What i want to do is replace whs with a decent 4drive nas like a qnap or a synology but if theres a decent server software replacement. Autoexit for windows home server asoft autoexit for windows home server is a console addin for windows home server. This is the first version beta1 and will probably still contain some problems. You can execute these actions per machine or for all machines. Windows server 2008 was officially released on february 27, 2008. Reports can be written to text file and xml file so that a summary can be made and can be run from. Windows home server freeware free download windows home server. The problem is that im not so keen on having 2 servers running 247 at home a home server and a real server, so for me it would be ideal to have the same well, at least the backup functionality with the client agents functionality on the windows 2008 r2 server. Be sure to check in both locations to be certain the values have been deleted. It provides yet another method to shutdown or reboot of the whs from the windows home server console user interface.
Feb 24, 2012 the performance windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 troubleshooter collects information to help troubleshoot most windows performance issues. Download windows server 2008 standard from official microsoft. Many of the features included in windows server 2008 are server core, ad roles, failover clustering, selfhealing ntfs, hyperv, server manager, dns, dhcp, etc. Autoexit for windows home server 2008 r2 free autoexit for. Installing the autoexit addin to windows home server on a. Autoexit 2008 for windows home server free download and. Asofts autoexit 2008 is a free addin for windows home server that lets you easily shut down or reboot any or all computers on your windows. How to set up a domain name for windows home server remote. It was announced on 7 january 2007 at the consumer electronics show by bill gates, released to manufacturing on 16 july 2007 and officially released on 4 november 2007. Windows home server codenamed quattro, q, and vail is a home server operating system from microsoft. Bill gates doing a windows home server commercial for hp.
It can be used to shut down, reboot machines in your home network from within the console. This addis contains the same features of autoexit for windows home server v1 but this is of course for vail. Power pack 1 for windows home server was released on 20 july 2008. From my school i have access to a free copy of windows server 2008 r2. There are over 100 addins currently available for download which will allow you to customize and use windows home server in new and exciting ways. Nov 06, 2009 the next time you open up your console and click on settings located beneath the windows home server icon in the upper right corner of the console window, and then on addins once youre in the. Headrick microsoft employee wednesday, september 17, 2008 7. Aug 17, 2009 recently i wrote about my five core addins for my standard windows home server installations and i am about to add a sixth addin to the list. It is running ubuntu desktop and sharing video files primarily. Other features are sending messages to the different machines and opening a remote desktop session to the remote machines or server. Insert the appropriate windows server 2008 installation media into your dvd drive. I saw that they have just released the final version today. Hklm\software\microsoft\ windows \currentversion\policy\system.
Autoexit 2008 for windows home server lets you manage the computers on your home network from within the whs console. The autoexit addin is one of those rare gems that does not get a lot of attention. If anyone has used windows server 2008 r2, or somehow managed to try the. Autoexit for windows home server is an addin for whs that allows me to do stuff with the machines on my network. And i am honoured to be a microsoft mvp since january 2008 again. Windows home server vs server 2008 r2 windows 7 help forums.
Asoft autoexit 2008 for windows home server developed by. Autoexit for windows home server 2008 publishers description. Asoft autoexit 2008 for windows home server release candidate 1. Windows home server 2011 is based on windows server 2008 r2 and windows 7 and requires x8664 cpus 64bit, while its predecessor worked on the. Any edition of windows server 2008 may be installed without activation and evaluated for an initial 60 days. The legal notice issue was causing our autologin to hang. Autoexit for windows home server 2008 r2 free autoexit. Windows home server 2011 freeware free download windows.
You can send messages to machines on the network, and perform a. Asofts autoexit 2008 is a free addin for windows home server that lets you easily shut down or reboot any or all computers on your windows home server network. Five great addins to power up your windows home server. Whiist for windows home server was developed by andrew grant and the latest version and install notes can be found on his blog. Power up your windows home server console with addins. I have autoexit 2008, havent tried r2 yet as it is still a beta version. Net version detector with its application for free. It is a free addin and client program that allows for the remote shutdown, reboot, and etc. If you need more time to evaluate windows server 2008, the 60 day evaluation period may be reset or rearmed three times, extending the original 60 day evaluation period by up to 180 days for a total possible evaluation time of 240 days. The next time you open up your console and click on settings located beneath the windows home server icon in the upper right corner of the.
This application is the first in a series of simple to use yet powerful servers. Autoexit makes it easy to send commands to windows machines connected to your windows home server through your home network. Hi guys, a while ago, i posted a message regarding a new add in called autoexit 2008 for whs. Expand windows home server with addins practically networked.
Asoft autoexit for windows home server 1 product details. This troubleshooter is integrated with the microsoft fix it center pro service. Power pack 2 was released on 24 march 2009 and power pack 3 was released on 24. So now you can update your installation if you have a pre release version running.
As well as the latest news, in this episode autoexit 2008 r2 developer nick asseloos chats about this great addin. Sep 29, 2010 windows home server mvp nick asseloos of asoft, the creator of many popular addins for windows home server, has now released autoexit 2010 beta1 for windows home server vail. Asoft home net version detector easily detect the installed versions of microsoft. Read the windows home server privacy statement and the windows. A while ago, i posted a message regarding a new add in called autoexit 2008 for whs. Asoft autoexit whs is a console addin for windows home server. Next article installing the autoexit addin to windows home server on a friday night. You can send messages to machines on the network, and perform a variety. Five great addins to power up your windows home server console.
Mediasmart home your hp mediasmart server community. Bill gates hp commercial for windows home server youtube. Introduction 1m whs addin notes 1m addin management 6m addins discussed in other videos 11m duplicationinfo 3m client pc information 4m event viewer 5m autoexit 2008 10m windows home server disk management 8m. Uninstall the autoexit that is currently installed. It can be used to shut down, reboot machines in your home network. The autoexit for windows home server was designed to be a console addin for whs. You can put the machine into hibernation, sleep, log off the user or lock the machine. Apr 22, 2009 the autoexit for windows home server was designed to be a console addin for whs. As i am sure most of the windows home server crowd has seen at this point. Apr 30, 2008 bill gates doing a windows home server commercial for hp. If you dont have an installation dvd for windows server 2008, you can download one for free from microsoft.
Wake on lan is also supported, this enables you to easily boot up machines remotely. Sep 27, 2007 asofts autoexit 2008 is a free addin for windows home server that lets you easily shut down or reboot any or all computers on your windows home server network. How to diagnose windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2. It can be used to shut down, reboot client machines in your home network from. May 04, 2012 autoexit is the first one to go out the door, this has 99% the same functionality as autoexit 2009 for windows home server but it looks very different to match the new vail look and feel.
Aug, 2009 autoexit 2010 beta1 for windows home server vail autoexit 2011 for windows home server 2011 beta 2 released comments are closed, visit the forums to continue the discussion. I this section you will find tutorials related to windows server 2008 and all its components. This service can perform automated diagnostic analysis to identify solutions to known problems. Fortunately, this is where products like diskeeper from the diskeeper corporation, or perfectdisk from raxco come into play. Windows server 2008 r2 i have a file server at home with a quad core, 4gb ram, and a 3tb of storage.
To support all the functionality you need to install some stuff on to each machine, which im not keen to do. How to install windows server 2008 step by step petri. Nov 16, 2009 windows home server grows as your needs grow, not only through expanded storage, but also with extended capabilities brought to you with windows home server addins. Review diskeeper 2008 for windows home server ramblings.
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