OT: Anyone running Windows 7 Home Premium ?

will-3 wrote on 7/26/2010, 5:16 PM
Just wondering if any of you guys are running Home Preimum?

Seems like most off the shelf computers at the big box stores have Home Preimum installed... and not Professional.

I'm about to buy two new PC's for the house and was wondering about the trade off's of not paying the extra to buy the Professional upgrade.

And, I also may want to do some Vegas editing on one of these.

Thanks.

Comments

ushere wrote on 7/26/2010, 5:54 PM
you could start off here:

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/04/30/windows-7-whats-the-difference-between-the-editions

and make your own decision as to whether you need the extras that come with each version.

i opted for pro because of backup more than anything.

from what i gather vegas will run happily on any version - but better (in my case) on 64bit.
FilmingPhotoGuy wrote on 7/26/2010, 11:38 PM
I'm running Win7 Home Premium 64 bit with no problems. I use Vegas everyday and it runs fast and smooth.
will-3 wrote on 7/27/2010, 7:34 AM
LightAds,

How is your system configured? Processor? Ram? etc.

Thanks to all.


24Peter wrote on 7/27/2010, 7:43 AM
I'm also running Win 7 Home 64 on two machines with Vegas 9e without issue. Latop has i5 520 4GB and desktop has Q8300 quadcore w/ 6GB.
JohnnyRoy wrote on 7/27/2010, 8:02 AM
I'm using Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium without any problems. There was nothing in the Professional version that I needed so it wasn't worth the extra money. Home Premium is good for up to 16GB of memory and 1 CPU with unlimited cores. If you want to use more than that, (i.e., two physical CPU's or more than 16GB of memory) then you need to get Professional. Otherwise, Home Premium should be fine for most users.

~jr
MyCat wrote on 7/27/2010, 9:29 AM
I'm running the 64 bit version on an i7 860 with 16GB RAM. Vegas Pro 9 runs well on it.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 7/27/2010, 2:56 PM
Home Prem doesn't include XP mode. That would be required for someone like me. someone at work kinda got burned because of that (a new program they bought wasn't compatible with 64-bit windows, his new comp had Home Prem 7 64. There's a new version that is compatible. company offered a free replacement for the compatible version).
srode wrote on 7/27/2010, 5:40 PM
If you strike a good deal on the hardware you want with home premium installed, you can always upgrade wtih the 'anytime upgrade' option to Proffessional for about $80 if I recall correctly. It's done from the computer through the start menu.
will-3 wrote on 7/28/2010, 3:03 PM
I have heard that all the software is installed regardless of which Win 7 version you have...

Is it true that to upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional... all you have to do is enter the purchased key?

JohnnyRoy wrote on 7/28/2010, 8:42 PM
> Home Prem doesn't include XP mode. That would be required for someone like me.

I read that XP Mode is horrible, has problems running some programs, and doesn't compare to VMware (the industry leader in virtual machines) which you can get for FREE so why pay Microsoft more money for it?

Just download the free VMware Player 7 and it will allow you to create a virtual machine. Then pop in your old XP CD and it will happily build you a "real" XP virtual image that runs everything your old XP did.

I use VMware every day at work and at home and it can't be beat. I use the paid Workstation version because it allows me to take snapshots and has other features I need as a developer but the free player is fine for most people and I use the free player to run Windows XP as a guest on my Linux systems.

~jr