Installation In a Windows Home Server Environment
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Required Software
Microsoft Windows Home Server
My Movies Server Edition x86
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Optional Software
My Movies Client Edition x86
or
My Movies Client Edition x64
Since Windows Home Server will only be used as server for My Movies clients you will probably want to install at least one client
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Server Installation
Unzip the My Movies Server Edition x86 install package on your
local
machine
Copy the unzipped files to a folder on the
Windows Home Server
machine
You may want to make a note of this location
Remote Desktop into the
Windows Home Server
machine
Log in as Administrator
Navigate to the My Movies Server Edition x86 setup folder which you copied over
Prepare Setup.exe to run
Right click on Setup.exe
Choose Properties
Windows Home Server will recognize this file as being copied from another machine and have it blocked
Click "unblock"
Run Setup.exe
Follow the normal setup proceedure
Wait for setup to complete
Configure the Firewall -
more info
Open
Control Panel
Select
Windows Firewall
Create an exception for
File and Printer Sharing
Create an exception for
SQL Server Express
Choose the
Exceptions
tab
Click
Add program...
Locate the file
sqlserver.exe
(by default it is located in [Program Files]\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Binn)
Click
Add program...
Locate the file
sqlbrowser.exe
(by default it is located in [Program Files]\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared)
Run the Collection Management application one (1) time to initialize the database
Close the Collection Management application
Close the Remote Desktop session
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Client Installation
Run the My Movies client installation from the downloaded MSI file.
Wait for installation to complete
Open the Collection Management application to connect to the server.
When prompted, enter your Windows Home Server machine name or ip address
Do not add \\ or anything else to the machine name or ip address