Premium v. Professional versions quick question

[papaSmurph]

Want to do the pre-order today but i have a specific question for you guys regarding the different versions. I will need to connect to my office through a VPN and remote desktop connection, which i'm doing now when i decide to work from home, via Vista Ultimate. NOW, for Vista, the version descriptions said that you had to have Enterprise or Ultimate to connect to a VPN, but i have a laptop with Vista H.Premium that does the job the same as the Ultimate version on desktop.

SO, in 7, i see the same thing in the version descriptions: if you want to connect to a VPN, get the Professional version at least. BUT, can you not do the VPN connection with the premium version of 7? Can anyone confirm that for me please??

 

[Sammy]

Maybe this can help answer your question Windows 7 Product Editions: A Comparison

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/14422-compare-windows-7-editions.html

 

[papaSmurph]

Thanks Sammy, that's a pretty expansive comparison table. So basically as long as i don't want to use the built in Windows remote desktop as the host, i'm fine. I can always use the free Teamviewer for that.....

Thanks!

 

[Sammy]

No problem I'm glad that helped you get the information that you needed before spending any money. I don't use VPN so Icould not really answer your question just point you in the right direction for the information.

 

[DarkXeno]

Thanks Sammy, you helps me out looks like there are some other items MS doesn't state on their front site about the differences.
For the price of Ultimate I would need to do the work I do looks like Im going to buy a TechNet account and save myself money in the long run.

 

[Arkhan]

VPN connections TO a destination work fine in vista home premium, so it should also work in windows 7 home premium. You can even have people vpn into your pc. The main difference is people connecting TO your pc via rdp, or your pc joining a domain, in which case you need professional.