what is the diffrence

kev s148

kev s148

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Hhi
Could some body tell me what the diffrence is between Home Premium and Ultimate
the only reason i ask is iam runing vista Home Premium 64 and also windows 7 ultimate 64 beta
one of the machines we have will be having windows 7 loaded when the full version comes out but i dont now if it will be worth going for ultimate or going for the cheeper home premium.

And also will sp2 for vista run a bit like windows 7 i only ask because some of the changes that 7 has i quite like.
 

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kev s148 said:
Hhi
Could some body tell me what the diffrence is between Home Premium and Ultimate
the only reason i ask is iam runing vista Home Premium 64 and also windows 7 ultimate 64 beta
one of the machines we have will be having windows 7 loaded when the full version comes out but i dont now if it will be worth going for ultimate or going for the cheeper home premium.
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Have a look here:
Windows Vista: Compare editions

kev s148 said:
And also will sp2 for vista run a bit like windows 7 i only ask because some of the changes that 7 has i quite like.
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Vista SP2 is (or will be) nothing more than a collection of all the updates released after SP1, and will not add any new features.
 

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The updated service packs for an OS are nothing more than updates and changes. They usually do not change the look of anything, just the program running. I have never heard of a SP to change the look or feel of any OS.

And W7b is just vista with a facelift and liposuction. (I had to say that....)
I do like it a lot though i want to buy it........

~Lordbob
 

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I am running Vista Home Premuim. I wish I would have gone for Ultimate for only one reason - full system backups. That may or may not be important to you. There is third party software available to do the backups.
For me - "If I knew then what I know now" I would have sprung for the Ultimate.
Alan
 
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looks like i might be going for windows 7 ultimate when it comes out then because the more i use it the more iam loving it
 

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lordbob75 said:
The updated service packs for an OS are nothing more than updates and changes. They usually do not change the look of anything, just the program running. I have never heard of a SP to change the look or feel of any OS.

And W7b is just vista with a facelift and liposuction. (I had to say that....)
I do like it a lot though i want to buy it........

~Lordbob
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I believe Win 95 was the only OS to add what Win 98 had, the quick launch bar.
 

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