Windows Home Server For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

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Forget everything you’ve heard about previous versions of Windows Server; this all-new variation has been designed for people who don’t wear white lab coats or pocket protectors. Woody Leonhard has tested it and it passed with flying colors. If you have a home or small business network, this book shows you how Windows Home Server helps you Share files among all the PCs in your home Access your files from anywhere Make regular backups automatically Store files securely Play music, TV shows, or movies on your Xbox Share multimedia across your network Keep your virus protection and system upgrades up to date Get regular reports on the overall health of your network

Windows Home Server For Dummies provides sage advice on choosing a version of Windows Home Server, installing it, setting up users and passwords, using remote access, scheduling automatic scans and backups, and having fun with multimedia.   Trust Woody— you’ll sleep better.

What Customers Say About Windows Home Server For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)):

Good book. Very well written and explains everything in a simple, straight forward manner.My only gripe is a small one: the instructions for setting up the remote access wasn't as simple as he made it out to be, but did set me on the right path with a little bit of research.The only other thing that I would have like to have seen was more on the "outside the box" things that can be done with the software that I hope to do: i.e. setting up an e-mail server, web server, etc.

As with all Dummies books, or at least those that I have read, this one does an excellent job of giving you the basics. It doesn't provide all of the ins and outs of WHS, but that's not what a Dummies book is for. As a computer engineer, I read the dummies book for any new technology I'm going to deal with, then I get one of the all-inclusive books to give me the details. For the average WHS installer and user, the Dummies book is all you need.

Windows Home Server for Dummies is a great book added to the series. I particularly enjoyed the way the author organized the book so that you may either read it in order or skip around to different topics. Everything is explained in a very easy to read detailed manner. Nothing was overlooked. The only downside to this book is it does not contain the new functionality that Power Pack 2 implements, such as over the network Windows Home Connector software installation, etc. Overall great buy for any newbie or expert that wants to get a better grasp and understanding of Windows Home Server.

Nice book for someone who wants to get an introduction to Windows Home Server. Full of useful tips and trics, do's and don't-sThe writing style is something you need to get used to. It is very much speaking language. If English is not your native language (like for me), in the first chapters it is pretty annoying, but I got used to it.

Woody's stuff is always great. I don't expect all of the arcane technical matter in any book "for Dummies". This book contains a good mix of information and humor.Amazon delivered the book before the server arrived, so I actually read the book before I started messing with the server. I didn't have any problems.