Microsoft have a couple of patches out that could effect Media Center and Home Server users. The first is an update for XP Media Center, Chris Lanier has details of a fix (KB956148) that resolves “an issue in which a Windows Media Center configuration that uses an analog TV broadcast without a set-top box, displays a protected content message when recording television shows.” and it’s available on Windows Update.
Richard Miller sent me a link to the updates for Windows Home Server which should be coming down via Windows Update:
This update improves the interaction between home computers that are running Windows Vista and a Windows Home Server-based system when you copy files or folders to a shared folder. Other storage-related improvements are included to address specific issues that are listed in the "More Information" section. Additionally, this update resolves certain issues that may occur when you restore files and folders from Windows Home Server. The update also improves the search functionality when you use remote access.
Shared Folders and Server Storage
Issue 1
Before this update is installed, the ability to copy large files or folders from a home computer that is running Windows Vista to a shared folder on the home server is limited by the free space on the primary hard disk drive of the Windows Home Server-based system. After this update is installed, the file size is limited to the free space on the target hard disk drives that are connected to the home server.
Issue 2
Sometimes, Windows Home Server generates lots of notification messages about the files that are stored in shared folders. These notifications may cause high CPU utilization on the home server for applications that are accessing these files. This behavior causes slow performance on the home server. After this update is installed, applications such as the Microsoft Zune software, that may be running at the same time, no longer consume excessive processor resources.
Issue 3
Under certain conditions, Windows Home Server disables duplication on shared folders after a new user account is created. After this update is installed, creation of user accounts no longer affects the status of shared folder duplication.
Home Computer Backup
When you restore files and folders from a Home Computer Backup, the Home Computer Backup process may stop when it is 79 percent complete. This update provides new functionality to help prevent this issue.
Home Server Backup
Some issues may occur when you restore files and folders from a Home Server Backup on an external hard disk drive to the software shared folder on a Windows Home Server-based system. This update adds functionality to prevent the unintended restoration of older versions of the Windows Home Server Connector software from overwriting newer versions of the files.
Remote Access
When you use the search functionality on the Remote Access Shared Folders tab to perform a search that includes accented characters, such as ã or ó, you may receive the following Web page error:
Windows Home Server Remote Access has encountered an error.
This update lets you use accented characters with the Remote Access search.
Update for Windows Home Server (KB957825) is buggy then the Home Server Connector is hosed on ALL of my PCs, I get a RED Windows Home Server Console icon after installing KB957825 not Green saying that the Console software has to be updated. Could not find a new Console Software version. After hours of trying to fix this I uninstalled KB957825 manually and rebooted the server, guess what I now get a green Home Server Console icon again. Well, looks like Microsoft blew another one.
Haha Kevin. Fair enough!
Lately the roll up packs and the Patch Tuesday releases have been noticeable in everyday use in VMC. But it’s just the nerd in me that goes through the patches like a child goes through presents on Christmas morning
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Sadly nothing for VMC.
Their updates lately have been quite promising.
Maybe nothing for VMC because it’s already FIXED in VMC. 🙂
(Disclaimer: Yes, I do work for Microsoft.)
The new WHS update KB957825 installed, rebooted the client PCs all working good here.
Update for Windows Home Server (KB957825) is buggy then the Home Server Connector is hosed on ALL of my PCs, I get a RED Windows Home Server Console icon after installing KB957825 not Green saying that the Console software has to be updated. Could not find a new Console Software version. After hours of trying to fix this I uninstalled KB957825 manually and rebooted the server, guess what I now get a green Home Server Console icon again. Well, looks like Microsoft blew another one.
http://mswhs.com/2008/11/25/microsoft-fixes-6-issues-with-whs/#comments
Yeah same here, all client got the update and everything seems to be working great…
Haha Kevin. Fair enough!
Lately the roll up packs and the Patch Tuesday releases have been noticeable in everyday use in VMC. But it’s just the nerd in me that goes through the patches like a child goes through presents on Christmas morning