Differences between basic and ultimate

What edition are you buying

  • Ultimate

    Votes: 461 53.2%

  • Professional

    Votes: 151 17.4%

  • Home Premium

    Votes: 214 24.7%

  • Other

    Votes: 10 1.2%

  • Not buying Windows 7

    Votes: 30 3.5%
  • Total voters
    866
I have Ultimate installed activated from TechNet.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
Ultimate for me probably, usually just the best fit for my business, and personal needs as far as windows usage.
 
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My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Voted not buying W7 - b/c I bought TechNet sub instead....

But, technically speaking, all machines will have W7 ultimate only installed.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    The Beast Model A (homebrew)
    OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + MB 3
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Latitude E5470
    OS
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
Well I did buy home premium so voted for that but now have a BizSpark subscription so Ultimate all the way now, just can't double vote.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built / Acer Aspire 7720G Laptop
OS
Windows 7 Build 7600 Laptop and desktop. Also OSX 10.5.7 and 10.6 Snow on Laptop
CPU
AMD Athlon64 Dual core 4200+ / Laptop T5750
Motherboard
Gigabyte / Acer Aspire
Memory
2 x 1Gb = 2 Gb / acer 3GB
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8600GT / Geforce 9300M G 256Mb
Sound Card
Terratec DMX 6fire for Music production and X-Fi Xtreme
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x 17" (Dell and Compaq) / 17" WXGA Laptop Screen
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 / 1440x900 (Full HD when conneced to 32" LCD)
Hard Drives
2x Sata 160GB 2x USB 300Gb 1x 160Gb IDE 1x USB 1TB / 250Gb Sata Laptop with Blu-ray drive
PSU
400W + Not 100% sure
Keyboard
Logitech Cordless Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Mx 700
Internet Speed
20 Meg Down / 1 Meg up Cable
Other Info
Konica Minolta Colour Laser printer, Epson Stylus R360 (Mostly used for printing on CD's/DVD's), Cannon Scanner, Mercury surround system, about 6 external hard drives all 200Gb plus along with the normall home entertainment stuff attached.... DBox 2, XBox 360, etc. etc.
thanks a lot for giving this information
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self build/assembled
OS
windows 7 rtm ultimate build 7600 x86
CPU
intel pentium 4 HT 3GHz
Motherboard
intel 945 GZ Micro 775 SE
Memory
1 gb transcend 667 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidea 8400 GS 512 MB
Sound Card
realtek inbuild
Monitor(s) Displays
23" samsung syncmaster P2370MS full HD 1080p
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
hitachi 160gb sata+Samsung 500gb sata
PSU
Zebronics 450W
Case
trendsonic
Cooling
two extra fans taken from damaged PSUs
Keyboard
Microsoft
Mouse
Microsoft
Internet Speed
512Kbps
I'm getting Home Premium since i wanna play games, watch movies... got it? :p
Does someone know how much it will cost in Europe? :huh:
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 750 2.67GHz
Memory
4 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 9800 GT 512 MB
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Internet Speed
24 Mbps - 16 Mbps available
Leobelbas said:
I'm getting Home Premium since i wanna play games, watch movies... got it? :p
Does someone know how much it will cost in Europe? :huh:
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The Amazon UK site is selling the [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002DUCMT2/mswindows7-21"]FULL version of Windows 7 Home for just £65[/ame] (a little over $106)!
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ
OS
64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
LENOVO
Memory
12.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Intel HD integtrated
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 25' ISP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1900/1020
Hard Drives
(1) ST1000DM003-1CH162 (2) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device (3) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device
Internet Speed
100mb down/10mb up
I hate how microsoft always releases so many versions. There should only be three. The regular one (currently called ultimate). Most users probably want full control of their pc and all the features. Then there should be reduced (currently home basic). For people with less processing power. And then the super small one for mobiles.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Seanix Desktop PC
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E4500 2.20 GHz
Memory
1.99 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (256 MB)
Sound Card
Realtek ALC888/1200
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL
Screen Resolution
1280 X 1024
Hard Drives
320GB Internal
200GB External
Case
Seanix
Keyboard
Seanix USB Keyboard
Mouse
Seanix USB Keyboard
Internet Speed
Broadband
Other Info
Getting close to 3 years old.
Lanthus20 said:
I hate how microsoft always releases so many versions. There should only be three. The regular one (currently called ultimate). Most users probably want full control of their pc and all the features. Then there should be reduced (currently home basic). For people with less processing power. And then the super small one for mobiles.
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What about all the enterprise people?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
I voted 'Not buying', but will be using Ultimate from the freebie event. :D
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway GT5056
OS
XP_Pro, W7_7201, W7RC.vhd, SciLinux5.3, Fedora12, Fedora9_2x, OpenSolaris_09-06
CPU
AMD 64x2
Motherboard
Yes
Memory
1 gig
Graphics Card(s)
Dunno
Sound Card
Realtek something
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 940MW w/TV
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
250 GB WD, USB Seagate Freedesk 1.5 T
Internet Speed
Cable modem
Other Info
1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h.
Can someone explian to me what the upgrade version means? Do you ony have to have a legitimate copy of any windows operating system to upgrade from? Like can you upgrade from XP?
And if your hard drive fails do you then have to insert the xp os disc first then your upgrade dvd? And if so how mny times can you do this? I only ask because I like the idea of having a full OS disc. And is ther going to be a limit on how many times you can activate it? Since their seems to be a more than usual amount of new hardware coming out to choose from and upgrading it as one can afford to usualy means a clean install. So I'm leaming towards win7 home premium at 199.00 preorder full dvd from Amazon is alot cheaper than pro at 299.00 and ultmate at 319.00. Full version dvd's. Also Amazon s listings don't even tell you if your buying a 32 bit or a 64 bit OS http://www.amazon.com type in windows 7. For preorder releases.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
CPU
intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5ND bios 1401
Memory
8 gigs 1066 OCZ Fata1ty
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 580 Call of Duty Black Ops Edition
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2zs
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 24in LCD's 2MS X2
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p @60Hz
Hard Drives
WD Caviar 500 Black/ WD Caviar 200 Blue
PSU
OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Case
NZXT Apollo
Cooling
Corsair H50 CPU/120mm x3 /60mm x2 /Corsair Dominator Ram
Keyboard
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX5000
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX1000
Internet Speed
Download 19.83 Upload 0.97
Other Info
Logitech Z2300 Speakers/ Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones/Avermedia PCI-e Hybrid TV Bravo/Epson NX415 all in one/ 4 Port Powered USB Hub/ LG 10x Bluray Burner /TSST Corp DVDRW External
thefabe said:
Can someone explian to me what the upgrade version means? Do you ony have to have a legitimate copy of any windows operating system to upgrade from? Like can you upgrade from XP?
And if your hard drive fails do you then have to insert the xp os disc first then your upgrade dvd? And if so how mny times can you do this? I only ask because I like the idea of having a full OS disc. And is ther going to be a limit on how many times you can activate it? Since their seems to be a more than usual amount of new hardware coming out to choose from and upgrading it as one can afford to usualy means a clean install. So I'm leaming towards win7 home premium at 199.00 preorder full dvd from Amazon is alot cheaper than pro at 299.00 and ultmate at 319.00. Full version dvd's. Also Amazon s listings don't even tell you if your buying a 32 bit or a 64 bit OS Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more type in windows 7. For preorder releases.
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You can upgrade from XP, Vista and Melenium also I believe.
EDIT: MS took off all but Vista and XP!

It's not clear if you will have to re-install XP (or?) before using the Win7 upgrade for a win7 re-install. Some say yes others say it will be like Vista.

Seems that the 32bit and 64bit are going to come with each version, or that's the rumors anyway.

No one knows for sure yet.
 
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
76~2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18
Memory
8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Sound Card
Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LCD Dell
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache,
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling
Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
CM Sentinel
Internet Speed
Dismal
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Opera Next
Other Info
Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
Desktop: eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External WD USB 500GB
Professional for me. :)
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Memory
4GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTS250 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Sony SDM S95A
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
1x 1TB, 2x 250GB HDDs
PSU
Corsair HX850W
Case
Cooler Master 690 II
Cooling
Thermalright True Spirit 140mm & 3x 120mm & 3x 140mm Fans
Keyboard
Logitech Media Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Intellimouse
Internet Speed
8MB
I'm probably going to get Professional; Ultimate really doesn't have anything I need, especially at the price. ^_^
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-made
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz OC'd to 3.6GHz
Motherboard
Abit IP-35 Pro
Memory
4x1GB Patriot PDC24G6400LLQK Extreme Performance @ 900MHz
Graphics Card(s)
eVga GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer
Monitor(s) Displays
22" Samsung SyncMaster 226BW - 1680x1050 - 2ms
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA drives, RAID 0
PSU
Antec NeoPower Blue 650w
Case
Raidmax Smilodon
Cooling
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2
Sorry if this as asked before in this thread, 'search this thread' didn't find it. But is the DATA on the DVD the same for each platform (x86 & x64) the same, it's just the ei.cfg that is different for Home/Professional/Ultimate?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus V2-M3M8200 Barebones
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925
Motherboard
V2-M3M8200 (basically a M3N78-VM)
Memory
4x1024mb Kingston HyperX DDR2-1066 KHX8500D2/1G
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTS 450 OC
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCIe
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 24" LCD VH242H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000AAKS
WDC WD5002ABYS
Seagate ST325062 USB-to-IDE
Fujitsu 160GB Pocket USB HDD
PSU
Antec Earthwatts EA-430D
Case
Asus V2-M3M8200
Cooling
120mm side fan & 80mm front & 92mm rear fan
Keyboard
Dell USB mini Multimedia
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Internet Speed
Comcast Xfinity
Other Info
Logitech Webcam Pro 9000
Accurian 40-1462 Speakers
little dot MKII Headphone Amp
Joshatdot said:
Sorry if this as asked before in this thread, 'search this thread' didn't find it. But is the DATA on the DVD the same for each platform (x86 & x64) the same, it's just the ei.cfg that is different for Home/Professional/Ultimate?
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Different disks for 32-bit or 64-bit.

Is this what you're asking?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
No, I know the bits/data are different for 32bit & 64bit. I am asking is the only difference from a Home Premium DVD, Professional DVD, Ultimate DVD is the ei.cfg?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus V2-M3M8200 Barebones
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925
Motherboard
V2-M3M8200 (basically a M3N78-VM)
Memory
4x1024mb Kingston HyperX DDR2-1066 KHX8500D2/1G
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTS 450 OC
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCIe
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 24" LCD VH242H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000AAKS
WDC WD5002ABYS
Seagate ST325062 USB-to-IDE
Fujitsu 160GB Pocket USB HDD
PSU
Antec Earthwatts EA-430D
Case
Asus V2-M3M8200
Cooling
120mm side fan & 80mm front & 92mm rear fan
Keyboard
Dell USB mini Multimedia
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Internet Speed
Comcast Xfinity
Other Info
Logitech Webcam Pro 9000
Accurian 40-1462 Speakers
little dot MKII Headphone Amp
Thank you so much for the information! I was searching all over and finally decided to stop here and found this thread. :D

Sean
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z77-D3H (rev. 1.0)
Memory
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card
Integrated Audio VIA VT2021 codec
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual (19'' Samsung 1440 x 900 (2ms) SyncMaster Widescreen)
Screen Resolution
Dual (1440x900)
Hard Drives
Windows: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA - 128 GB, SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

WD Caviar Blue - 500 GB, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM (WD5000AAKS)
WD Caviar Black - 1 TB, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 7200 RPM (WD1002FAEX)
PSU
CORSAIR HX850 - 80 PLUS GOLD Certified
Case
COOLER MASTER HAF 922
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
Keyboard
Razer Deathstalker
Mouse
Razer DeathAdder
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema, A40 Audio System - MLG Edition, M-Audio Bx8 D2's
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