Do I need a Server - "Boss" says why?

Mel_P

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Hello, this is what we have at home:

3 desktop PCs (2 Win 7, used all the time, I x XP for legacy stuff);
1 laptop (Win 8.1)
1 netbook (Win 7 starter)
1 WHS which backs up all the windows pcs except the win 8.1 laptop which I have backed up separately;
1 1 GB raid NAS (photos, music, etc. backup)
1 WD Live media player, networked, attached to TV (movies, photo shows).

The WHSv1 works as it should and I have recently used it to reinstall a Win 7 backup on a PC that windows update had "corrupted".

All works together - no current issues.

Then HP come up with the HP proliant microserver for ~£100 or £128 with 3-year service contract. Yummy says I, I could replace the WHS pc / NAS with one new box BUT WHS is no longer available and it's such a neat solution.

My wife says - don't change anything - it's not broken.

Is there some software that operates just like WHSv1 - without any human intervention / cheap (NOT Windows Server 2012 - too expensive / complicated for me. I do have a not-yet -used Win7 disc?

OR should I leave "as-is" for a year or so? I don't need a network media server - just a reliable networked backup / storage (e.g. photos / CDs, etc) system.

Thanks, Mel
 
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Jay said:
The day my wife dictates what Kit i can have, she gets binned.
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She hasn't dictated what I can buy - she has just said - why do we need another black box - just because it's £100 off! :D

I'm not sure I can justify it - and I know setting it up will be a hassle and I will not directly replace the WHS!
 
I am thinking of replacing my wife's XP PC and upgrading her to Win7 (have a spare copy) and then using her old box, power supply, DVD, fans, etc as starting point for a server. Have 6GB DDR3 so I only need a motherboard, processor and some HDDs (I would need the latter for the HP Proliant).

Mel
 
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