Windows Home Server DVD For Free

[mns.saraf]

Microsoft is currently giving away free Windows Home Server DVD to try out for 120 days. This is said to be the world’s first stay-at-home server from Microsoft and they are giving it for free for 120 days to try it and experience how it works, etc. This is shipped across the world in most countries and especially in India too, you can get it delivered for free without even needing to pay the shipping charges, which otherwise they normally charge for all other trials of their products.
Just visit this page to start ordering your Free Trial DVD of Windows Home Server.

or

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...countries.mspx

[Abhishek Dwivedi]

thx buddy...alrdy ordered

[Pearl Groupz]

Thanks Buddy..Microsoft rocks...& love to Bill gates Daughter...

[Kl@w-24]

Ordered!! Never miss a free lunch!

[ravi_9793]

Thanks for sharing.

[Third Eye]

Thanks for the info.
Ordered two.

[MetalheadGautham]

whats this home server ?
is it an application or an OS ?

[slugger]

i lurve freebies..placed an order

thanks Manish

blogged about it

[Davidboon]

well thanks for informing us, i ordered it

[hsr]

voila microsoft is gonna pay...... i ordrd 8 of them to all my cousins.....

[debsuvra]

Orderd already! But I think it is no better than the Windows Server 2008 which I am using for last 4 months.

[k6153r]

I too ordered it,

but I still didn't get my SP2 cd from Microsoft.
Only Ubuntu and BLAG cds really arrive.

[Charan]

Originally Posted by debsuvra

Orderd already! But I think it is no better than the Windows Server 2008 which I am using for last 4 months.

Both are for different purpose. so there will be difference.

[debsuvra]

Originally Posted by Charan

Both are for different purpose. so there will be difference.

Rightly said, but I was talking about the performance front.

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by hari_sanker_r

voila microsoft is gonna pay...... i ordrd 8 of them to all my cousins.....

We need people like you for our trade and commerce to thrive.

[MetalheadGautham]

Can someone give me an idea WHAT is this windows home server thingy ? I have figured out that its an OS, but whats so special about it which is exiting everyone ?

[Charan]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Can someone give me an idea WHAT is this windows home server thingy ? I have figured out that its an OS, but whats so special about it which is exiting everyone ?

Features

* Centralized Backup - Allows backup up to 10 PCs,[6] using Single Instance Store technology to avoid multiple copies of the same file, even if that file exists on multiple PCs.[7]
* Health Monitoring - Can centrally track the health of all PCs on the network, including antivirus and firewall status.[7]
* File Sharing - Offers network shares for computers to store the files remotely, acting as a network-attached storage device. Separate categories are provided for common file types like Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos.[7] The files are indexed for fast searching.[8]
* Printer Sharing - Allows a centralized print server to handle print jobs for all users.[7]
* Shadow Copy - Takes advantage of Volume Shadow Copy Services to take point in time snapshots that allow older versions of files to be recovered.[9]
* Headless Operation - No monitor or keyboard is required to manage the device.[7] Remote administration is performed by using the Windows Home Server Console client software provided in the bundle. Also supports Remote Desktop[10] connections to the server while connected to the same LAN.[11]
* Remote Access Gateway - Allows remote access to any connected PC on the network over the Internet.[11]
* Media Streaming - Can stream media to a Xbox 360 or other devices supporting Windows Media Connect.[7]
* Data redundancy - Guards against a single drive failure by duplicating data across multiple drives.[7]
* Expandable Storage - Provides a unified single and easily expandable storage space, removing the need for drive letters.[7]
* Extensibility through Add-Ins - Add-Ins allow third-party developers to extend the features and functionality of the server. Add-Ins can be developed using the Windows Home Server SDK, to provide additional services to the client computers or work with the data already on the server. Add-Ins can also be ASP.NET applications, hosted in IIS 6 running on WHS.[8]
* Server Backup - Backs up files which are stored within shared folders on the server to an external hard drive.

Wiki

[k6153r]

easiest answer to MetalheadGautham

IT'S FREE, FREE and FREE.

[kumarmohit]

Ordering, But AFAIK, full versions come preinstalled only, retail is not the way Home Server is sold!

[phreak0ut]

I've been trying it for ages, but I can't get the page to order once I click India

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by Charan

Wiki

It looks perfectly normal to me... But why the exitement ?

Originally Posted by k6153r

easiest answer to MetalheadGautham

IT'S FREE, FREE and FREE.

So what ?

[_______]

awesome, thanks.

[s18000rpm]

got mine

sorry for crap a$$ quality of pics



applied on "Invoice Date - 03/08/2008"

[Faun]

^^win win

[dOm1naTOr]

thnx
ordered one

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by hari_sanker_r

voila microsoft is gonna pay...... i ordrd 8 of them to all my cousins.....

They usually track IPs??

Originally Posted by k6153r

easiest answer to MetalheadGautham

IT'S FREE, FREE and FREE.

and the dumbest answer. It's a 120 day TRIAL version, and you call that free??

[hsr]

^^^ i ain't so dump. rebooted my modem after each order and rechecked my ip via whatismyip.com ha ha ha


p.s. thanks for the photobucket link... real good smilies

[Charan]

@hari: check this thread for the smilies.

[Garbage]

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[k6153r]

I too am not sooo dumb, you *$#*$#.

Atleast it's free for 120 days, and may be it's possible to crack it and use it semi-legally.

By free I mean, free disks and not the OS.