I am trying to do a factory reset on my EX470 after replacing the system drive. I am using an old laptop with Windows XP to do the recovery (as the process won't proceed on my Win 8 machines) but every time I get to the "Log On To Your Windows Home Server" page towards the end of the process, it asks me to enter the WHS password. The hint given is "". I have not had the chance to specify a password at this point.
I tried my old password but knew it wouldn't work since I had wiped all the drives and reinstalled the OS on a new drive.
If I put in no password the message given is "This operation cannot be completed at this time"
I took out the system drive and reformatted it, then tried again (a few times) and got the same result.
Have I missed something simple? What am I doing wrong? How can I get my WHS back up and running?
BTW: I am using the V1 discs which came with the unit.