Windows Home Server Blog - All Comments

Patrik22 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:36:02 GMT

When can we expect an updated Windows Phone 7 client? The current version does not work correctly with Mango.

saulc — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:55:35 GMT

Still no mention of it on the Acer site...

jkavanagh58 — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:58:12 GMT

Looking forward to availability!

saulc — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:50:13 GMT

I went to that Facebook page, but I don't see any means to post comments there...

Question--when will there be an OEM WHS 2011 machine from an American manufacturer available?

woravutlacharoj — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:38:01 GMT

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russ.harding — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:10:13 GMT

Yea pretty sweet..... sooooooo, hows that Drive Extender fix coming???? Any chance you guys might actual make this product something worth buying?

I won't even use it for free if someone was to give it to me. I definitely won't download it from MSDN and develop against it.

Butch Adams — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:04:07 GMT

One thing that I didn't hear mentioned in the video: If you are using User based permissions on any shares, then activating the Homegroup on the server will override your permissions to those shares and prevent you from access them.

Mike2k — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:25:57 GMT

How do I use Drive Extender? Oh, right, you got rid of it. I won't be buying this product...ever. Way to ruin what was once a great product.

Patrik22 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:30:17 GMT

Microsoft added support for additional countries in Marketplace today. I decided to reset my phone and use my Swedish Live ID since I can now download apps with it. Unfortunately this app is one of many that has not been targeted for addtional countries yet. Could you please update it as soon as possible? Thanks.

Patrik22 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:33:16 GMT

squuiid: What's the point? Well, most development is aimed at the latest technology. When the Lync client will be released for WP7, I'm pretty sure it won't support OCS 2007 either. I really do miss Drive Extender, but there are third party solutions that fills the hole.

Personally I really love my WHS2011, but there are clearly lots to improve. Just as there's plenty to improve in Media Center and in this app.

But if you insist on running WHS 1 then I suggest you try out WHS Phone (www.whsphone.com). They have a WP7 app for your needs that has far more features than this app, and they are working on an app for WHS2011 as well.

Barrett Floyd — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:08:42 GMT

Great stuff! When I try to connect to the server from the phone for the first time, I get "The specified server could not be contacted." Would using a self-signed cert cause this? I can connect from IE9 without a problem. Thanks!

xanxavier — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:45:21 GMT

Any chance of seeing a Windows Media Center Connector for windows Phone 7 Anytime soon? I know that I and others really would like to stream films to our devices from our PC's or Media center devices

gregsedwards — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:40:25 GMT

I've been using this app since beta, and it's a VERY solid initial effort, given the current limitations of the OS. But this thing is SCREAMING for tighter integration with hubs. You can play an entire artist or album, but if you select an individual track, it only queues up that one track. And it's aggravating to search for and start playing something, accidentally brush the search button, and find that you have to come back into the app's main screen and start all over again. Also, if you can copy pictures from WHS to the phone, why not give us the same ability for music and video? However, if you use WHS2011, then this app is an excellent value for the price. :)

HowardAbraham — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:11:42 GMT

I downloaded the previous version. At the time, I thought it told me I would need to uninstall the connector and install it again after the release. However, I installed the new WP7 client and it seems to be working. Did Windows Update grab the latest version for me or is there still something I need to do?

It would be really nice if the connector transcoded media into CODECs supported by Windows Phone before streaming. I know I my server has cycles to spare. And it would be the ULTIMATE if I could stream WTV files (native format for Windows Media Center). It would also be a neat trick if I could stream live TV from my Windows Media Center tuners, but I rarely watch live TV so that would just be a way of showing off the device.

squuiid@hotmail.com — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:43:36 GMT

Honestly... who cares?! This doesn't work with the original WHS so what's the point?

WHS 2011 was DOA and not worth bothering with. It is probably the worst product Microsoft has ever released. Where did Drive Extender go?