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    Windows vista ultimate edition

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by karan1981, Jun 5, 2009.

  1. karan1981

    karan1981 Notebook Guru

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    I am in process of buying my new laptop.
    Should I configure it with Windows Vista Home Edition 32bit or 64bit.
    Or Should I configure it with Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 32bit or 63bit.

    Can anyone point out what differences would be b/w them
    I would be using my laptop for some programming softwares.. etc
     
    karan1981, Jun 5, 2009
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  2. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    coolguy, Jun 5, 2009
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  3. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you are a home user go for Home Premium - but coolguy gave you some links.

    About 64Bit - see my sig for a long post on it.
     
    DetlevCM, Jun 5, 2009
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  4. lottdod_1999

    lottdod_1999 Notebook Evangelist

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    DONT get ultimate. It's totally worthless
    get 64bit
     
    lottdod_1999, Jun 5, 2009
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  5. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Unless you need the Business features like domains ;)

    But for Home Users Home Premium is the better offer.

    64Bit can be problematic with periphals.
     
    DetlevCM, Jun 5, 2009
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  6. L4d_Gr00pie

    L4d_Gr00pie Notebook Evangelist

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    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...s/default.aspx
    Lol you have more fun on your pc with home premium and ultimate but not business umm

    Well I say 64bit for sure and well I use vista business and the nicest feature it has over home I think is the complete pc backup program. But if you don't need any of the extra features, get home premium.
     
    L4d_Gr00pie, Jun 5, 2009
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  7. tuηay

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    Get, HomePremium. It does not have many un-neseccery proseces(es). Highly recommended to get 64-Bit, if you have more then 3GB Ram...
     
    tuηay, Jun 5, 2009
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  8. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Actually 64Bit is only highly reommended above 4GB - that is even in a Technet video.
    At 4GB of RAM people tend to argue to and fro - and you will not get the full benefit of 64Bit.
     
    DetlevCM, Jun 6, 2009
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  9. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    How much RAM are you planning on getting? And also, will you be needing to connect to a domain?
     
    crash, Jun 6, 2009
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  10. tuηay

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    He won't be able to use 4GB ram if he has 32-Bit.
    Whith SP1 (32-Bit) shows 4GB at proberties, but if you look at Task managar it dosn't use 4GB. Only about 3.5GB. So in my view, if you have more then 3GB Ram go for 64-Bit.
    I use 64-Bit (HomePremium) on my HP (T7250 @ 2.00GHz, 3GB Ram) it handle it very good.
     
    tuηay, Jun 6, 2009
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  11. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Don't forget, some hardware can address RAM and 64Bit OSes use more RAM than a 32Bit version.
     
    DetlevCM, Jun 6, 2009
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  12. tuηay

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    That is true! But it has never happend to mee where I ran "out" of ram :p.

    Anyway, don't want to start 3. World War here :D We even don't know how much RAM Thread starter have :D

    Cheers mate...
     
    tuηay, Jun 6, 2009
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  13. HTWingNut

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    For the price difference, you can get Acronis Disk Director and still save money (usually based on cost between them).
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 7, 2009
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