| Windows 7: Home Premium Vs. Professional |
15 Jun 2010
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Ultimate 64-Bit, Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Windows XP Chicago |
Home Premium Vs. Professional Hey guys,
I was wondering if someone could outline some of the important differences between 64bit Home Premium and 64bit Professional.
Thanks! | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Ultimate 64-Bit, Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Windows XP CPU Pentium i7 @fast Memory 6GB DDR3 @fast Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series (512mb) / ATI TV Wonder 650PCIe Sound Card Integrated Monitor(s) Displays 32" VIZIO HDTV Screen Resolution 1080p @super sharp Keyboard LG Bluetooth Mouse LG Bluetooth Cooling My apartment's AC / Chicago Winters Hard Drives Internal 500GB @7200rpm and not big enough cache
External 500GB @7200rpm and not big enough cache Internet Speed ~21.50Mb/S Down, ~3.5Mb/S Up |
15 Jun 2010
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
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| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
15 Jun 2010
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 NM - Way South |
Two of the main differences are:
Professional:
1) XP-mode - Yes
2) Remote Desktop Server (RDP) - Yes
Home Premium:
1) XP-mode - No
2) Remote Desktop Server (RDP) - No
If either of these are something you feel you need or might need then
Professional is the OS for you otherwise Home Premium is a more cost
effective choice although if you buy Professional OEM some of the cost
difference is mitigated but OS is tied to that machine only. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Systemax N2000 Gaming PC OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Q6600 @2.4ghz (G0 stepping) Motherboard XFX nforce 680i LT Memory 8 gb OCZ vista essential sli PC-6400 Graphics Card Dual 9800gt in SLI mode Sound Card Integrated 8.1 High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dual Sceptre x246w 24 inch monitors Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200 each monitor Keyboard MS Intelitype 6000 v2.0 Mouse MS Intelipoint 6000 PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250W Case N2000 server tower Cooling Thermaltake Bigwater 760 is Hard Drives 500 GB SATA II / 7500 rpm Internet Speed Wi-power 1.5GB up / 512k down Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Pro x64, Windows Home Premium X86, Windows XP pro, Windows Home Server x86, Ubuntu 10.4 x86 and x64, Ubuntu server 10.4, SQL Server 2005, MySQL 5.0 |
15 Jun 2010
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate La Crosse, WI |
One of the main differences I've notices is the name of the Operating System.
Sorry. Had to. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU AMD Athlon II X2 245 2.90Ghz Motherboard Some Gigabyte one, dont remember model Memory 3.00 GB Graphics Card 8800GTS 512MB Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Monitor(s) Displays Dual 22" widescreen Keyboard Saitek Eclipse 2 Mouse Logitech MX518 PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W Power Supply Case Thermalkake Tsunami Dream Cooling Thermaltake Golden Orb II Hard Drives 250GB internal, 500GB internal |
15 Jun 2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1 In The Woods |
Just caught this on the forum recently:
Home: 16 GB RAM limit
Prof: 192 GB RAM limit
Not that you would need that capability soon. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built - Jan 2013 OS Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1 CPU i7-3820 Motherboard Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 3305 Memory GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 310.90 Sound Card On board Realtek ALC898 Monitor(s) Displays Acer S271HL Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard MS KC-0405 Mouse Intellimouse 5-button PSU Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic) Case Corsair Obsidian 550D Cooling Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Hard Drives #1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black Internet Speed 25Mbits/Sec (on a good day) Antivirus Avast & Malwarebytes Browser Firefox Other Info Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X |
16 Jun 2010
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#6 | | |
Does Windows 7 'Premium' support FTP service???
and before you say Yes! - all the "experts" say Windows Vista Premium supports ftp service ("you have to add it as a service, yadda, yadda") - but it does not - it makes some references to FTP service (as if MS was originally going to include it in Premium kit) but bottom line is it doesn't | My System Specs | | |
18 Jun 2010
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#7 | | |
The main difference is the features for both home and professional like
In Home= Remote Desktop Server (RDP) - No
Professional=Remote Desktop Server (RDP) - Yes
Also, the difference of RAM | My System Specs | | |
18 Jun 2010
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#8 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 In the Crust |

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris K Does Windows 7 'Premium' support FTP service???
and before you say Yes! - all the "experts" say Windows Vista Premium supports ftp service ("you have to add it as a service, yadda, yadda") - but it does not - it makes some references to FTP service (as if MS was originally going to include it in Premium kit) but bottom line is it doesn't Can you give more information on what you mean by supporting FTP service?
Simply by installing FileZilla (or similar program, I believe IE works as one as well) you can access FTP. 
Quote: Originally Posted by Maria Sizer The main difference is the features for both home and professional like
In Home= Remote Desktop Server (RDP) - No
Professional=Remote Desktop Server (RDP) - Yes Also, the difference of RAM There is no difference in RAM.
~Lordbob | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hera OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 CPU Intel i5-2500k Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro Memory 2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600 Graphics Card NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr Sound Card Realtek HD OnBoard Audio Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 24" Monitor Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Tarantula Mouse Razer Lachesis PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W Case Cooler Master Haf 932 Cooling Fans Hard Drives G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
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18 Jun 2010
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#9 | | |

Quote: Originally Posted by Lordbob75 ...Can you give more information on what you mean by supporting FTP service?
Simply by installing FileZilla (or similar program, I believe IE works as one as well) you can access FTP... Windows (well certainly all professional versions since Win 2000) have built-in FTP service (and HTTP service) - just activate the service and it becomes FTP/HTTP server - dedicate which folders are accessible (and password) and you can access those files from anywhere you have web access
but I have considered 3rd party app and maybe that's easiest solution - Filezilla might be the answer | My System Specs | | |
18 Jun 2010
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#10 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 In the Crust |

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris K 
Quote: Originally Posted by Lordbob75 ...Can you give more information on what you mean by supporting FTP service?
Simply by installing FileZilla (or similar program, I believe IE works as one as well) you can access FTP... Windows (well certainly all professional versions since Win 2000) have built-in FTP service (and HTTP service) - just activate the service and it becomes FTP/HTTP server - dedicate which folders are accessible (and password) and you can access those files from anywhere you have web access
but I have considered 3rd party app and maybe that's easiest solution - Filezilla might be the answer If I understand you right, FileZilla will NOT do what you intend.
You want to basically set your computer up as a server, correct? First issue will be ISP and if they block port 80 (there are ways around that). Second is to set up your files properly (need to be set up to be shared).
~Lordbob | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hera OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 CPU Intel i5-2500k Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro Memory 2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600 Graphics Card NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr Sound Card Realtek HD OnBoard Audio Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 24" Monitor Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Tarantula Mouse Razer Lachesis PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W Case Cooler Master Haf 932 Cooling Fans Hard Drives G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
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