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    viste home or business

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Jan-h, May 12, 2008.

  1. Jan-h

    Jan-h Newbie

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    Hi, I am going to buy a dell inspiron 1720. What is best for performance, is this Vista home or buisness? A far as i know mediaplayer isn't installed in the buisness edtion, is it possible to install that later?
     
    Jan-h, May 12, 2008
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  2. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I would get Vista Home Premium unless I wanted to be able to join a domain.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, May 12, 2008
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  3. nizzy1115

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    Windows media player IS included in the business edition. Windows media center is not.

    Basically Home gives you media center and parental controls where as business gives you advanced networking, file backup and shadow copy and remote desktop.
     
    nizzy1115, May 12, 2008
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  4. AKAJohnDoe

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    You can read about the differences in the versions of Vista here
     
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  5. Wirelessman

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    If you do business and pleasant stuff, I suggest Ultimate for the price and all the good features.
     
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  6. Jan-h

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    The business editon supports two cpu's, does this matter when you have a core 2 duo cpu, is this seen as one cpu?
     
    Jan-h, May 12, 2008
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  7. AKAJohnDoe

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    A core2duo is seen as one from that perspective
     
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  8. dondadah88

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    i would go for home premuim(dont look below)
     
    dondadah88, May 12, 2008
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  9. Prasad

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    Check this link. And get Home Premium unless the Business edition offers something you seriously need. Don't think of Home Basic... it's TOO.... restricted... :) While Ultimate is TOO overpriced and doesn't offer additional features in proportion with the pricing :)
     
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  10. Jan-h

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    thank you all :)
     
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  11. Wirelessman

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    What do you use your laptop for?
     
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  12. R4000

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    I installed Vista Basic over a week ago and have been running it alongside Home Premium that I've had since last summer. Besides the lack of Aero, it is really not bad for general activities. Once I installed a codec pack, it now plays DVDs in WMP just like it's bigger brother (and seems to burn backup discs just the same). Mobility Center is more stripped down, but I really don't find much of it useful anyway. It also has Movie Maker and some of the Windows Games in it, but I have yet to try the former.

    All in all, I was quite surprised to find that it was not so bad. :)
     
    R4000, May 12, 2008
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  13. coolguy

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    Business - for business computing.

    Home premium - for personal computing

    as recommended by most computer makers.
     
    coolguy, May 12, 2008
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    I'm a home user but want business. I need to be able to remote access my computers and you cant do that on Home Premium.
     
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  15. Wirelessman

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    Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate...............
     
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  16. coolguy

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    That's why I told home premium - for personal computing.

    Remote accessing work computers is not considered as personal computing.
     
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  17. coolguy

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    That's why you are a "Monkeymod" :D
     
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    i ditched Ultimate for Business. The ultimate and home have things i dont even use and Business gets rid of them.
     
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    Let me know where you ditched Ultimate, I'll grab it for me :D
     
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  20. nizzy1115

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    Why wouldn't it be? I have a desktop not hooked up to a monitor that runs to my stereo and also backs my files up to it. I need to remote into it so i can play my music! It has nothing to do with business! If my dsktop was running home premium i couldn't do that.
     
    nizzy1115, May 12, 2008
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