Difference between Ultimate and Professional

bigseb said:

I just realised my question was a bit vague... what I need to know, specifically:

Brink said:

BitLocker is HDD encryption. If you like, you can look under BitLocker in the Tutorial Index to get more details about it.

I have never purposefully gone and encrypted something. Does bitlocker do this automatically? If not then I doubt its something I'll miss. Out of curiosity, does anyone out there use it?

Yep, BitLocker encrypts the entire HDD.

bigseb said:

Brink said:

"Boot from a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk)" is where you can boot directly from a Windows VHD file on a HDD just as if you installed Windows normally.

Why might this come in handy. I have never used it (probably never will) but can't tell if its ever going to come in handy

Even bigger question is whether or not to buy Windows 7 or wait for Window 8 in 5 months....

It's mostly for those that would prefer to dual boot using a VHD file of a Windows 7 installation instead of the normal method of dual booting. It can be handy if you already had a VHD file, or may also want to use the VHD in a virtual machine. It really just depends on your needs, and if you use virtualization or not.

You're most welcome. :)