Vista: Ultimate or Basic?

SlyReaper · 15 Oct 2008 at 16:33

Probably a silly question, but what features does Vista Ultimate provide over a cheaper version such as Home Basic or Home Premium?

Herojuana · 15 Oct 2008 at 16:35

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx

bledd · 15 Oct 2008 at 16:37

get home premium 64

SlyReaper · 15 Oct 2008 at 16:40

Cheers. It looks like the expensive versions just have some extra programs which you could download freeware alternatives of anyway. I think I'll go with Home Premium because it has Aero which looks pretty.

rjk · 15 Oct 2008 at 16:55

bledd. said:
get home premium 64

this

swinnie · 15 Oct 2008 at 17:00

bledd. said:
get home premium 64

This.

RJC · 15 Oct 2008 at 17:06

Get home premium 64 been running this for the past year with no major problems.

Skeeter · 15 Oct 2008 at 21:20

Vista Basic is utterly useless and a pointless upgrade over XP

Vista Home Premium + RDC Patch = Everything you will ever need.

bledd · 15 Oct 2008 at 21:39

Skeeter said:
Vista Basic is utterly useless and a pointless upgrade over XP

i wouldn't say that, what's really in HP that you miss in basic? -besides media centre, and support for more ram & more cpu's

run it on my mum's machine and it's perfect for her

Snograt · 15 Oct 2008 at 22:02

I got Ultimate.

Don't.

Skeeter · 15 Oct 2008 at 22:03

bledd. said:
i wouldn't say that, what's really in HP that you miss in basic? -besides media centre, and support for more ram & more cpu's

run it on my mum's machine and it's perfect for her

Nothing. I use XP.

I only use Vista on my HTPC and that because XP MCE is poor compaired to the Vista version.

If your going to spend money on an OS, dont get the most stripped down basic version of it. XP is cheaper than Vista Basic.

ali825 · 15 Oct 2008 at 22:07

another vote for home premium 64

bledd · 16 Oct 2008 at 09:31

Skeeter said:
XP is cheaper than Vista Basic.

by about £1