Compare Windows 7 Editions

Compare Windows 7 Editions​

   Information
This is a comparison list of features between the Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions.

   Note
For more information on this, see also:




| Starter |
Home Basic​
 |
Home Premium​
 | Professional |
Ultimate​
 |
Enterprise​
Estimated Full Retail Price​
 |
OEM​
|
OEM​
|
$199.99​
|
$299.99​
|
$319.99​
|
Volume Licensing​
Estimated Upgrade Retail Price​
 |
OEM​
|
OEM​
|
$119.99​
|
$199.99​
|
$219.99​
|
Volume Licensing

End of Support Life Cycle​
|
2020.01.14​
|
2020.01.14​
|
2020.01.14​
|
2020.01.14​
|
2020.01.14​
|
2020.01.14​
32-bit and 64-bit versions​
 |
32-bit only​
|
Both (64-bit disc not included)​
|
Both​
|
Both​
|
Both​
|
Both​
AAC and H.264 decoding​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Accessibility​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Ad-hoc network (create and join)​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Aero Glass Remoting​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes

Aero Peek​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Aero Shake​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/7840-applocker-enable-dll-rule-collection.html ||||
Create Policies, But Cannot Enforce​
|
Create and Enforce Polices​
|
Create and Enforce Polices

Audio Recording over Terminal Services​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
Backup and Restore Files​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Backup to Network​
||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Bitlocker Drive Encryption​
 |||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/4624-bitlocker-drive-encryption-bitlocker-go-turn-off.html |||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
Bluetooth suppport​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Branche Cache Distributed Cache​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes

Calculator​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Desktop Background Changeable​
 ||
Yes (No Personalization - Only with "Set as desktop background" in Context menu)​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Desktop Windows Manager​
 ||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
DirectAccess​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes

Dolby Digital compatibility​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Domain Join (Windows Server)​
||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
DVD playback​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Encrypting File System (EFS)​
||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
| http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/50718-offline-files-encrypt-unencrypt.html http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/50718-offline-files-encrypt-unencrypt.html ||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Enterprise Search Scopes​
|||||
Yes​
| ||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/742-windows-7-search-federation-providers.html |||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Games Explorer with basic games (FreeCell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Purble Palace, Solitaire, Spide Solitaire)​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Games Explorer with premium games (Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Spades, Mahjong Titans)​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes (disable by default)​
|
Yes​
|
Yes (disable by default)​
Getting Started​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| ||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
| ||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43972-homegroup-add-computer-join.html http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43972-homegroup-add-computer-join.html |
Join Only​
|
Join Only​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
IIS Web Server​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Internet Connection Sharing​
||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
IE Protected Mode and DEP​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Internet Explorer​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Keyboard Input Language​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| ||||
Yes, purchased separately​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Live Explorer Previews​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
| ||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
| |||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ng-automatically-switch-default-printers.html ||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Max RAM (32-bit)​
|
2GB​
|
4GB​
|
4GB​
|
4GB​
|
4GB​
|
4GB​
Max RAM (64-bit)​
||
8GB​
|
16GB​
|
192GB​
|
192GB​
|
192GB​
MPEG-2 decoding​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Multi-Display Terminal Services​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes

Multiple Monitors​
||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Multi-Touch support​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Network and Sharing Center​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Network Bridge​
 ||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Network Printing​
||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| ||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Personlization​
 |||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Play To​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Power Management​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
64-bit Processor Support​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Physical Processor Support​
|
1​
|
1​
|
1​
|
2​
|
2​
|
2​
Presentation Mode​
 ||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Previous Versions​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Problem Steps Recorder​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Processor Core Support​
 |
Unlimited​
|
Unlimited​
|
Unlimited​
|
Unlimited​
|
Unlimited​
|
Unlimited​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2019-display-projection-switch.html |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
ReadyDrive​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3922-remote-desktop-connection-rdc-network.html |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Remote Desktop Host​
||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Remote Media Streaming​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

RSS support​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
20​
|
20​
|
20​
|
20​
|
20​
|
20​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Software Restriction Policies​
||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Startup Repair​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| |||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
SuperFetch​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Sync Center​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes - Not to network location​
|
Yes - Not to network location​
|
Yes - Not to network location​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
System Restore​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Tablet PC support​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Taskbar Thumbnail Live Previews​
 ||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Number of TV tuners supported​
|||
4 of each type (analog, digital, etc.)​
|
4 of each type (analog, digital, etc.)​
|
4 of each type (analog, digital, etc.)​
|
4 of each type (analog, digital, etc.)​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/299-user-account-control-uac-change-notification-settings.html |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
UNIX based applications subsystem​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2953-virtual-hard-drive-vhd-file-create-start-boot.html |||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/566-virtual-hard-disk-create-attach-vhd.html |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Enhancements​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes

Windows Aero Theme​
||
Partial​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Anytime Upgrade​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
||

Windows Basic Theme​
|
Yes​
||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Connect Now (WCN)​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/6397-windows-defender-turn-off.html |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Easy Transfer​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows ExperienceIndex (WEI)​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Fax and Scan​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Flip​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2694-switch-between-windows-flip-3d-shortcut.html |||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Journal​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/522-windows-firewall-turn-off.html |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Media Center​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Media Player​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Media Player multimedia redirection​
|||||
Yes​
|
Yes

Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/6549-windows-mobility-center-open-use.html ||
Yes (No Presentation Mode)​
|
Yes (No Presentation Mode)​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Photo Viewer​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows PowerShell and ISE​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/36599-search-windows-7-a.html |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Server domain joining​
||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Windows SideShow​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
| http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/452-desktop-slideshow.html |||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Standard Theme​
||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Taskbar​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

Windows Touch​
|||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Troubleshooting​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Update​
 |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
Windows Virtual PC support​
 ||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes

WordPad​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
XP Mode (Windows Virtual PC)​
 ||||
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
XPS Viewer |
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
|
Yes​
 
Last edited:
Click to expand...
Could you include virtualisation as well please.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard
Intel DX48BT2
Memory
Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 on two monitors
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case
Thermaltake Armor
Cooling
Scythe Mugen II
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
8128/443
Since this is in progress I'm not sure if you're looking for additions but here's one that seems to have changed over the past several months (or at least not as clear as it was)....
Full Image Backup capability
(in other words, which versions allow Full Image Backups)
 
Last edited:

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell: XPS 420 (2), XPS M1330 (several), XPS 14z, Mini 9, Mini 10v
OS
W8 Pro, W7 Ultimate, XP Pro x64, Vista x64, Ubuntu
CPU
Q6600, Q6700, T7500, T7500, N270, N270
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8GB, 8GB, 4GB, 4GB, 2GB, 2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, nVidia, nVidia, nVidia, Intel, Intel
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2408WFP
Hard Drives
A drawer full. OCZ Vertex's in RAID 0. Vertex 3's, Vertex 4, Samsung 830's, Samsung 840's, Intel 330. Don't use dino drives any more except for servers.
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Internet Speed
29 Mbps DL / .95 Mbps UL
Other Info
New project(2013)...Another low power server. Zotac H67ITX, i3-2100T, Windows Server 2012 Essentials on Samsung SSD.
Previous project...Low power (38-40 watts using Kill-a-Watt) Windows Home Server. Zotac ION (Atom 330, GeForce9400), 4GB RAM, 2x2TB WD Green, IN WIM miniITX Case. Fits on a shelf in laundry closet, practically silent.
Great list Brink, well done
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Desktop & HP G60-120US
OS
Windows 7 Pro x64 & Win7 Pre x64 / Ubuntu 9.10 Beta
CPU
Q6600 Quad Core 2 - 2.4Ghz
Motherboard
EVGA - 680i SLI
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog Ed. X 2 SLI
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
24"Dell Wide Screen and Gateway 17" Widescreen & HP 15.4"
Screen Resolution
1920 x1200 (Dell) 1440 x 900(Gateway) & 1366x768 (HP Laptop)
Hard Drives
WD 500GB, Seagate 1.5 TB
PSU
Rosewell RX750
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Zalman 8700
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg & Logitech wireless
Mouse
Logitech G5 & Logitech wireless
Internet Speed
Cable - 20Mbs/sec DOWN 5Mbs/s UP
Perfect!
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell: XPS 420 (2), XPS M1330 (several), XPS 14z, Mini 9, Mini 10v
OS
W8 Pro, W7 Ultimate, XP Pro x64, Vista x64, Ubuntu
CPU
Q6600, Q6700, T7500, T7500, N270, N270
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8GB, 8GB, 4GB, 4GB, 2GB, 2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, nVidia, nVidia, nVidia, Intel, Intel
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2408WFP
Hard Drives
A drawer full. OCZ Vertex's in RAID 0. Vertex 3's, Vertex 4, Samsung 830's, Samsung 840's, Intel 330. Don't use dino drives any more except for servers.
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Internet Speed
29 Mbps DL / .95 Mbps UL
Other Info
New project(2013)...Another low power server. Zotac H67ITX, i3-2100T, Windows Server 2012 Essentials on Samsung SSD.
Previous project...Low power (38-40 watts using Kill-a-Watt) Windows Home Server. Zotac ION (Atom 330, GeForce9400), 4GB RAM, 2x2TB WD Green, IN WIM miniITX Case. Fits on a shelf in laundry closet, practically silent.
Question

Brink,
Great post and perfect timing. Clarify this please. Will we be able to use Wau to upgrade all the way up to and including Ultimate? This chart is confusing to me. Is it a empty space because you can't upgrade to it or beyond it?

wau.JPG
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway GT5692
OS
Windows 7 Ulti. x64
CPU
AMD Phenom 8450 triple-core 2.10 ghz
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radion HD 3200
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway FPD1775W
Screen Resolution
1280x720
Hard Drives
465.6613 Gibibytes
Hello Larry,

If there is not a YES there, then it means it is not supported in the specific edition of Windows 7.

You can't use WAU in the Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Windows 7 though. :(

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 
Last edited:

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Really the only difference between Home Premium and Pro is .... Domain Join (and therefore Location Aware Printing and Remote Desktop Host) and XP Mode.

Makes the decision pretty easy for me.

Thanks for the excellent table Brink.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, Lenovo G560 i3
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu
Motherboard
Gigabyte K8T8000
Memory
DDR 2Gb (!)
Graphics Card(s)
6600GT
Monitor(s) Displays
MultiMonitor (2) LCD
Hard Drives
Old Seagate 75
Big Western Digital
Samsung 500Gb pulled out of an external drive and installed
Ext: Maxtor (Firewire), 1Gb Lacie (Samsung)
Mouse
Logitech MX620 Cordless
You're welcome Charles. Premium doesn't have EFS or Offline Files either though. :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Great work! Shawn And very timely as well! I think a good number of people will want to look this over carefully in the next few months in order to make the decisions on which edition they will go with. ;)

The WAU or Windows Anytime deals are generally limited to the prebuilds with Vista presently installed with the offer of the free 7 upgrade being offered from July 1st forward. Most of the systems sold in retail outlets tend to be the less featured editions sold for general home user/consumer user where these are intended for promotional deals.

Even while you will likely be expanding on this a bit further it makes a great reference since MS has been a little slow on this. It's still a great solid reference!

(especially from what MS has on their own page. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/compare-editions)
 
Last edited:

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    Custom builds = 2
    OS
    W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
    Sound Card
    Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
    Screen Resolution
    Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
    Hard Drives
    WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
    Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
    PSU
    Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
    Case
    Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900A
    Keyboard
    AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - ONN Cordless/USB
    Mouse
    MSI DS200 Programmable, Logitech Cordless
    Internet Speed
    30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
    Antivirus
    GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
    Browser
    Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
    Other Info
    Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
    Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    CUSTOM ASSEMBLY
    OS
    W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
    CPU
    AMD Deneb 3.6ghz - 965
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI HD Radeon 6450 DVI Output
    Sound Card
    Realtek onooard Creative or Other separate PENDING
    Monitor(s) Displays
    VIZIO 32" LCD TV Separate LCD Pending
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1080
    Hard Drives
    WD 500GB OS Host/Boot WD Green 1TB Storage/Backup
    PSU
    Corsair 600W - THERMALTAKE 600W spare case
    Case
    NZXT Vulcan mini tower
    Cooling
    Twin 120mm Top Fans - 240mm Side Cover
    Keyboard
    ONN Cordless/USB Logitech Cordless
    Mouse
    ONN USB/Cordless - Logitech Cordless
    Internet Speed
    DSL 5G
    Browser
    MS Edge, FireFox, WaterFox x64, FireFox Nightly
    Other Info
    OS Testing-Remote Access to Main TeamViewer
Hello

I've seen that the home premium version is priced at 49 euros (pre sale in europe) I'm lurking to buy the 64 bits version of the home premium version, will I be able to run most old 32 bits applications that used to work on xp ? (given that it doesn't have xp mode)

I've tried to read the explanations but I'm still not sure

Thanks
 

My Computer

OS
Windows Seven RC1
Hello Aturion,

XP Mode is a virtual machine for Windows Virtual PC. For your XP programs you can use Compatibility Mode with XP selected instead if they do not run properly in Windows 7 to try and have them run properly. However, even with this, there will be some XP programs that just will not run in 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I find it surprising that Federated Search will only be in Ultimate. :confused:
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Airbot 2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory
12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60hz
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
PSU
Corsair HX1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse
Logitech Wireless MK700
Internet Speed
DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Antivirus
None
Browser
Firefox Nightly
Other Info
Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- LG Nexus 5
Airbot said:
I find it surprising that Federated Search will only be in Ultimate. :confused:
Click to expand...

That and the Enterprise edition. I suspect that's due to the promo going on now for the Bing search engine as well as the MS interest in buying out Google. The best stuff typically goes into the full featured money maker editions anyways.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    Custom builds = 2
    OS
    W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
    Sound Card
    Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
    Screen Resolution
    Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
    Hard Drives
    WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
    Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
    PSU
    Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
    Case
    Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900A
    Keyboard
    AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - ONN Cordless/USB
    Mouse
    MSI DS200 Programmable, Logitech Cordless
    Internet Speed
    30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
    Antivirus
    GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
    Browser
    Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
    Other Info
    Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
    Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    CUSTOM ASSEMBLY
    OS
    W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
    CPU
    AMD Deneb 3.6ghz - 965
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI HD Radeon 6450 DVI Output
    Sound Card
    Realtek onooard Creative or Other separate PENDING
    Monitor(s) Displays
    VIZIO 32" LCD TV Separate LCD Pending
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1080
    Hard Drives
    WD 500GB OS Host/Boot WD Green 1TB Storage/Backup
    PSU
    Corsair 600W - THERMALTAKE 600W spare case
    Case
    NZXT Vulcan mini tower
    Cooling
    Twin 120mm Top Fans - 240mm Side Cover
    Keyboard
    ONN Cordless/USB Logitech Cordless
    Mouse
    ONN USB/Cordless - Logitech Cordless
    Internet Speed
    DSL 5G
    Browser
    MS Edge, FireFox, WaterFox x64, FireFox Nightly
    Other Info
    OS Testing-Remote Access to Main TeamViewer
I've also heard that the Home edition will allow a family pack -- you can use it on 3 computers. Not available on the other 2 versions. That may change before final release, though....
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inc./DXG051
OS
Windows 7 RC
CPU
2.80 GB Intel Pentium D
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0XH241
Memory
2046 Megabytes
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 6800
Sound Card
Creative SB X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 205FPW
Hard Drives
NVIDIA STRIPE 320 GB

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
LOL, oops. Always thinking ahead. :o
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top