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Does anyone know when its going to be available to buy? It was going to come on pre-built only but apparently they have change their mind.

I've got the pre-code but don't know when the full version is going to be out. If anyone does post away. 169144-ok.gif

Might just get a tranquil PC with it but want my options open.

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February 2008 in the UK.

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It's just Windows 2003 Server at the end of the day - which is amazing value for money, functionality and resilience for the home. Personally I think most people will find it far too involved to make proper use of it and give in after a few weeks. I like the idea but fear Microsoft have completely underestimated the support requirement for the enivironment it'll be going in to. It's no coincidence that publishers are tripping over themselves in producing manuals and tutorials for it - the market will be collosal.

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I tried a beta for a few weeks and decided it wasn't any better than my current XP Pro home network setup with shared RAID drives.

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I don't quite understand that - it's in a completely different league because, as I mention above, it's offspring of 2003 Server and destroys XP Pro in respect of functionality if you know what to do with it.

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I tried a beta for a few weeks and decided it wasn't any better than my current XP Pro home network setup with shared RAID drives.

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I don't quite understand that - it's in a completely different league because, as I mention above, it's offspring of 2003 Server and destroys XP Pro in respect of functionality if you know what to do with it.

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I did know what I wanted to do with it and it wasn't any better at it than what I had (XP Pro). Plus the whole disc expansion thing wasn't for me.

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It's just Windows 2003 Server at the end of the day - which is amazing value for money, functionality and resilience for the home. Personally I think most people will find it far too involved to make proper use of it and give in after a few weeks. I like the idea but fear Microsoft have completely underestimated the support requirement for the enivironment it'll be going in to. It's no coincidence that publishers are tripping over themselves in producing manuals and tutorials for it - the market will be collosal.

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It's cut back a LOT from 2003 Server, it doesn't even have DHCP support built in - although I have seen a Add-in which does it.

Some of the features, such as the hard drive load balancing are VERY neat however, not even 2003 Server offers that and makes a much more space efficient solution than RAID, albiet with lower performance.

I've seen places with it in stock already, but just quit my job so not willing to shell out the £80 just yet. Got a Pentium M 1.7GHz, 1GB DDR system with a few hard drives waiting for it though.

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If you could post up where you have seen it in stock let me know. Have found places where it is listed but its not available to buy. 169144-ok.gif

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I'd be interested to see that too - because to my knowledge, Microsoft still haven't released it and won't do for some time yet! If someone can go out and buy it today, tomorrow, next week, or even this month, I'll be astonished.

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I'd agree, however this is the official view from the MS developers. Its not clear if the system builders are manufacturers, if so it might still be a while away. But the books are out already and its listed in a lot of places just no stock.

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The Windows Home Server product is finally available at some outlets in the USA and Canada. The supply chain players differ by geography. With a version 1 product in a new product category, it takes awhile for System Builders to get it on their radar and order the product. Once an order is placed through a distributor, then the distributor has to get the part number in their systems and place an order with an Authorized Replicator (AR). The discs are manufactured by an Authorized Disk Duplicator. And the manuals get printed by yet another company.

In smaller countries, these companies may be one in the same or in very close proximity to one another. In larger geographies, there are many companies involved and there is transit time. For example, for North American orders - the manuals usually get printed in Canada, the disks usually get imaged in Mexico and the whole assembly is put together in Puerto Rico. And getting back to the first point, it all starts by a System Builder placing an order.

We have been following the excitement around the world as the Windows Home Server beta testers discover that the product is available for them from a local system builder. We have also been following the anticipation and angst. The product is now being ordered and inventoried by system builders in multiple countries around the world that is the key first step in the process. If you have a favorite outlet that you like to buy stuff from, then you should ask them to stock Windows Home Server since it has been on the Microsoft price list since August 1.

Here is a listing of the key part numbers for the Windows Home Server System Builder SKU:

* English – CCQ-00015

* French – CCQ-00016

* German – CCQ-00017 / CCQ-00038

* Spanish – CCQ-00018

Not all languages are available in all geographies, as I can't easily get a German version in the US.

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