Comments on: Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (with Data Corruption Fix) Launches http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5887 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: John B http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5887#comment-996104 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:30:56 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5887#comment-996104 Do you own stock in LaCie? Are they the only NAS vendors? Do you own stock in LaCie? Are they the only NAS vendors?

]]> by: AlterEgoist http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5887#comment-990425 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:42:25 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5887#comment-990425 The HP MediaSmart Server provided their long-awaited Update on the same day that the PP1 was released. MediaSmartHome.com has the details of how to get it. The HP MediaSmart Server provided their long-awaited Update on the same day that the PP1 was released. MediaSmartHome.com has the details of how to get it.

]]> by: LZW http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5887#comment-990295 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:42:51 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5887#comment-990295 Windows Home Server (WHS) seems to be a hacked version of Windows Small Business Server (SBS) and I believe some NAS boxes are using it. If this product is successful as an embedded OS, it could become as common place as the firmware in a router. I must say, I've found these WHS data corruption stories very strange... Small Business Server is just modified version of Windows Server 2003 which was the newest windows version. (XP is v5.1, 2003 is v5.2) The ability to copy/move/rename a file is built into the core of the Win32 API. (Application Programming Interface) I see no way to screw it up. What's next.... A corrupted wallpaper bug? Corrupted start button? Boot screen wont load? Makes me wonder if Microsoft slapped some fancy Hollywood DRM scheme over the FileCopy API since this product may be used for serving media files? Windows Home Server (WHS) seems to be a hacked version of Windows Small Business Server (SBS) and I believe some NAS boxes are using it. If this product is successful as an embedded OS, it could become as common place as the firmware in a router.

I must say, I’ve found these WHS data corruption stories very strange… Small Business Server is just modified version of Windows Server 2003 which was the newest windows version. (XP is v5.1, 2003 is v5.2) The ability to copy/move/rename a file is built into the core of the Win32 API. (Application Programming Interface) I see no way to screw it up.

What’s next…. A corrupted wallpaper bug? Corrupted start button? Boot screen wont load?

Makes me wonder if Microsoft slapped some fancy Hollywood DRM scheme over the FileCopy API since this product may be used for serving media files?

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