The one thing that you might have been looking forward to as a Windows Home Server user was the Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 which was just released by Microsoft. Home Server users can compare the Power Pack 1 to service packs for Microsoft operating system. It combines patches, fixes, improvements and additions to Windows Home server.
The Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 finally patches data corruption issue that was plaguing so many Home Server users for a long time. Computers running Windows Vista 64-bit are supported now after installing the Power Pack which was another point of criticism.
Add to that the ability to backup folder shares, improvements to remote access, performance gains and more efficient power consumption and you got a must have pack for Windows Home Server.
Users who want to read up on it can point their browser to the Knowledge Base article. (via Neowin) Everyone else can head straight to the download page to download the surprisingly (22 Megabytes, that’s half the six word dictionary update from a few days ago) small Power Pack.
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Oops…Power pack gets more power against security and network access
HP MediaSmart Server users can get an update from the server console, and also some good add-ins. MediaSmartHome.com has instructions and some good forum threads about the data corruption bug and the PP1 fix.