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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:46 pm
by Leisher
I ordered a handful of boxed copies of W7 Pro and 2 copies of Ultimate today from PC Connection. According to my rep, they had 111 copies of Pro and 38 copies of Ultimate when I placed my order.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:49 pm
by GORDON
PC Gamer says most peeps at home don't need Ultimate.
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:05 am
by Leisher
Yes, but it's free (my company is buying it), so why not?
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:00 am
by GORDON
In that case, get me 2 copies.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:21 pm
by Cakedaddy
What are the differences between Home, Pro, and Ultimate?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:45 pm
by Leisher
From the box:
Ultimate -
35 Languages
BitLocker (data protection)
Pro & Ultimate -
Automatic backup
Domain Join (a VPN feature)
Windows XP mode (Let's be honest, this is the big one)
Home, Pro, and Ultimate have all the rest.
Ultimate is pretty much the same price as Pro.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:56 pm
by Cakedaddy
So, from home to Pro, I get XP mode. From Pro to Ultimate, I get languages and bitlocker?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:18 pm
by Cakedaddy
So, what does XP mode get me? In other words, what's been found so far that doesn't run on 7? When would I use XP Mode?
Oh, and couldn't I just do a dual boot thing to keep XP?
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:12 pm
by Leisher
So, what does XP mode get me? In other words, what's been found so far that doesn't run on 7? When would I use XP Mode?
No clue and I'm not going to try out every piece of software in the world to find out either.
Oh, and couldn't I just do a dual boot thing to keep XP?
Of course. However, most folks don't know how to do that. Plus, there's the convenience factor.
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:19 pm
by GORDON
Cakedaddy wrote:So, what does XP mode get me? In other words, what's been found so far that doesn't run on 7? When would I use XP Mode?
Oh, and couldn't I just do a dual boot thing to keep XP?
I know VNC server only runs on XP... at least last time I looked.
My video camera software wants XP.
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:00 pm
by Malcolm
XP Mode is XP running on an instance of shitty VirtualPC ... if you've got the proper hardware.
A new version of Virtual PC, Windows Virtual PC Beta is available for Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions. It allows multiple Windows environments, including Windows XP Mode, to run on the same machine, requiring the use of Intel VT-x or AMD-V. Windows XP Mode runs Windows XP in a virtual machine and redirects displayed applications running in Windows XP to the Windows 7 desktop.
Dual booting the machine is a million times preferable to running VirtualPC.
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:07 pm
by TheCatt
Pretty much everyone has Intel VT-x or AMD-V these days.