Windows Home Server and Windows 7
I like Windows Home Server a lot. It offers most of the features we need at home: central file hosting, backup to the cloud (using an addon), media streaming, and backup.
However, this morning I experienced an issue while trying to join a Windows 7 Professional computer to the Home Server.
During the installation of the Connector software (found at http://yourserver:55000) you are asked to enter the server administrator’s password. Strangely I was repeatedly told: “The password is incorrect. Please retype your password. Letters in passwords must be typed using the correct case.”
The solution took a while to find, but I eventually I came across a post by AMLane on the Microsoft forums that solved my problem.
- Run secpol.msc (You’ll need Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate)
- Drill down through Local Policies | Security Options
- Find Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level
- Set this to Send NTLM response only
- Reboot the machine
I imagine that similar strange bugs in WHS will be dealt with in the upcoming Home Server 2.0 codenamed – “Vail”, now available for beta testing.
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“The password is incorrect” Error Message in Windows 7 « MS Windows Home Server
17 May 10 at 3:58 pm
The most common reason for security related problems linking up to my Windows Home Server is the DATE being incorrect. It happens about one time a year that my home server reboots with incorrect date. I suspect this is used in some certificates and thus fails. The solution is to RDP into th server and correct date and time.
fishbone
17 May 10 at 6:58 pm
Interesting. I wonder why I did not have this problem when I joined my Win7 Pro box?
Lauren
18 May 10 at 10:22 pm