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When computers fail, they really fail. They fail hard. Many hours of weekend time is taken up rebuilding, reformatting and redata-ing (?) the broken computer. Time is valuable!
As for a copy of Windows Home Server, given it's end of life you won't find it on any MS servers. Some-one with an Action Pack or MSDN subscription might be able to provide and ISO image but it might also have been removed from those programs as well given it's age. Dec 31, 2001 However, because Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 is based on Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 / Windows 7 x64, that means both versions of this update will install perfectly fine.) System Requirements: Minimum base PC system (supporting up to 4 lightly loaded stations): Dual Core Processor; 2 GB Memory; 20 GB disk space Per station. In the Computers and Backup section right-click on the computer you want to restore and select View Backups. Select the backup you want to restore from and click the Open button in the Restore or view Files section. Now drag the entire contents of the folder named Windows Home Server Drivers for Restore to the USB flash drive.
- Jun 04, 2020 Hi I searched all over and didn't find the Client Restore Disc: Windows Home Server 2011 (x86 and x64) Iso name.
- Microsoft today released Windows Home Server 2011 and Small Business Server 2011 Essentials to TechNet and MSDN Subscribers. The evaluation edition of Windows Home Server 2011.
Now I've had a personal experience of the sanity saving Windows Home Server automated backup. In the most recent week, I have been self-building my own Windows Media Center. After a recent misplaced de-install, otherwise known as 'user error', it was just easier to roll back to a previous version of the system.
A key selling point of the Windows Home Server in our house: automated backups.
| The connector software is pre-packaged, ready for install from the server. Windows XP seemed to not be happy with running the installer from the server, so I copied the install folder to the desktop of the target PC and installed from there. Windows Home Server backs up works one PC at a time, so I installed the Connector Software one by one on our PCs |
| After typing in the server password, the PC 'joins' the server, and is ready to go |
| In each instance, I started a manual backup from the client PCs |
The restore process is a little more complex, involving the following steps:
- Make a Restore CD from the supplied .ISO file
- Reboot the target PC with the new Restore CD
- Log into the Home Server using the Administrator password
- Select the image from the server to restore (by date of backup)
- Choose the hard disk volume to restore the image to
- 18 minutes later, reboot the target PC
- Now have returned to the previous state of the PC
A key test in any backup environment is the quality of the restore. In fact, before trusting any backup, it is best to test a restore. This is a confidence test which I highly recommend.
It will save your sanity.
Do you have a PC that needs a Restore from Windows Home Server 2011 but the PC cannot find the network or the server? If you have another computer on the network, and a USB enclosure, you can perform the Restore and then put that drive in the PC that needed the new hard drive. Check out our video on the process!
Background
Fellow BYOB podcaster Michael Faucher called me a few weeks ago saying his new Sandy Bridge PC was not finding the network during a PC Restore. We had performed Restores before with the Client Restore Wizard in WHS v1, but he had backed up this PC to his Windows Home Server 2011. Since the motherboard was so new we figured there was an issue with drivers. Whatever the reason, it did not work. What’s a boy to do?
Again, Faucher and I had performed Client Restores before with WHS v1 but we had not done one with 2011. Since we could not locate the 2011 Wizard on the client we tried a Restore with the Dashboard. It failed. No System Reserved partition access. The disk was not bootable. Ugh.
As of 12-APR-2011, I have still not been able to create a bootable Restored disk with the 2011 Dashboard. If you have had the same results, a bug has been filed so vote it up!
Client Restore Wizard Location
With Windows Home Server v1 the Client Restore Wizard was on the actual client PC. With Windows Home Server 2011 the Wizard is hidden on the Server. Thank you to WHS MVP Grey Lancaster for telling me the folder location!
Mental Note: You must copy the entire folder to your PC so you can perform the Restore. You must also copy the folders to a PC that is already “connected” to the WHS 2011.
Check out the short video to see how easy the process is.
How Do I Connect A Hard Drive?
I have performed this type of Restore before with a Windows Home Server v1.
It is an easy Restore with either version and I would strongly suggest that anyone interested in doing a Restore this way buy an enclosure ahead of time BEFORE you really need it!
One of the easiest and cheapest 2.5” enclosures I found is at:
Of course you can perform a Restore with a SATA dock or even by connecting the new hard drive directly to your motherboard.
Windows Home Server 2011
The installation of Windows Home Server 2011 has only a few basic requirements.
Windows Home Server 2011 is a 64-bit only operating system.
Windows Server 2011 Home Iso
You can install the server software either manually or unattended.
System Requirements
- 1.6 GHz (or higher) x64 processor
- 2 GB RAM
- At least one 160 GB (or larger) hard drive
- NTFS is the only supported file system
Supported networking configuration:
Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011
- Your server computer must be connected to a router via a network cable
- Windows Home Server works best with a UPnP certified device, but it is not required
- The router works best in the 192.168.x.x subnet, but it is not required
Windows Home Server Download
Thank you!!!! This saved me a ton of hassle when switching from an ATA HD to a SSD on a very old Dell. I was being denied every time I tried to run the restore on the client computer. One thing that I don’t think was mentioned in the video and in retrospect is pretty obvious, but be sure to use the 64bit or the 32bit software based on the host computer, not the computer being restored. Once I figured that out, everything was so fast and seamless I don’t think I’ll mess with a client computer restore any other way (unless it’s a laptop with an inaccessible HD).