Packed with clear, step-by-step screen shots, this visual guide shows you how to tackle more than 130 Windows Home Server tasks. You’ll see how to configure Windows Home Server, connect to computers remotely, add and remove user accounts, use Windows Home Server storage, work with shared folders, restore files from backups, and much more! Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks, and two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules.
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Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 130 Windows Home Server tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including:
Configuring Windows Home Server
Connecting to computers remotely
Adding and removing user accounts
Using Windows Home Server storage
Working with shared folders
Restoring files from backups
Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
About the Author
Paul McFedries is a Windows expert and full-time technical writer. Paul has been authoring computer books since 1991 and he has more than 50 books to his credit. Paul’s books have sold more than three million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows Vista, Windows Vista: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Computers, 5th Edition, and The Unofficial Guide to Microsoft Office 2007. Paul is also the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com), a Web site that tracksnew words and phrases as they enter the language.
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Paul McFedries runs Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company, and has been writing computer books for more than 17 years. He is the author or coauthor of more than 60 books that have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Paul is also the proprietor of Wordspy.com, a website that tracks new words and phrases as they enter the language.
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A source for windows home server info,
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This a good tool for helping setup windows home server. Could have a little more detail. But it does show all the aspects of setting it up.
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This books is very easy to use. Covers many aspects (though not all) of the Windows Home Server. I found it to be very helpful.
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password hint, home server computer, domain name details, remote access feature, main hard drive, cleanup session, shared folder, desktop remotely, streamed media, remote access permission, available wireless networks, logon page, remote desktop session, media folder, password text box Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Windows Home Server, Click Next, Remote Access, Remote Desktop Connection, Click Start, Windows Vista, Click Properties, Click Settings, Click User Accounts, Click Finish, Windows Media Player, Click Close, All Programs, Click Add, Shut Down, Hard Drive Wizard, Click Done, Slide Show, Click Computers, Click the General, Click Log Off, Complete Automatic, Click Change, Click Connect, Basic Connection Browse Sample Pages:
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password hint, home server computer, domain name details, remote access feature, main hard drive, cleanup session, shared folder, desktop remotely, streamed media, remote access permission, available wireless networks, logon page, remote desktop session, media folder, password text box Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Windows Home Server, Click Next, Remote Access, Remote Desktop Connection, Click Start, Windows Vista, Click Properties, Click Settings, Click User Accounts, Click Finish, Windows Media Player, Click Close, All Programs, Click Add, Shut Down, Hard Drive Wizard, Click Done, Slide Show, Click Computers, Click the General, Click Log Off, Complete Automatic, Click Change, Click Connect, Basic Connection Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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