Purpose and Hardware Choice


This is my guide, mostly for me as documentation in case I have to do it again, for setting up my ideal Home Theater PC (HTPC) plus Home Server in one computer.
It is replacing Windows 7 with Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server 2011 which were on separate computers. My build is as follows:

Below are the steps I took in setting up the server as works best for me. I hope it is also helpful for others.

Installation

Services

Tweaks

Other things

2 responses to “Purpose and Hardware Choice”

  1. Henry Armitage Avatar

    Great guide here! You’re one of the few people who really took the time to do an end-to-end, which I find supremely helpful, even if I change some of the parts for my needs.

    1. Weston Avatar
      Weston

      Thanks, Henry. I’m glad you found it useful as well.

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