Home Premium Vs. Professional

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Hey guys,

I was wondering if someone could outline some of the important differences between 64bit Home Premium and 64bit Professional.

Thanks!
 

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Dell XPS 420
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Dell
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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.
 

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Systemax N2000 Gaming PC
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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Q6600 @2.4ghz (G0 stepping)
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XFX nforce 680i LT
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8 gb OCZ vista essential sli PC-6400
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Dual 9800gt in SLI mode
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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
One of the main differences I've notices is the name of the Operating System.

Sorry. Had to. :cool:
 

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Custom Built
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AMD Athlon II X2 245 2.90Ghz
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Some Gigabyte one, dont remember model
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3.00 GB
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8800GTS 512MB
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Thermaltake Golden Orb II
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Saitek Eclipse 2
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Logitech MX518
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.
 

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Home Built - Jan 2013
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Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
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i7-3820
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Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
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GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
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EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
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On board Realtek ALC898
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Acer S271HL
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1920 x 1080
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#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
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Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
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Corsair Obsidian 550D
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Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
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MS KC-0405
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Intellimouse 5-button
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56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
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Avast & Malwarebytes
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Firefox
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Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
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 Computer

OS
Vista Premium
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
 

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OS
Window XP
Chris K said:
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
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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.

Maria Sizer said:
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
Click to expand...
There is no difference in RAM.

~Lordbob
 

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Hera
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
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Intel i5-2500k
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ASUS P8P67 Pro
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2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600
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NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
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Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
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ASUS 24" Monitor
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1920x1080
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G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
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Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
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Cooler Master Haf 932
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Fans
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Razer Tarantula
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Razer Lachesis
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not fast enough
Lordbob75 said:
...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...
Click to expand...

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 Computer

OS
Vista Premium
Chris K said:
Lordbob75 said:
...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...
Click to expand...

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
Click to expand...
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
 

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Computer 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(s)
NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS 24" Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II
PSU
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
Case
Cooler Master Haf 932
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
Razer Tarantula
Mouse
Razer Lachesis
Internet Speed
not fast enough
Lordbob75 said:
If I understand you right, FileZilla will NOT do what you intend.

You want to basically set your computer up as a server, correct?
Click to expand...

Correct - just regular FTP service running on my PC

Lordbob75 said:
First issue will be ISP ....Second is to set up
Click to expand...

Not a problem for me - I used to run FTP server on XP before i 'down graded' :( to Vista Premium - still have the folder on my PC

Might be a deal breaker for me upgrading - but it's all academic if Win 7 premium doesn't run FTP service
 

My Computer

OS
Vista Premium
Lordbob75 said:
Chris K said:
Lordbob75 said:
...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...
Click to expand...

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
Click to expand...
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
Click to expand...

FileZilla Server? There's a client and a server available for download.
 

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Windows 7 Pro x64
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Q6600 3.2 Ghz
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500 GB 7200 RPM Seagate Barracuda
2 TB WD Green
2 TB WD Green
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50 Mbps down/3 Mbps up
Cyborg31 said:
Lordbob75 said:
Chris K said:
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
Click to expand...
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
Click to expand...

FileZilla Server? There's a client and a server available for download.
Click to expand...
Yes, I forgot about that. I don't know if it is free though. Also not sure if there is a windows version of it or not.

~Lordbob
 

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Hera
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
CPU
Intel i5-2500k
Motherboard
ASUS P8P67 Pro
Memory
2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS 24" Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II
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Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
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Cooler Master Haf 932
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Fans
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Razer Tarantula
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Razer Lachesis
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not fast enough
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