Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed

Table of Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 24
1 Setting Up Your Windows Home Server Network......Page 30
Configuring Windows Home Server for Networking......Page 31
Viewing the Windows Home Server Network......Page 38
Troubleshooting Network Problems......Page 39
Handling Multiple Network Subnets......Page 53
Making a Remote Desktop Connection to the Server......Page 54
From Here......Page 57
Understanding Security Groups......Page 58
Adding a New User......Page 61
Synchronizing the Client and Windows Home Server Passwords......Page 68
Automating Client Logons......Page 70
Modifying User Accounts......Page 71
From Here......Page 83
Installing Windows Home Server Connector on the Client Computers......Page 86
Rediscovering the Windows Home Server......Page 91
Using a Mac on Your Windows Home Server Network......Page 93
Using a Linux Client on Your Windows Home Server Network......Page 103
Connecting Other Devices to the Windows Home Server Network......Page 108
From Here......Page 114
4 Configuring Windows Home Server......Page 116
Running the Windows Home Server Console......Page 117
Changing the Date and Time on Windows Home Server......Page 119
Selecting the Windows Home Server Region......Page 124
Configuring Windows Update......Page 126
Changing the Windows Home Server Password......Page 129
Restarting or Shutting Down Windows Home Server......Page 130
Configuring an Uninterruptible Power Supply......Page 131
Configuring the Windows Home Server Startup......Page 134
From Here......Page 147
Understanding Windows Home Server Storage......Page 148
Adding Storage to the Home Server......Page 156
Viewing Storage Status......Page 160
Removing Storage from the Home Server......Page 161
From Here......Page 164
6 Sharing Folders and Files on the Home Server......Page 166
Examining the Predefined Windows Home Server Shares......Page 167
Creating a New Shared Folder......Page 172
Toggling Duplication for a Shared Folder......Page 174
Accessing the Windows Home Server Shared Folders......Page 175
Copying Files to a Shared Folder......Page 182
Publishing a Windows Vista Calendar to the Server......Page 183
Viewing Share Storage History......Page 187
Searching the Shared Folders......Page 189
Deleting a Shared Folder......Page 195
From Here......Page 196
7 Making Connections to Network Computers......Page 198
Configuring a Computer as a Remote Desktop Host......Page 199
Connecting via Remote Desktop Connection......Page 204
Connecting via Windows Home Server Web Site Remote Access......Page 210
Connecting via the Internet......Page 217
Customizing the Remote Access Web Pages......Page 231
From Here......Page 235
8 Streaming and Sharing Digital Media......Page 236
Streaming Digital Media to Network Computers and Devices......Page 237
Sharing Photos......Page 246
Sharing Music......Page 253
Sharing Videos......Page 256
From Here......Page 261
9 Backing Up and Restoring Network Computers......Page 262
Understanding Windows Home Server’s Backup Technology......Page 263
Converting Client Partitions to NTFS......Page 265
Configuring Windows Home Server Backups......Page 267
Configuring a Computer for Backup......Page 270
Running a Manual Backup......Page 274
Working with Backups......Page 277
Restoring Network Backups......Page 284
From Here......Page 289
Monitoring the Windows Home Server Status Icon......Page 290
Monitoring the Windows Home Server Shares......Page 293
Monitoring Remote Desktop Sessions......Page 298
From Here......Page 306
Enabling Security Auditing on Windows Home Server......Page 308
More Ways to Secure Windows Home Server......Page 318
Securing Network Computers......Page 323
Implementing Wireless Network Security......Page 338
From Here......Page 340
12 Setting Up a Windows Home Server Website......Page 342
Understanding the Windows Home Server Default Website......Page 343
Adding Folders and Files to the Default Website......Page 346
Creating a New Website......Page 351
Configuring a Website......Page 362
From Here......Page 374
13 Running a SharePoint Site on Windows Home Server......Page 376
Installing and Configuring Windows SharePoint Services......Page 377
Adding Sites to SharePoint......Page 388
Working with Site Settings......Page 392
Creating Content for a SharePoint Site......Page 405
From Here......Page 412
Monitoring Performance......Page 414
Optimizing the Hard Disk......Page 434
Optimizing Virtual Memory......Page 436
Optimizing Applications......Page 440
More Optimization Tricks......Page 441
From Here......Page 449
15 Maintaining Windows Home Server......Page 450
Checking System Uptime......Page 451
Checking Your Hard Disk for Errors......Page 454
Checking Free Disk Space on the System Drive......Page 460
Deleting Unnecessary Files from the System Drive......Page 463
Defragmenting the System Drive......Page 466
Reviewing Event Viewer Logs......Page 468
Setting Up a Maintenance Schedule......Page 478
From Here......Page 479
16 Customizing the Windows Home Server Interface......Page 482
Making the Start Menu More Efficient......Page 483
Making the Taskbar More Efficient......Page 491
Modifying the Start Menu and Taskbar with Group Policies......Page 498
Customizing the Color Quality and Resolution......Page 499
Setting the Screensaver......Page 500
Customizing the Desktop Colors, Fonts, and Sizes......Page 503
From Here......Page 510
17 Troubleshooting Windows Home Server......Page 512
Replacing Your System Hard Drive......Page 513
Restoring a Windows Home Server Backup......Page 515
Understanding Troubleshooting Strategies......Page 516
Troubleshooting Using Online Resources......Page 527
Troubleshooting Device Problems......Page 529
Troubleshooting Startup......Page 536
Reinstalling Windows Home Server......Page 543
From Here......Page 544
18 Working with the Windows Home Server Registry......Page 546
Starting the Registry Editor......Page 547
Navigating the Registry......Page 548
Keeping the Registry Safe......Page 553
Working with Registry Entries......Page 557
Finding Registry Entries......Page 564
From Here......Page 565
Getting to the Command Line......Page 566
Working at the Command Line......Page 571
Understanding Batch File Basics......Page 581
Working with the Command-Line Tools......Page 590
From Here......Page 625
Using the Group Policy Object Editor......Page 626
Getting More Out of Control Panel......Page 638
Configuring the Microsoft Management Console......Page 647
Controlling Services......Page 658
Setting Up a Fax Server......Page 667
From Here......Page 677
21 Scripting Windows Home Server......Page 678
Understanding Windows Script Host......Page 679
Running Scripts......Page 681
Programming Objects......Page 685
Programming the WScript Object......Page 690
Programming the WshShell Object......Page 697
Programming the WshNetwork Object......Page 709
Programming the Windows Management Instrumentation Service......Page 711
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B: Windows Home Server Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 734
Windows Home Server Websites......Page 744
Windows Home Server Blogs......Page 745
Windows Home Server for Developers......Page 746
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