phn - windows home server missed opertunities

[MvTCracker]

Microsoft Small Business Server codename (Aurora)

[TheBigEyedBunny]

BRITTISH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ftoftheX]

I see your point, have you seen any improvements are any better opppurtunities for a securtiy Home Server yet?

[alphaxion]

I know that, it is something I have complained about since they introduced the "home" concept with xp.

There should only be 1 client OS SKU, there's simply no reason to have more beyond increasing the capacity to make more money out of your users.

[TylersComputerShow]

Agreed alphaxion! You can't do ANYTHING with windows home edition! It sucks. You can't even connect to a domain, vpn, etc, it is to watered down-no local users and groups management and no management at ALL!

Regards,

TylersComputerShow

[willdafergman]

Windows Vista Home Premium does NOT support domains! this is included in Buisness and Ultimate only!

[bjelos]

skipping throughout the video and this guy keeps going on about AD!

This is not designed so people have to take a course just to stream a couple of media files.

AD enforces GP's to lock down alot of things but causes alot of overhead.

Get over it, I don't think they just slapped abit of code together and then shipped it out.

[anon69]

I was about to put WHS on a new PC when I read about a data corruption bug with various programs. It might not affect everyone but I decided to wait until they patched it. If anyone needs to know more I did a clip on it.

[creativeatheart]

roaming profiles is the thing that I want the most! I've got a music studio at the bottom of my garden, about 200 ft from my computer, and moving files between the two is a git! So, having a roaming profile across my network would be great!

[EDS01475634763]

A problem may be is that a lot of parents dont have the relevent knowledge to do the networking and setup required.

[alphaxion]

they have already made the server product split by having home server, all you need to do is limit it to 5 client machines and no other servers can join the domain and you'll never get the business users looking for it since the key feature of SBS (exchange) is not and cannot be present.

Also, it makes sense there being 1 client OS and multiple server OS's because IT departments usually have more "nous" about them.

[alphaxion]

the thing is, SBS is a business product and does indeed have no place in a home. But, a "home server" with a stripped down and super wizardised interface to AD so they don't get to see the usual interface unless you tick "advanced" would be quite useful and certainly plays into the "home server" ideal.

They have no use for exchange and SQL, but AD and group policy to manage their home for them is a nice product feature.

[danlikey2]

Oh, and let's not forget that the scenario that he is asking for would basically be a business class server system, which would render SBS (an excellent market point for MS) almost useless. Microsoft as a business has to be able to differentiate between product lines. I don't don't see how you can advocate consolidation in one breath (drop xp home, vista basic), and in the other advocate a product split.

[danlikey2]

As someone who has worked intimately with Active Directory, I agree with the video as to AD's positive attributes, however I think that he is missing the point of Home Server, which seems to be focused solely on people who are somewhere between power user and no experience. If you want these advanced functions, consider Small Business Server, which has Active Directory. I understand where he is coming from, but this is precisely what MS was trying to avoid (function overload)

[tourmaline07]

That's exactly why I'm not really interested in Windows Home Server.I agree that MS have made a mistake in assuming there wouldn't be any interest from home users in features like Group Policy and Active Directory.The idea of having addons that will add that functionality isn't a bad one so long as they aren't third party apps that would complicate things.

[merdzd]

greait you can get All this opertunities

install MS 2003 server

this 1 just for home

[AdamReyher]

Wow. Excellent review, and well done. I fully agree with your analysis. I too was looking forward to Home Server and the prospect of managing every computer in my home network to a large degree. I think Home Server is a good step in the right direction with the idea that individual PC computing is going to be non-existant in the next few years. Why Microsoft hasn't implemented these things in Home Server is beyond me. Someone else is going to beat them to the punch.

[alphaxion]

I agree with restricting users (I'm a network admin, I'm bound to be in favour of it), but you can do that without crippling core features such as file sharing.

Also, it adds to an unnecessarily large product line that serves to do nothing but confuse the end user.

[swinnie92]

I do agree that WHS could do with more features such as A/D and a scrubbed down version of ISA.

Pay for what you want sounds a great idea. As long as these installations were 'patch' type installations that can be installed in a matter of minutes and require little or know configuration apart from custom settings and operating uses.

[swinnie92]

I totally disagree regarding the no need for XP Home. My dad doesn't have a great knowledge of computers and his computer jobs are left down to me. He knows how to scan files etc, and he doesn't require everything that is in XP Professional.

[BadIronTree]

lol on honors... slow day :PPP

[ChrisTriple3]

Wow, I was the first viewer! =D