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Changing the Workgroup Name in Windows Home Server 2011

If you have installed Windows Home Server 2011, you will notice the workgroup name is WORKGROUP and you can’t change it. Well, Diehard was good enough to post in our forums how to do it and I have expanded on it here.

How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on to a Tranquil PC SQA-5H

If you already have a Tranquil PC SQA-5H Windows Home Server you might be considering how you would run Windows Home Server 2011 on it. In this guide we will show you just how to do that.

SATA III Hard Drive Upgrade for Project Lil Fusion

SATA III drives are close to the same price as SATA II drives so if you have a motherboard that supports SATA III now might be the time to upgrade hard drives! Check out this short article on upgrading to the next SATA spec!

Windows Home Server 2011 Client Restore Wizard – Video Edition

Do you have a PC that needs a Restore from Windows Home Server 2011 but the PC cannot find the network or the server? If you have another computer on the network, and a USB enclosure, you can perform the Restore and then put that drive in the PC that needed the new hard drive. Check out the video on the process!

Now We Know – Microsoft Lifecycle Support Dates for Windows Home Server

Did you know that Microsoft publishes the Lifecycle dates for all of its products including Windows Home Server? Are you interested in the Support End Dates of your other Microsoft products? Wonder what ever happened to your Fingerprint reader, Microsoft Money, Picture It or XP MCE updates? Check out these links to all of the Microsoft Lifecycle Support dates.

Windows Home Server 2011 Client Restore on a Friday night – Video Edition

Fellow BYOB podcasters Michael Faucher and Michael Martis and I have been talking over the last month about the Restore process for Windows Home Server 2011. We have all had different experiences (successes and failures) with the Windows home Server 2011 Restore so I thought I would video a “textbook” Restore process.

Where’s NoDo? Microsoft explains the WP7 Update process

Microsoft's Eric Hautala, General Manager of Customer Experience Engineering for Windows Phone, posted about the Windows Phone Update and Timing process on the Windows Phone Blog today.

Windows Live Mesh 2011 on Windows Home Server 2011 – Video Edition

Want a faster way to connect to your Windows Home Server 2011 then the standard web interface? Install Windows Live Mesh 2011 directly on your 2011 WHS and get connected to your Windows Home Server 2011 quickly and easily. Read on to find out more about Live Mesh 2011.

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