W7 Professional Upgd Vs W7 Home Premiun Upgd

Last post 07-01-2009 2:31 PM by ben55124. 2 replies.

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07-01-2009 1:18 PM

epete
Joined on 07-20-2008
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W7 Professional Upgd Vs W7 Home Premiun Upgd

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I am using Vista Ulltimate strictly for Media Center, I would like to purchase my upgrade now while the Pre-Order sale is going on. I was wondering if the W7 Home Premiun Upgd has the same Media Center features as the W7 Professional Upgd.

http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Windows-7/category/102?WT.mc_id=msccomhpfeature_win7

I would like to see a similat bullet list of media center features for the upgrades, unless it is the same for all versions from a media center perspective.

Please advise.

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07-01-2009 1:48 PM In reply to

BTDT
Joined on 09-06-2007

Re: W7 Professional Upgd Vs W7 Home Premiun Upgd

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Media Center is equivalent in both versions. Professional simply adds features relating to XP mode, working with domains, etc.

07-01-2009 2:31 PM In reply to

ben55124
Joined on 01-02-2009

Re: W7 Professional Upgd Vs W7 Home Premiun Upgd

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Home Premium is all most Media Center users will need.

Pro adds support for connecting to a domain, remote desktop host, and over 16GB memory (64 bit).

Paul Thurrott has a good feature chart:
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_skus_compare.asp

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