whats the difference between home basic and ultimate? And which one should i choose? full or upgrade?

Ya just gotta laugh... The "ultimate" bendover from MICROSUCKS.

Seany1212whats the difference between home basic and ultimate? And which one should i choose? full or upgrade?

well upgrade would be prudent if you own a valid copy of Xp ATM. Considering that XP Home does not cost more than 100 bucks, it is cheaper to buy XP and then the upgrade.

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DS

Seany1212whats the difference between home basic and ultimate? And which one should i choose? full or upgrade?

Home Basic=XP Home(Basic OS)
Home Premium=XP Media Center Edition(Basic OS+Media Center)
Business=XP Pro(Basic OS+Multi Processor support+Ability to join domains, No Media Center)
Ultimate=Business+Home Premium(All the features of Business+Media Center)

Most people will probably be using Home Basic as it will probably do everything they need. If you currently have MCE and actually use the Media Center functions then you probably will want to go with Home Premium.

As for if you want the full or upgrade, that depends. I would say go with the upgrade version, assuming you have a copy of XP or 2000. However, whatever you do, do a clean install(you have to most of the time anyway).

newtekie1As for if you want the full or upgrade, that depends. I would say go with the upgrade version, assuming you have a copy of XP or 2000. However, whatever you do, do a clean install(you have to most of the time anyway).

well I think that the upgrade variant will not let you do a clean direct install of Vista..but needs to be installed on top of a XP version?

The serials will probaly be different as well...so an upgrade serial will not work on a retail version and the other way around.

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DS

Darksaberwell I think that the upgrade variant will not let you do a clean direct install of Vista..but needs to be installed on top of a XP version?

The serials will probaly be different as well...so an upgrade serial will not work on a retail version and the other way around.

Just like XP, Vista will allow clean installs using the upgrade version, in fact there are only a few instances where you can do an upgrade. If you have 2000 or XP x64, for example, you HAVE to do a clean install no matter what.

www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeinfo.mspx

You can reference that page for what can be upgraded to what without a clean install, and what requires a clean install.

just think.. if M$ charged $30 a copy, who would bother pirating it? I know I'd own 3-4 licenses instead of....... probably not even one...

i think if they didnt charge so much i would owna legit copy vs the uhhh one i got from work ;)

cdawalli think if they didnt charge so much i would owna legit copy vs the uhhh one i got from work ;)

agreed.

300 US$ for a bloody OS is WAAAAAAAAY too much.

I always laugh when people bitch about the price of OSes. They will pay hundreds of dollars on processors and video cards just for them to become obsolete in less then a year without batting an eye. However, when they have to pay $300 for an OS that will last them 5 times longer they bitch. And the $300 version isn't even really required, they could do just fine with the $99 version.

It is like people bitching about paying $40 for an air filter on their car, which will last 6 months to a year, then driving down the road and paying $50 for a tank of gas which might last a week if they are lucky and not saying a word.

if you got windows xp u can upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic for $99 nice!:)

True, but Vista Home Basic doesn't come with Aero, a "must have" :p.

newtekie1I always laugh when people bitch about the price of OSes. They will pay hundreds of dollars on processors and video cards just for them to become obsolete in less then a year without batting an eye. However, when they have to pay $300 for an OS that will last them 5 times longer they bitch. And the $300 version isn't even really required, they could do just fine with the $99 version.

It is like people bitching about paying $40 for an air filter on their car, which will last 6 months to a year, then driving down the road and paying $50 for a tank of gas which might last a week if they are lucky and not saying a word.

TRUE!

zekrahminatorTrue, but Vista Home Basic doesn't come with Aero, a "must have" :p.

What version of Vista comes with Areo?

zekrahminatorTrue, but Vista Home Basic doesn't come with Aero, a "must have" :p.

What is aero?

yeah but still i have pro (corp. edition) and it was free think they will make the same setup for vista

KAJGWhat is aero?

Check this out:
forumst.free.fr/image.php?image=http://forumst.free.fr/home/Multimedia/Windows/Windows-Vista-aero.jpg&adr=http://images.google.com/imgres%3fimgurl=http://techno-science.net/illustration/Multimedia/Windows/Windows-Vista-aero.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.techno-science.net/index.php%253Fonglet%253Dnews%2526news%253D2604&h=400&w=500&sz=49&tbnid=w1-skCGm1BGZeM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=130&hl=en&prev=/images%253Fq%253DAero%252BVista%2526svnum%253D10%2526hl%253Den%2526hs%253DlQO%2526lr%253D%2526client%253Dfirefox-a%2526rls%253Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official_s%2526sa%253DG&frame=small

Azn Tr14dZCheck this out:
forumst.free.fr/image.php?image=http://forumst.free.fr/home/Multimedia/Windows/Windows-Vista-aero.jpg&adr=http://images.google.com/imgres%3fimgurl=http://techno-science.net/illustration/Multimedia/Windows/Windows-Vista-aero.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.techno-science.net/index.php%253Fonglet%253Dnews%2526news%253D2604&h=400&w=500&sz=49&tbnid=w1-skCGm1BGZeM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=130&hl=en&prev=/images%253Fq%253DAero%252BVista%2526svnum%253D10%2526hl%253Den%2526hs%253DlQO%2526lr%253D%2526client%253Dfirefox-a%2526rls%253Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official_s%2526sa%253DG&frame=small

well well well if i had a card that had pixelshader 2 (a requirment for vista) maybe i would give a dam but for now xp pro is a
ok im thinking of swapping out to server 2k3 just to get away from all the holes windows has in it now what makes you think
i want a big bunch of new holes to replace the old ones ohh i know why b.c windows mimicked OS X and screwed up like
they always do but wait its got nice graphic menus that take up how much ram?????????? 512mb by themselves wat a waste

I'm probably getting a new DX10 video card and an X2 3800+ before I get Vista. Then keep the system for 2 years, then a new one, probably quad core.

wow u dont get aero with Vista Home Basic:( that is what makes vista

KAJGwow u dont get aero with Vista Home Basic:( that is what makes vista

it is still M$ what you expect good stuff in the low end product you crazy thats waste of money

What's the cheapest Vista that comes w/ Aero?

but do u get dx10 with Windows Vista Home Basic?

KAJGbut do u get dx10 with Windows Vista Home Basic?

yes

Can u upgrade from windows xp to Windows Vista Home Premium upgrade?