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Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA – Includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers
Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA – Includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers
We are pleased to announce the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta which improves the Windows Home Server experience with Windows 7 and Windows Media Center by providing the following new features: Backup and restore of computers running Windows 7 , Windows 7 Libraries integration, ...
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Announced, Adds Enhancements for Windows 7 PCs
windowsteamblog.com — The Windows Home Server Team has announced today the beta of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3... (PP3). And if you’re running Windows 7, Windows Home Server PP3 comes with several new features designed to take advantage key Windows 7 features:  ... (more) Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Announced, Adds ...
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta enhances support for Windows 7 PCs and Media Center
D' Technology Weblog — ... be a free update to existing Windows Home Server users via Windows Update. For all other, Important: You’ll need to sign up as a beta participant of the Windows Home Server program on Microsoft Connect in order to download the Power Pack 3 Beta. The Windows Home Server Team does not yet have a final release date for PP3 however they are shooting to have PP3 available shortly before GA of Windows 7. Full Article: WHS Blog ...

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta announced – focus on Windows 7 computers
ithinkdifferent — ... Microsoft has announced Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server which brings seamless integration with Windows 7 along with a few enhancements such as Backup and restore for Windows 7 PCs, Windows 7 libraries support, Windows Media Center integration and many more. Here’s the feature list: ...

New Windows Home Server beta could restore lost backup capability
Betanews — ... "After the Windows Home Server Connector software has been installed on a computer running Windows 7," reads this morning's announcement, "Windows 7 Backup warnings will be suppressed and users will no longer receive a notification to back up their computer." ...

Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server
All about Microsoft — ... The Windows Home Server (WHS) team announced on July 17 that its next update — slated to go to testers this week — will add support for Windows 7 clients. The beta of that update, known as Power Pack 3, is slated to be made available to testers via the Microsoft Connect site on Friday. (Power Packs are basically the equivalent of feature packs.) In a posting to the Windows Home Server blog, team members itemized some of the new features coming with the Power Pack 3 rollup. On the short list: According to the post, the team’s goal is to release the final Power Pack 3 code ...

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA – Includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers
Bink.nu — ... capable of playing WMV files can take advantage of this feature.Console Quick View Console Quick View allows users to see statistics about the home server through Windows Media Center and Windows Media Center Extenders. This is a convenient way to view many aspects of the home server without needing to access the Windows Home Server Console. This feature allows users to view and monitor a number of home server indicators: Continue At Home Server Blog ...

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta Adds New Windows 7 Functionality [Windows]
Gizmodo — ... The update includes support for full Windows 7 image backups, shared folders, Windows Search 4, and interactivity between WHS and Windows Media Center, such as video archival. Stability risks aside, definitely seems like a worthwhile upgrade for Win 7 RC users. [WHS Blog via ...

Download Windows Home Server Power Pack 3
Redmond Pie — ... Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 (PP3) Beta was announced today on the official WHS Team Blog and is now available for download from Microsoft Connect. ...

Microsoft Announces Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta
AppScout — ... to easily access the content on a home server. Power Pack 3 Beta builds on this functionality," Microsoft wrote in a blog post. "When the Windows Home Server Connector software is installed or updated on a Windows Media Center computer, the next time a user starts Windows Media Center they will be prompted to install the Windows Media Center Connector. Users will notice a new Home Server selection in Windows Media Center menu." ...

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta adds Windows 7 conveniences
Engadget — ... It wasn't too hard to see this one coming, but Microsoft has now officially rolled out the beta version of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 which, among other things, brings with it a slew of new features that tie into Windows 7. That includes support for full ...

Microsoft adding Windows 7 support to Windows Home Server
SuperSite Blog — ... Windows 7 Libraries integration, enhancements for Windows Media Center, and better support for netbook computers. We are targeting users that are running Windows 7 Release Candidate on their home computer and already have Windows Home Server.  Beta participants will need to join the Windows Home Server program on Microsoft Connect in order to download the Power Pack 3 Beta. https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer The Windows Home Server Blog has more info: New in ...

WHS Update Includes New Media Center Features
Zatz Not Funny! — ... Microsoft recently announced their Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta, which includes better Windows 7 support, improved netbook support and some nice new features for Microsoft Media Center users. While it still doesn’t allow you to use WHS as your one, MediaCenter “server” it’s a step in the right direction. Microsoft needs to enable WHS to be the HTPC server for the home.  Meaning, allow tuners to be installed on the WHS computer and not require another computer to do the Media Center work. Then you could add on one or more extenders to the setup without needing ...

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 update
Bink.nu — ... We’ve talked extensively about the improvements that Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server will deliver for users.  We were proud to show off the beta code of Power Pack 3 at the recent ...

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New Media Center features in WHS Power Pack 3 exposed in a screencastEngadget HD
A picture is worth a thousand words, which is why we wish we would've been the ones who thought of making a screencast that exposes the new Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 (Beta) features for Media Center. Our friend Adam from the Digital Media Zone takes us through the TV show archiving ...