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    This is a comparison list of features between the Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions.







  1. Posts : 4,925
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #1

    Could you include virtualisation as well please.
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  2. Posts : 415
    W8 Pro, W7 Ultimate, XP Pro x64, Vista x64, Ubuntu
       #2

    Since this is in progress I'm not sure if you're looking for additions but here's one that seems to have changed over the past several months (or at least not as clear as it was)....
    Full Image Backup capability
    (in other words, which versions allow Full Image Backups)
    Last edited by zrtom; 26 Jun 2009 at 12:19.
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  3. Posts : 219
    Windows 7 Pro x64 & Win7 Pre x64 / Ubuntu 9.10 Beta
       #3

    Great list Brink, well done
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  4. Posts : 415
    W8 Pro, W7 Ultimate, XP Pro x64, Vista x64, Ubuntu
       #4

    Perfect!
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  5. Posts : 1,797
    Windows 7 Ulti. x64
       #5

    Question


    Brink,
    Great post and perfect timing. Clarify this please. Will we be able to use Wau to upgrade all the way up to and including Ultimate? This chart is confusing to me. Is it a empty space because you can't upgrade to it or beyond it?

    Compare Windows 7 Editions-wau.jpg
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  6. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Hello Larry,

    If there is not a YES there, then it means it is not supported in the specific edition of Windows 7.

    You can't use WAU in the Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Windows 7 though.

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
    Last edited by Brink; 26 Jun 2009 at 16:27.
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  7. Posts : 262
    Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu
       #7

    Really the only difference between Home Premium and Pro is .... Domain Join (and therefore Location Aware Printing and Remote Desktop Host) and XP Mode.

    Makes the decision pretty easy for me.

    Thanks for the excellent table Brink.
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  8. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #8

    You're welcome Charles. Premium doesn't have EFS or Offline Files either though. :)
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  9. Posts : 8,375
    W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
       #9

    Great work! Shawn And very timely as well! I think a good number of people will want to look this over carefully in the next few months in order to make the decisions on which edition they will go with.

    The WAU or Windows Anytime deals are generally limited to the prebuilds with Vista presently installed with the offer of the free 7 upgrade being offered from July 1st forward. Most of the systems sold in retail outlets tend to be the less featured editions sold for general home user/consumer user where these are intended for promotional deals.

    Even while you will likely be expanding on this a bit further it makes a great reference since MS has been a little slow on this. It's still a great solid reference!

    (especially from what MS has on their own page. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...mpare-editions)
    Last edited by Night Hawk; 27 Jun 2009 at 02:24. Reason: MS link added
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