Question on Windows 7 Versions

[Inaynl]

which version of windows 7 is lighter and good for gaming?

 

[Sir George]

which version of windows 7 is lighter and good for gaming?

Home premium would be my choice, but you can compare versions by visiting the following link;

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

HTH

 

[indianacarnie]

I'd go with HP too.

 

[Lovus]

I think you should use Windows 7 Ultimate .

 

[edwar]

They're all the same. There is NO Lite version. Each install from all version contain all the same things.

 

[alphanumeric]

They're all the same. There is NO Lite version. Each install from all version contain all the same things.

I'm not sure what you mean by "all version contain all the same things". There are features in Ultimate that aren't enabled or available in Home Premium. The files to run them are there but the features are disabled. That being said Installing Home Premium probably won't gain you any more free disk space than installing Ultimate. On the other hand, if those extra features aren't enabled/running, Home Premium may gain you a small increase in performance. I honestly don't know if its noticeable or even worth worrying about though. IMHO, If you don't need the extra features offered by Ultimate by Home Premium and save your self a few bucks.

 

[edwar]

Right they aren't "Enabled" in HP. Enabled is the key word here. All versions have the same things in them. In some versions things aren't Enabled that are in other versions. You can take any version of Win 7 and make a Universal install version out of it. All you need is the correct License Key to install and Enable the feature in each version. That is Except Enterprise. Which is only for Volume license.

 

[alphanumeric]

Yeah, I guess it all depends on what you think the OP meant by "lighter". The install footprint or resources or both?

 

[edwar]

Actually I've never installed HP or Ultimate, I use Pro, so I don't really know if the actual space used is different. But if it is it is only by a few 100MBs or a GB at the most. As to sys resources I would think all versions use just about the same, again with little differences between them. IMHO not enough to really worry about. If you are running Win 7 on a system that you have to worry about the sys resources or the little difference in disk space used by the different versions (If there is any difference) then maybe you need a better system.
Just sayin.

 

[python134r]

Years ago even up till Vista I would look for the version with the least amount of overhead, then kill all the services that were not being used and to top it off with a ton of registry hacks.

Life is alot easier these days, has been for some time, I think of the time I used to toil with the OS, let's not even go to hardware, it was like a second job or hehe, or having an affair...........:sarc:

Home Premium is fine, I currently use Professional for there are some features I need [RDP]

 

[Inaynl]

Thanks for your answers guys, i have another question on the Chart of Comparisons of Windows 7 i saw that " Physical Processor Support " thing, what does that mean?

 

[Inaynl]

Thanks for your answers guys, i have another question on the Chart of Comparisons of Windows 7 i saw that " Physical Processor Support " thing, what does that mean?

anyone?

 

[AddRAM]

I have done many tests on a few different machines with HP, Pro and Ultimate.

The same machine with HP installed vs Ultimate installed etc.

Believe it or not I think Home Premium is the fastest.


Your question pertains to HOW MANY physical processors the operating system can use, meaning, more then 1, such as in a server environment.

Of the Microsoft Windows operating systems typically installed on home computers only Windows XP Professional with Service Pack two or higher, Vista Business, Vista Enterprise, Vista Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, and Windows 7 Ultimate, support two physical CPUs and support multi-core processors. All other home use Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems also support multi-core processors, but do not support multiple physical CPUs and cannot be made to support multiple processors. Adding an additional processor to Windows is not difficult, but you must use an operating system that has support for multiple processors. ​

 

[Inaynl]

hmm so what should i use? HP or Ultimate?Here is my processor:

 

[AddRAM]

Home Premium, it`s cheaper.

But don`t you already have Ultimate installed ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116399

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1665/1/

 

[Inaynl]

yeah i already have Ultimate installed but sometimes my computer is lagging at some point so i asked here if whats the lighter version of Win7

 

[AddRAM]

How long has it been since the install ? If you`re not happy with it, you can always reinstall.

Has it been defraged regularly ?

Disk cleanup ?

 

[Inaynl]

errm no, well starting now ill do defragmenting to my comp and see if it speeds up thanks for your advice sir

 

[edwar]

Thanks for your answers guys, i have another question on the Chart of Comparisons of Windows 7 i saw that " Physical Processor Support " thing, what does that mean?

It mean how many PHYSICAL CPUs the OS supports. Do not confuse Physical with the number of CORES. A Physical CPU is the actual processor package. All current CPUs being made today are looked at as ONE (1) Physical CPU even if they 4, 6, 8 or whatever numbers of processor cores included, placed, on the dye that gets installed into the computers CPU socket.

There are very few boards, especially for home use, that have 2 or more CPU sockets.

 

[logicearth]

Installing a different version of Windows will not make your computer faster. Home Premium is not lighter or faster then Ultimate. Those who believe so, suffered from a placebo effect. (I'm sorry, but it is true.) Understand, all those extra features of Ultimate they are all passive, they do not run unless you use them. (Not background tasks).