videos
  • Add-ins: Easily add storage space and new software capabilities

Power Pack 3 adds the following new features:

  • Backup/Restore of computers running Windows 7 - Windows Home Server can automatically archive recorded TV by moving your recordings from a Windows Media Center computer to your home server in the format of your choice. This enables playback in the correct format for your home computers and/or portable devices.  You can configure your computer running Windows 7 to wake up at a scheduled backup time and then go back to sleep after the backup finishes.
  • Windows 7 Libraries integration - When you install the Windows Home Server Connector and log on a computer running Windows 7, you can access the Windows Home Server shared folders from the Windows 7 libraries.
  • Enhancements for Windows Media Center - Windows Home Server can automatically archive recorded TV by moving your recordings from a Windows Media Center computer to your home server in the format of your choice. This enables playback in the correct format for your home computers and/or portable devices.
  • Better support for netbook computers – looking for details on this.

Power Pack 3 will enable the most optimal experience for Windows 7 users on a Windows Home Server network.