Premium v. Professional versions quick question


  1. Posts : 35
    Windows 7 HP x64
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    Premium v. Professional versions quick question


    Want to do the pre-order today but i have a specific question for you guys regarding the different versions. I will need to connect to my office through a VPN and remote desktop connection, which i'm doing now when i decide to work from home, via Vista Ultimate. NOW, for Vista, the version descriptions said that you had to have Enterprise or Ultimate to connect to a VPN, but i have a laptop with Vista H.Premium that does the job the same as the Ultimate version on desktop.

    SO, in 7, i see the same thing in the version descriptions: if you want to connect to a VPN, get the Professional version at least. BUT, can you not do the VPN connection with the premium version of 7? Can anyone confirm that for me please??
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  2. Posts : 213
    vista x64
       #2

    Maybe this can help answer your question Windows 7 Product Editions: A Comparison

    Compare Windows 7 Editions
    Last edited by Brink; 26 Jun 2009 at 12:22.
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  3. Posts : 35
    Windows 7 HP x64
    Thread Starter
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    Thanks Sammy, that's a pretty expansive comparison table. So basically as long as i don't want to use the built in Windows remote desktop as the host, i'm fine. I can always use the free Teamviewer for that.....

    Thanks!
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  4. Posts : 213
    vista x64
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    No problem I'm glad that helped you get the information that you needed before spending any money. I don't use VPN so Icould not really answer your question just point you in the right direction for the information.
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  5. Posts : 932
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    Thanks Sammy, you helps me out looks like there are some other items MS doesn't state on their front site about the differences.
    For the price of Ultimate I would need to do the work I do looks like Im going to buy a TechNet account and save myself money in the long run.
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  6. Posts : 29
    Windows 7 7100 x64
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    VPN connections TO a destination work fine in vista home premium, so it should also work in windows 7 home premium. You can even have people vpn into your pc. The main difference is people connecting TO your pc via rdp, or your pc joining a domain, in which case you need professional.
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