Before installing Windows Home Server 2011, it is worth checking out its system requirements. (Windows Home Server 2011 is a 64-bit only operating system and therefore will require 64-Bit hardware). Below are the detailed system requirements for Windows Home Server 2011. You can find out more about connectivity and related options for running a Windows Home Server here.
You can download a trial version of Windows Home Server 2011 from Microsoft’s website (link given at the end of this post).
System Requirements
- Processor: 1.4 GHz x64
- RAM: 2 GB RAM (minimum)
- Hard Disk: 160 GB (or larger) hard drive
- Supported File System: NTFS is the only supported file system
- Supported Networking Configuration:
- Server computer must be connected to a router
- The router works best with a UPnP ™ certified device
- The router works best in the 192.168.x.x subnet
Supported Operating Systems
Following is a list of operating systems that it supports:
- The Windows 7 Operating System
- Windows 7 Home Basic (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 Home Premium (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 Professional (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 Ultimate (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 Enterprise (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 Starter (x86)
- The Windows Vista Operating System
- Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 2 (SP2) (x86 and x64)
- Windows Vista Home Premium with SP2 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Vista Business with SP2 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Vista Ultimate with SP2 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Vista Enterprise with SP2 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Vista Starter with SP2 (x86)
- The Windows XP Operating System
- Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3 (SP3)
- Windows XP Professional with SP3
- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with SP3
In case you have any confusions about the above, feel free to leave a comment or contact me at: [email protected] and I will answer back as soon as possible.
Download Windows Home Server 2011
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx
