If you’re new to Windows Home Server and have an extra box laying around that you’d like to install it on. This tutorial is for those who are doing a home build or want to re-purpose an extra machine to act as their Windows Home Server. Here we take a look at a summary of the install, then you can check out a full tutorial at the link below.
Minimum System Requirements
- 1GHz Pentium III or above
- 512MB of RAM
- 80GB Hard Drive
Of course the minimum requirements are just that…minimum. While the WHS will run with the minimums, you’ll definitely want a more powerful machine. If you can create a machine with double the minimums or higher you should have a smoother running server.
Start the Installation
You probably want to start with a cleanly formatted hard drive. If you already have an OS installed on the hard drive you want to use, WHS will allow you to format it, but if you want to make sure it’s completely clean you can use a utility such as DBAN. Then pop in the install disk and kick off the WHS Install Wizard. The process is pretty straight- forward, you’ll need to enter in some information and the WHS Key, and your machine will restart several times during the process.
After running through most of the install wizard, you will be presented with the WHS Welcome Screen. From here you will be asked to type in your password for the server, select Automatic Updates, join the Customer Experience Improvement Program or not, and select to turn Windows Error Reporting on or off.
After that you just need to install the Home Server Console on one the client machines you want to use with WHS. One of the first things you will probably want to do is install the latest updates from Microsoft. Remember, it’s advised to use the Home Server Console for this. Just click on Settings then Update Now under Windows Update.
For the complete step by step guide head over to How-To Geek and check out How To Install and Setup Windows Home Server Version 1
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