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[msawyer91]

??? In my experience Win7 takes less resources than Vista so, if the Toshiba can run Vista, it should run Win7 even better. There is a small possibility of driver issues, but it's unlikely because, for the most part, Win7 accepts Vista drivers just fine. The most common problem with drivers is that people move from 32 bit Vista to 64 bit Win7 and there just aren't any 64 bit drivers for some of the hardware. In that case, just install 32 bit Win7.

That's been my experience anyway....

Ugh...the thought of willingly installing a 32-bit OS sends chills down my spine. I usually hunt to the ends of the earth for drivers just so I can stay away from 32-bit.

[bitleague]

Done. Check for updates!

Thanks for the update!
I just registered the app and installed it on my other PC's. Does it show server alerts as they happen? The only one I've seen so far is that it's backing up the current PC.

[JerryW]

Thanks for the update!
I just registered the app and installed it on my other PC's. Does it show server alerts as they happen? The only one I've seen so far is that it's backing up the current PC.

No, HSS does not deliver those annoying server alerts and never will. HSS was meant to give back 'backup and connectivity status' that MS had in WHS v1. Of course I have carried it somewhat further than that.

[bitleague]

No, HSS does not deliver those annoying server alerts and never will. HSS was meant to give back 'backup and connectivity status' that MS had in WHS v1. Of course I have carried it somewhat further than that.

Thanks for the clarification.

[BobGreg]

I’m not sure if I have a problem or not on installation.

The screen shots show the Status settings and a menu to set up the programme.

I’m not getting that at all.

I get just the small task menu when I right click on the status box with or without pinning the programme to the task bar.

I have no means of setting anything up or making any changes.

It’s all listed as shown:

file:///C:/Users/BOBGRE%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.jpg jpeg not showing

Some of the tasks work – backup etc, but settings, check for updates and about etc do not activate.

The box above is all I ever see – I’ve reloaded the programme - no difference.

Where am I going wrong?

Regards,

Bob

[JerryW]

I’m not sure if I have a problem or not on installation.

The screen shots show the Status settings and a menu to set up the programme.

I’m not getting that at all.

I get just the small task menu when I right click on the status box with or without pinning the programme to the task bar.

I have no means of setting anything up or making any changes.

It’s all listed as shown:

file:///C:/Users/BOBGRE%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.jpg jpeg not showing

Some of the tasks work – backup etc, but settings, check for updates and about etc do not activate.

The box above is all I ever see – I’ve reloaded the programme - no difference.

Where am I going wrong?

Regards,

Bob

As of now, I do not know but try this: Assuming you have the latest version installed, make sure HSS is not running, go to C:\ProgramData\Home Server Status and delete the Settings.xml file. Re-run HSS.

Edited by JerryW, 23 February 2012 - 07:16 AM.

[BobGreg]

Jerry,

Tried the repair - unsuccessful I'm sorry to say.

Bob

[JerryW]

Jerry,

Tried the repair - unsuccessful I'm sorry to say.

Bob

Bob,

This is a first. So, we will have to figure it out. After deleting the settings.xml file, did you get the registration dialog? Afterwards, were you able to successfully register HSS? If so, then let's try something else. I want you to re-install/repair your .NET Framework v4. I saw you had attempted to attach and image but it was not successful. Can you attempt to include a screenshot again?

Thanks,

Jerry

[BobGreg]

file:///C:/Users/BOBGRE%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.jpg jpeg not showing - have sent email reply which shows the jpeg

Jerry,

Here is the jpeg I tried to send earlier – but updated – has Backup Log item listed this time.

I have repaired Net Framework v4 as requested.

I again deleted the xml file and activated HSS got the reg dialogue and entered my registered details. Loaded HSS again – right click on the icon in task manager and got the box shown above (actual update shows extra item – Backup Log which along with most of the other items listed do not activate) . The only items that respond are Remote Web Access and Shared Folders.

This is the only activity I get

So I’m afraid back to square one.

Regards,

Bob

[ikon]

I don't think we're going to be able to see a jpg on your C: drive

[JerryW]

I must admit, nothing comes to mind immediately. The behavior you are describing sounds like something is preventing the forms from loading. Which would be a .NET framework problem, not HSS itself. Though you have repaired this.

Do you have any other desktops that you can install HSS on? If so, please try it. This won't prove much but it will prove that HSS is functioning in your environment and also let us know that the problem is definitely on the pc.

Tell me a little bit about the machine you are running on. Is this a Windows 7 32/64bit machine? Should be since HSS detects it. What version? Home Premium, Ultimate, Professional, etc.

If you can, attach the image to an email and send to homeserverstats@gmail.com ,as ikon denoted, we cannot see an image that lives on your computer.

ikon, any thoughts?

[msawyer91]

No, HSS does not deliver those annoying server alerts and never will. HSS was meant to give back 'backup and connectivity status' that MS had in WHS v1. Of course I have carried it somewhat further than that.

But thanks to WHS 2011 Update Rollup 2, all of my computers are proudly announcing every few hours that there's a computer monitoring error. I tried to ignore them on the server itself, but then they resolve themselves and then pop up fresh and new a few hours later. Now when the tooltip springs up bellowing "computer monitoring error" I just ignore it. If HSS isn't complaining, and I'm not receiving Home Server SMART alerts about a drive about to go kablooie, I don't worry about it.

[JerryW]

But thanks to WHS 2011 Update Rollup 2, all of my computers are proudly announcing every few hours that there's a computer monitoring error. I tried to ignore them on the server itself, but then they resolve themselves and then pop up fresh and new a few hours later. Now when the tooltip springs up bellowing "computer monitoring error" I just ignore it. If HSS isn't complaining, and I'm not receiving Home Server SMART alerts about a drive about to go kablooie, I don't worry about it.

I'm with you Matt.

[ikon]

But thanks to WHS 2011 Update Rollup 2, all of my computers are proudly announcing every few hours that there's a computer monitoring error. I tried to ignore them on the server itself, but then they resolve themselves and then pop up fresh and new a few hours later. Now when the tooltip springs up bellowing "computer monitoring error" I just ignore it. If HSS isn't complaining, and I'm not receiving Home Server SMART alerts about a drive about to go kablooie, I don't worry about it.

I must still be one of the lucky ones. I have 2 green icons in my System Tray, and I don't get the alerts, at least not yet. Wish I knew why so I could tell everyone else.

[foxxiu7]

Hi,

 

Will HSS for WHS2011 be ever available again?