HOWTO: Get Ready to Install Windows Home Server

For those of us that have gotten three-quarters of the way through a server install only to realize we’d missed a critical step, here’s a great Windows Home Server pre-installation checklist from Home Server Land.

While some of the tips are just common sense (Back up your data before you start! Make sure you set up backups after installation is complete!) there are some good gotcha-avoiding pointers on topics such as setting up Remote Access and password creation guidelines. Well worth a read for WHS first-timers and veterans alike.