Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate E or N Edition


  1. Posts : 73
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate E or N Edition


    Hi,

    Can someone explain what is a "E or N" Edition of Windows 7?

    Many thanks in advance.


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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #2

    Windows 7 E and N Variants

    One major Diff E does not have IE8 installed.
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  3. Posts : 73
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    richc46 said:
    Windows 7 E and N Variants

    One major Diff E does not have IE8 installed.
    Hi,

    Thank you for your reply. Much appreciated.

    What about the N Edition?

    Thanks again.
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  4. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #4

    N does not have windows media player installed by default, nor IE8.

    Just so we understand each other, this is for Europe. Its an EU antitrust thing. In USA, it is sold with IE 8.
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    Thread Starter
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    Hi,

    Thanks for the reply and explanation.


    Regards,
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  6. Posts : 1,506
    W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
       #6

    Oh wow, I wish I had bought the version w/out IE8 & WMP. The only reason I would ever have to use IE8 is if I wanted to view things within Steam. For some reason, that thing uses IE8 so I've got to install plug-ins and such if I want to view and purchase programs through it.

    Enough of my ranting, good night.
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    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
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    notsograymatter said:
    Oh wow, I wish I had bought the version w/out IE8 & WMP. The only reason I would ever have to use IE8 is if I wanted to view things within Steam. For some reason, that thing uses IE8 so I've got to install plug-ins and such if I want to view and purchase programs through it.

    Enough of my ranting, good night.
    No one in there right mind buys the N or E editions. They cost as much as the regular editions and pretty much every application is broken forcing you to install IE and WMP anyways. Just launch "Turn Windows features on or off" and deselect IE and Media Features. Done deal. Steam should not be broken using the supported method of removing IE.
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  8. Posts : 2,127
    Windows XP - Now Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).
       #8

    logicearth said:
    notsograymatter said:
    Oh wow, I wish I had bought the version w/out IE8 & WMP. The only reason I would ever have to use IE8 is if I wanted to view things within Steam. For some reason, that thing uses IE8 so I've got to install plug-ins and such if I want to view and purchase programs through it.

    Enough of my ranting, good night.
    No one in there right mind buys the N or E editions. They cost as much as the regular editions and pretty much every application is broken forcing you to install IE and WMP anyways. Just launch "Turn Windows features on or off" and deselect IE and Media Features. Done deal. Steam should not be broken using the supported method of removing IE.
    thanks for that, very useful. does turning off/disabling a feature uninstall it also -- can one re-enable if necessary? thanks.
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    manhunter2826 said:
    thanks for that, very useful. does turning off/disabling a feature uninstall it also -- can one re-enable if necessary? thanks.
    You can re-enable, yes. As for uninstalling, it removes the parts that are not used by third-party applications. For example a lot of applications use the HTML rendering engine of IE. Trident (IE's HTML rendering engine) stays in place so these applications continue to work. But the actual interface that makes IE...well IE is removed.
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    Windows XP - Now Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).
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    ^thanks logic .
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