Home Premium or Professional?

Which Version did you Pre-Order?

  • Home Premium

    Votes: 44 58.7%
  • Professional

    Votes: 31 41.3%

  • Total voters
    75
I choose Professional :-)
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 ultimate Build 7229 X64Core2duo P8400 @ 2.263 G Ram Pc2 6400 (800MHZ)nVidia 9600m GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv5-1135ee
OS
Windows 7 ultimate Build 7229 X64
CPU
Core2duo P8400 @ 2.26
Motherboard
Intel -Hp
Memory
3 G Ram Pc2 6400 (800MHZ)
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia 9600m GT
Hard Drives
Hitachi HD 250
. . .
It's my understanding I could not use an upgrade version on a new machine because you need a previous install disk to make it work. Someone told me I could but I don't see how.
Yes you can do it and here's how: You use your W7 upgrade disk to install W7 on a bare drive w. no previous OS without entering your upgrade key. If you did enter the key at this time, it would not allow you to proceed because there is no qualifying OS on the drive. After the install is finished, you have an unactivated 30 day trial of whatever version of W7 you installed. You boot into that trial version of W7 and insert your upgrade media and do an upgrade install from within W7, this time entering your upgrade key, which will be accepted because you are allowed to upgrade from W7 RTM, and when that is finished installing, you will have a fully activated installation of whatever version of W7 you bought an upgrade key for. Pretty cool no?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Retail)i7-Q 7206 GBnVidia GeForce GT 230M (1GB)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP DV8t quad
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Retail)
CPU
i7-Q 720
Motherboard
Motherboard Chipset Intel Ibex Peak-M PM55, Intel Lynnfield
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GT 230M (1GB)
Sound Card
IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays
18.4 inch HP Infinity FHD (Samsung 184HT03-001)
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Hitachi 500GB 7200 rpm (x2)
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5 TB External USB (x2)
Thermaltake BlacX eSATA/USB 2.0 3.5/2.5 HD dock
Cooling
Zalman NC-2000 notebook cooling pad
Keyboard
laptop
Mouse
Logitech VX Revolution
Other Info
Backup Unit: Lenovo T61p
I grabbed Home Premium Upgrade from Amazon.ca. I would have gone Pro, but my vista copy was Home Premium :rolleyes:
 
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My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Build 7201 x 64
OS
Windows 7 Build 7201 x 64
Home Premium.

I wasn't gonna pay double the price for one or two features.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium x32 SP1x2 2.6 GHzA-Data 2GB DDR2-800ATI X1250
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x32 SP1
CPU
x2 2.6 GHz
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
ATI X1250
Sound Card
SB 5.1 Live!
Hard Drives
WD and Seagate FAP
PSU
Tagan TG-480-U01
Keyboard
BTC 6300
Mouse
Logitech VX Nano
Antivirus
None
I chose Premium thinking I didn't need the Pro features for home use. That was until I realise I can't access my Samba shares. Grrrrr.
 

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Windows 7 Home PremiumAMD 3200+3GBNvidia GeForce 7600
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
AMD 3200+
Motherboard
MSI
Memory
3GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 7600
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
32" Toshiba LCD TV
Screen Resolution
720p
Hard Drives
WD SATA 200GB
WD SATA 250GB
Freecom 500GB NAS
Case
Silverstone LC01
Internet Speed
Virgin 10Mb
This is probably a really dumb question but... if one were able to get Professional for the exact same price as Home Premium, would there be any reason to choose Home Premium?

I ask this because under the UK student offer, the two are the same price, £30. On that basis I was going to go for Professional.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @2.66GHz4096MB OCZ DDR2 800MHzNVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @2.66GHz
Motherboard
AsusTek Computer Inc. P5N-E SLI
Memory
4096MB OCZ DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 22" Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1650 x 1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 500GB Internal
Western Digital 500GB External
PSU
750W
Case
Antec 900 Gaming Case
Mouse
Logitech MX518 Optical Gaming Mouse
Yes go Pro, You must say you need to be able to join a domain to get Pro in some instances.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ulti. x64AMD Phenom 8450 triple-core 2.10 ghz4GBATI Radion HD 3200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway GT5692
OS
Windows 7 Ulti. x64
CPU
AMD Phenom 8450 triple-core 2.10 ghz
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radion HD 3200
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway FPD1775W
Screen Resolution
1280x720
Hard Drives
465.6613 Gibibytes
Decided for professional

I wasn't sure, whether to get home premium or professional, but with some older (and still needed) programs and hardware I decided for professional (with XP mode).
I got the x64 pro on monday, installed on tuesday (that was the best win install I've ever seen!), and am now still adding my older programs. So far not too many problems (some crashes, which I never had on Vista x64), but I'm still not at the end of the line (of installing older programs). See what happens, I'm sure that old MS is gonna have some hidden surprises way deep down in the system!
By the way, so far I like Vista x64 (on my laptop) better ...
 

My Computer My Computer

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windows 7 professional
OS
windows 7 professional
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