ZonoBurk Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I've bought Ultimate. The Ultimate extras sound neat. The only two known extras are: Motion Desktop and Hold 'Em according to Paul Thurrott. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ßéár Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 gonna buy Ultimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMH Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I'm still unsure of which version of Vista to choose. Will either be Home Premium or Ultimate, found this website selling Vista at a reasonable price although I may opt to get it from uni, will have to check on prices when I return after Christmas break. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/search_resul...mp;string=vista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Ultimate Edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoneAvail Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Home Premium. Atleast because one my friends brought a new computer that he is taking to Turkey so since it doesn't work over there, I took it. :) Now I have 2 Home Premium Rebate offers. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted January 7, 2007 MVC Share Posted January 7, 2007 I want IIS, so I have to buy Business or Ultimate? WTF is that about, I thought they were meant to be envouraging more people to develop :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_sphinx_ Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I already ordered Premium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko_1 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I'd probably go with Vista Ultimate since i use my computer extensively for work and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunk_monk Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Is there any disadvantages or restrictions to buying the OEM version than the standard version for Vista Ultimate. Why such the big price difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Is there any disadvantages or restrictions to buying the OEM version than the standard version for Vista Ultimate. Why such the big price difference? an OEM licence lives and dies with the machine it is first installed on. ur only allowed touse it on the first machine u installed it on. if u upgrade that machine, u should buy a new licence, thats why it is so cheap. Retail on the other hand allows unlimited activations, and u can upgrade as much as u like. though of course, u can only use it on one machine at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagame Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 the first page of this thread has 1337 access warnings, sorry but i just had to add this :blush: what about it? I think he meant WGA crap :) Then i guess he should buy it and have no issues. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Just got Vista Business from MSDNAA so i guess i'll be using that unless i can get ultimate for freeeeeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingachevsky Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Does Ultimate also have the features of Enterprise? You know, the MUI, VPC, SUA, and "Cornerstone"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petroid Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Does Ultimate also have the features of Enterprise? You know, the MUI, VPC, SUA, and "Cornerstone"? Except for MUI, nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I'm thinking of upgrading to Vista and my pc i'm on now i brought in december 2006 It's only a Pentium 4, 3GHz HT with 1GB of memory and a 256MB Geforce 7600GT card How ever i am buying another gig of memory for this pc. My pc has a little sticker saying Vista capable. So will my pc be ok for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 Yes, your computer will run Vista fine. I've made some small updates to the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagamer34 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 My university is getting Ultimate, I just don't know when or for how much. And so the wait begins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 (edited) If I buy MCE2005 from Newegg and get the free upgrade voucher to Home Premium, what are the limitations? Is Home Premium going to be OEM or will it be the retail? edit: Nevermind. Newegg only has XP Home or XP Professional retail that comes with the voucher. The problem is that you only get Vista Business Upgrade with either one. Hmmmm...I'll have to see what my university gets I guess. Edited January 22, 2007 by soLoredd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Just got Vista Business from MSDNAA so i guess i'll be using that unless i can get ultimate for freeeeeeee My brother is doing the same and giving it to me. there's no ultimate at the moment. i'm not sure if i should install business only to find out that ultimate is available or wait to see if i can get ultimate. i just want to make sure, i won't have to do a clean install will i? i can upgrade without the upgrade version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob3160 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Vista Feature Comparison Chart: Click image to enlarge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Retail on the other hand allows unlimited activations, and u can upgrade as much as u like. though of course, u can only use it on one machine at a time. That's not true. You are limited to 10 unique activations (meaning when you change motherboard/hard-drive) and are only allowed to transfer a retail copy ONCE. So, basically, there is very little difference. Save yourself the money and go for OEM - if you upgrade your computer then just say that your computer was upgraded by the manufacturer (read: OEM) under warranty and then you'll be up and running again. If the retail version was completely unrestricted then I'd recommend it, but that is sadly not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDEAN Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Looks like most people are in the same boat, trying to decide between Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Business. About a 60 dollar difference in price. One turnoff with the Home basic is its compared to Windows Media Center (ew.) Never did like that OS> Business says " dual processor (two sockets) support," I guess the Home basic doesn't take into account Dual Core processors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilpig Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockie Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I purchase Ultimate, I wanted all the goodies that Ultimate Extra's brings. More specifically Dreamscene. PS. That's a silly cartoon. Can't run OS X on a PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sianlee Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 does anyone know what the ultimate extras are? and what they do?...... I REALLY want home premium... but im not into that buisness side of it. So hence ultimate is too expensive and i woudlnt use it. But, being the type of person that I am, i would buy it just for the label - stupid i know :p but its bragging rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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