Windows 7

will0812 · 30 Nov 2009 at 19:40

Right, this is pretty "nooby" but ive never quite understood this. What exactly do you get for the extra money you pay in the professional versions of Windows? is it simply a few extra programs? or is there better performance ?
i know that 32 Bit only supports a max of 3gb, and 64 supports up to i think 12, but also apart from that i dont know the difference between 32 an 64 bit.

Any information is welcomed thankyou

Talon · 30 Nov 2009 at 19:42

I suppose in a nut shell, you are allowed to use Pro in a corporate environement and get all the goodies involved in running a large network, but you also lose out on some of the home features.

TUNSTALL_NICK · 30 Nov 2009 at 19:44

ultimates the only way to go!

Daegan · 30 Nov 2009 at 20:03

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#Comparison_chart

Different editions just add extra features, for use at home it's unlikely you'll need anything more than Home Premium. There are no performance differences.

64bit if your CPU supports it, you have 4GB or more of RAM and want to make use of it all, and you don't rely on any hardware or software that won't run on a 64bit OS (unlikely).

will0812 · 30 Nov 2009 at 20:31

That clears most things up, Thanks

Pawnless Endgame · 30 Nov 2009 at 21:32

My understanding is that the Ultimate version also has virtualisation, but I guess I can still go Home Premium and just slap my old Virtualbox back onto it?

Ross1234 · 30 Nov 2009 at 21:36

Pawnless Endgame · 30 Nov 2009 at 21:39

Cool! Virtualisation was my only pulling factor for Ultimate version, so it's good to know that I can use Virtualbox on Home Premium, as I was already using it on XP.