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    Vista Ultimate vs 3rd Party Applications

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by sikidhart, Jul 30, 2008.

  1. sikidhart

    sikidhart Notebook Consultant

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    I was looking at:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx

    There are three softwares that Ultimate has and Home Premium doesn't.

    Backup & Recovery
    Fax & Scan
    Drive Encryption

    Aren't there free software that does the same job? I mean is this all you get for an extra $100? Is there something I'm missing here?

    How does drive encryption work anyway? If a file in a Vista Ultimate PC is copied to an external drive, does that mean that it won't be useable by other non-ultimate operating systems?

    Thanks
     
    sikidhart, Jul 30, 2008
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  2. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes. You are correct in assuming there are freeware programs that perform the same and/or better. You are also correct in assuming that if the drive is moved to another PC, it will not be mountable. Thats pretty much the reason for encryption.
     
    Dook, Jul 30, 2008
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