Windows Home Server build 1500

Windows Home Server build 1500 is the official RTM build of Windows Home Server. It was made generally available on 4 November 2007.

Setup
The setup process is completely different compared to other versions of Windows. It begins with booting into a Windows Vista-based Preinstallation Environment, which then starts the setup wizard. Apart from the background wallpaper, it is very identical to the setup process of Windows Server 2003. After the partition has been formatted, the actual setup of the OS is started, which copies files and restarts to the text-mode part. Notably, it is branded "Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server". The second graphical part is again identical to Windows Server 2003, save for the background wallpaper. After a restart however, setup continues after a login and something is installed in the background. Another restart happens, in which  runs, followed by another restart. Then, the Windows Update Redirector is updated, which triggers another restart. Setup continues with updates and the installation of .NET Framework, Windows Home Server base services, Windows Desktop Search and Storage Manager. A new partition is created, where Windows Home Server is installed in form of updates installed to the OS, which require it to be restarted. After setup has been finalized, followed by a re-login, the out-of-box experience launches, which is again completely different from other versions of Windows, followed by the last reboot, after which the server is now ready to use.