Installing Windows Home Server
Windows Home Server is Microsoft's upcoming version of Windows designed for storing your pictures, videos and files so you can share them between all the computers in your home.
When you put in the Windows Home Server (WHS) installation disc you will get a familiar Windows loading files screen with progress bar.
After files have been loaded you will get the first WHS setup screen. Keep the type as new installation and click Next.
Accept the terms of the Microsoft EULA and click Next.
Next you will need to enter in the product key and click Next.
Here is where you can choose which disk you want to install WHS on.
Click Yes on the Warning screen.
Now we are ready to start the installation. Notice it will take some time to install depending on your hardware configuration. Click on Start.
Once the installation starts, you will notice the typical Windows installation screens …
During installation your computer will reboot several times. This is normal and part of the install process. You will also get messages such as the one below that touts the virtue's of WHS.
Another screen that pops up a blue copying files screen which is very similar to what you see during and XP installation.
You will know you are getting close to the end of the installation when your computer reboots and you see your first Windows Home Server screen.
When the installation is over you will have your new Windows Home Server Desktop!
Hello! Thanks for the tutorial. I had it working with Microsoft virtual PC 2007 and worked okay (although it took 4 hours to install). However, it would not install on vmware workstation 6. Did anyone have luck? Is there a way to convert a virtual pc 2007 image to vmware? I used my 2ghz dual core Toshiba's satellite with windows vista premium. 2 gb's (at least) hard space). I made sure there was at least 600 MB's Ram and 80 GB of free space.
Jennifer - There is no way to convert it. But I have installed it on VM Ware. Works fine. Install will take long as it is running on VM ware..
By way of correction, you can convert MS virtual machines to VMware's formats by using VMware Converter. It is free and works great.
http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/
If only it was so easy. I tried to install an evaluation copy four times on a clean machine, and got nothing but install errors and crashes. At least I didn't pay for this! Definately get an evaluation copy for free from Microsoft website instead of buying from a retail store.
Need more indepth info
-size of HD
-size ram
-speed of computer
-how to configure network for computers
-type of router
-type of modem
-set up email
-the whole works