Windows Vista Home Basic vs. Home Premium vs. Business vs. Ultimate
Microsoft applauded shipping in excess of 60 million Windows Vista licenses in the operating system's first six months of general availability. However, the Redmond company is right on track to correct this little slip up.
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20.8.2007 Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?
One of the most frequent questions I get these days comes from people who’ve been running the Windows 7 beta and RC and are planning to upgrade to the final version when it’s available on October 22. “Which edition of Windows 7 do I need?”
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1.7.2009 Windows 7 Home Premium beta released to testers
A trusted source has indicated that Microsoft has released Windows 7 Home Premium beta to a select group of 1000 users to get a firsthand look at the next major release of Windows.
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8.1.2009 Windows 7 Home Premium full edition for £45 [UK]
If you're a brit and in need of a cheap copy of Windows 7 then its bargain day for the UK today.
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14.9.2009 Windows 7 Professional $99.99 and Home Premium $49.99 Discounts Now Live
On the same day that it announced officially the pricing of Windows 7, Microsoft also revealed that customers would have the opportunity to buy the two main editions of the next iteration of Windows at discounted prices.
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26.6.2009 Buy Windows 7 Ultimate for Just $99.99, Home Premium for Just $49.99
While the Windows 7 SKU official pricing is nothing short of being on par with that of Windows Vista's editions, with the exception of Home Premium, Microsoft does have something special in stores for consumers.
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25.6.2009 MS pushes premium versions of Vista, download options
Microsoft wants to make sure consumers and small businesses know there are myriad ways they can acquire Windows Vista -- particularly in premium versions -- when it becomes generally available on Jan. 30.
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18.1.2007 Home Computer - Home Network - Home Server
In the 1960s & 70s the idea of a home computer was unheard of outside of science fiction circles. Before the late 1980s home networks were unheard of.
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2.12.2007 Download Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM Build 7600.16385 Leaked Home Made DVD ISO
Together with Windows 7 RTM, Windows Server 2008 R2 has also been released to manufacturing.
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23.7.2009 Windows Vista Premium Ready PCs….Really???
Thanks to thepodest who wrote this article for
his blog. These are the specs requirements for Premium Vista PCs according to Microsoft.
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16.6.2007 MSN Premium releases 9.5 version, not dead yet
Much to our surprise, MSN released version 9.5 of MSN Explorer/MSN Internet Access to subscribers as an update on Friday. The release appears to fix a number of issues surrounding upgrades to Windows Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Live Messenger.
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21.11.2006 Premium Vista PCs fare well in first week
Microsoft's wish that consumers purchase the premium versions of Windows Vista rather than the most basic version of the OS may be coming true, according to the findings of a research report released Thursday.
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10.2.2007 Hybrid Drives to Become Vista Premium Logo Requirement
At a discussion of flash memory technologies to be included in Windows Vista and "Longhorn" here at TechEd 2006 this morning, Microsoft's program manager for Windows Client Performance Matt Ayres confirmed that inclusion of hybrid hard drives will be a requirement for mobile systems that carry the Vista Premium logo, beginning in June 2007.
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14.6.2006 At Home with HomeGroup in Windows 7
Like many places we’ve spent the past few weeks under quite a bit of snow, which is pretty unusual for Seattle! Most of us on the team took advantage of the snow time to install test builds of Windows 7 on our home machines as we finalize the beta for early 2009—I know I felt like I installed it on 7000 different machines.
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1.1.2009 Windows Home Server Preview
At the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week Microsoft previewed its long-awaited Windows Home Server (WHS) product, a Windows Server 2003 R2-based server for consumers that dispenses with the complexities of most Windows Server versions and provides the core storage, sharing, and remote access functionality that digital media and home networking enthusiasts require.
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8.1.2007 New information on Windows Home Server
Joel Sider, Senior Product Manager, Windows Server PR Microsoft Corp. provided some new information about Home Server.
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17.1.2007 Windows Home Server Blog
The Microsoft Home Server Team started Blogging, some interesting facts from the first posts.
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5.2.2007 Windows Home Server patch is out
Hewlett Packard now has its hands on the Windows Home Server (WHS) update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server.
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20.9.2007 Windows Home Server goes on Sale in the US
Windows Home Server is finally available in the US! You can pick it up at
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11.10.2007 Serious Windows Home Server concerns
As is the case with my problems with the Xbox 360's Fall 2007 Dashboard Update, where I am having many issues that no one else seems to be having, I'm sort of hoping that what I'm seeing on Windows Home Server (WHS) lately is just me.
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22.12.2007 Windows Home Server - Now available on MSDN
A key benefit of Windows Home Server is the versatility and power it offers as a development platform. Even when Windows Home Server software was still in the beta stage, we published a software development kit (SDK) so that 3rd party developers could develop interesting add-ins for the product. See the original post, "Developers, Developers, Developers".
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25.3.2009 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 Windows Home Server Press Release
Posted earrlier on Bink.nu, but here is the Microsoft's Official Press Release:
Bill Gates Unveils Windows Home Server at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show.
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9.1.2007 Microsoft to keep Windows Home Server simple
Bill Gates unveiled Windows Home Server last Sunday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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12.1.2007 Windows Home Server Beta Screenshots
Our member, who wishes to remain anonymous, has kindly submitted a few screenshots of one of the latest beta's from Microsoft, Windows Home Server.
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17.2.2007 Microsoft unlocks Windows Home Server
As momentum grows around its new Windows Home Server line, which is due for release towards the end of this year, Microsoft is looking to keep the love flowing with its hardware partners, software developers and end users alike.
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31.3.2007 Windows Server for Consumers: Is There a Place in the Home?
With the near-ubiquity of network architecture as a fundamental part of nearly all computing and digital communications, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft would develop a SKU of Windows Server directed toward the consumer.
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27.5.2007 Windows Home Server, RC Next week?
I just got out of the Windows Home Server lunch session and wanted to get some quick info up for folks. If you aren't familiar with Windows Home Server you should check out the product page first
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8.6.2007 Windows Home Server Completed, Microsoft Says
On Monday, Microsoft announced that it had completed development of Windows Home Server, its upcoming OS for home servers, a new type of PC that will be made by various hardware manufacturers. In addition, Microsoft announced two new manufacturers that will be shipping home server hardware in time for the holiday season: Iomega and Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Previously, Microsoft had highlighted other partners, such as Gateway, HP, LaCie, and Medion.
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21.7.2007 Could Windows Home Server be Microsoft’s iPhone?
Microsoft just might have a hit on its hands with Windows Home Server when the first Home Server models debut this fall.
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2.8.2007Windows 7 Home Premium beta released to testers
A trusted source has indicated that Microsoft has released Windows 7 Home Premium beta to a select group of 1000 users to get a firsthand look at the
next major release of Windows. The Home Premium beta comes listed with an assortment of features, few less than the public release of Windows 7 due
on Friday to everybody, mentioned in tonight's annual CES keynote. The Home Premium is a perfect suit for home users, with a cheaper price tag,
compared with Vista Home Premium, to Vista Ultimate, and a few less built in programs, that are only available to the full version.
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08.01.2009Bargain: Windows 7 Home Premium full edition for £45 [UK]
If you're a brit and in need of a cheap copy of Windows 7 then its bargain day for the UK today. Tesco is currently offering Windows 7 Home
Premium for £49.97, coupled with a discount code from the folks at HotUKdeals, you can get the full edition of Windows 7 Home Premium for
£44.97 delivered. Here's how:Visit the Tesco listingadd to basketcheckoutuse voucher code TDX-SFFT If you're not sure whether Home
Premium is good enough for you then checkout our feature comparison chart to see the difference between the editions. Obviously the copy won't
arrive until October 22 when Microsoft's latest OS is released. Enjoy.
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13.09.2009Discover Windows Vista Home Premium
Columnist S.E. Slack shares
her favorite features of
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23.11.2006Windows 7 Home Premium and Server betas available to public
Microsoft released the Windows 7 betas to the public last week. The software company also sent out a hardware newsletter to its ecosystem partners on
Friday January 9th detailing the Windows 7 beta. In the newsletter the spokesperson mentions "If you are a hardware partner but do not have a
Winqual account, you can access the Windows 7 Beta by entering invitation ID Win7-3HQW-RF74 on the Microsoft Connect homepage." By using this ID on
the Connect site you can gain access to Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Server betas. Last week We revealed that Microsoft is currently only
offering the Home Premium bits only to 1000 testers for Windows Any Time Upgrade testing.
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15.01.2009Download Windows Home Server RC1
As we detailed earlier this
week, Windows Home Server --
Microsoft's latest iteration
of Windows designed for
linking together multiple
computers in a home network
and sharing media -- has
reached Release Candidate 1
status. A 30-day trial
download is now available...
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15.06.2007Windows 7 pre-order sales remain strong
After Microsoft started selling Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional upgrades at a discount, consumers were flocking to take advantage of these
discounts resulting in strong sales, and according to Information Week, those pre-order sales continue to remain strong. Windows 7 Home Premium
Upgrade continues to remain number one in Amazon's software category, while the Professional version remains at number two. This is good news for
Microsoft, which saw Windows sales fall 16% in the most recent quarter. Currently, Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade is being sold for $49, while
Windows 7 Professional upgrade is being sold for $99 until July 11th or "while supplies last".
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08.07.2009Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium
Ed Bott: Thanks to a tip from
Kristan Kenney, I took a close look at the agreements embedded in the License folder of the latest leaked builds of Windows 7.
This is no longer a beta license agreement and is presumably very close to the final agreement that customers will accept. The agreements for retail
copies of Windows 7 Home Premium contain this eye-opening clause...
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02.07.2009Vista Home Premium: $86 Shipped
Good deal at Micro Center: The OEM version of
Windows Vista Home Premium for a mere $80, 1/2 or 1/3 of the retail price and $22 less than Neweggs normal price. With $6
shipping you can be enjoying Vista on the cheap. Just remember that, as an OEM version, it can only be installed on one computer and cannot be moved
to another PC later on.
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02.10.2007Windows 7 now available on Technet and MSDN
Microsoft has officially released Windows 7 RTM (Release to Manufacturing) available for download via Technet and MSDN, however, users must have a
valid subscription to either web site. Today's release is only available in English, and other languages will be released on October 1st. Users
can now download an ISO image of Windows 7 directly from Microsoft with a unique serial key. The ISO images of Windows comes bundled with Home,
Premium, Professional, and Ultimate edition in either 32bit or 64bit.
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07.08.2009Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%
Consumer Market Research firm NPD has confirmed that initial sales of Windows 7 have surpassed those of the Windows Vista launch. According to
NPD's weekly tracking service, Windows 7 software unit sales in the U.S. were 234 percent higher than Vista's first few days of sales. The
most popular choice for consumers was the Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade followed by the Pro upgrade and Home Premium Family Pack. According to NPD,
software sales of Windows 7 were strong compared to Vista's sales partly due to early discounts on pre-sales and a wide range of promotions.
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06.11.2009MS pushes premium versions of Vista, download options
Microsoft wants to make sure
consumers and small businesses
know there are myriad ways
they can acquire Windows Vista
-- particularly in premium
versions -- when it becomes
generally available on Jan.
30. On Thursday, Microsoft
said that for the first time,
users will be able to
purchase its Windows OS by
downloading it over the
Internet. On Jan. 30,
various consumer versions of
Windows Vista, such as Windows
Vista Home Basic, Windows
Vista Home Premium, and
Windows Vista Ultimate, will
be available on Microsoft's
Windows Marketplace e-commerce
site, said Bill Mannion,
director of marketing for
Windows. Microsoft Office 2007
also will be available on
Windows Marketplace, marking
the first time customers can
purchase the productivity
suite by downloading it.
Microsoft has sold
games, some of its less
popular applications, and
partner software on Windows
Marketplace, but it previously
has not sold its core Windows
and Office products there,
Mannion said. The company
revamped the site in August,
adding a new feature called
Digital Locker, which keeps
track of a customer's license
key online so that software
can be downloaded and securely
purchased over the Internet.
This feature is one of the
reasons Microsoft now feels it
is safe enough to distribute
Windows Vista and Office over
the Internet, he said.
Microsoft also will make clear
on Thursday it's pushing hard
for consumers to buy the
premium versions of Vista --
Home Premium and Ultimate.
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18.01.2007Windows Home Server: Power Pack 2 now available for download
The Windows Home Server Team has announced the availability of Power Pack 2 update for Windows Home Server. The English version of Power Pack 2 will
be available on March 24 and will automatically install as part of Windows Update if Automatic Updates is enabled on the Home Server. Power Pack for
Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish will be available before the end of April. Power Pack 2 will also include support for Italian language.
Power Pack 2 includes enhancements for remote access configuration and computers running Windows Media Center, along with content streaming support
for Windows Media Center Extenders.
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24.03.2009Would you (legally) download Vista?
If Microsoft made Vista
available for legal retail
download, would the masses
come? Looks like we'll soon
find out.
The
Redmond software vendor
officially acknowledged on
January 17 its plans to offer
a
Vista Family
Pack. If you buy Vista
Ultimate at retail, you will
have the option of obtaining
up to two copies of Vista Home
Premium for $49.95 a
piece.
Microsoft
also announced this evening
official
pricing for Vista upgrades
if you purchase them via the
Windows
Anytime Upgrade program.
Via Anytime Upgrade, a user
may purchase a "key" that
will allow him/her to unlock a
more powerful version of Vista
on the operating system
DVD.
But the Vista
announcement Microsoft made
tonight that intrigued me the
most was its plan to make many
of the Vista - and Office 2007
- SKUs available to consumers
for download from the
Microsoft
Windows Marketplace Web
site. The versions available
for download are Vista Home
Basic, Home Premium, Business
and Ultimate.
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18.01.2007Windows Anytime Upgrade & Family Discount Announced
Nick
White, Product Manager at
Microsoft working on the
Windows Vista launch team and
Featured Communities leader
has posted up the pricing for
the Anytime Upgrade option
available from within Windows
when you buy a version of
Vista lesser than
"Ultimate".
On
January 30th Windows Anytime
Upgrade will allow customers
to purchase and download a
digital key to upgrade to a
more feature-rich edition of
Windows Vista. The user will
then complete the upgrade
process by inserting the
Windows Vista DVD that came
with their PC or with their
retail purchase of Windows
Vista. The program will be
available in the US, Canada,
Europe and Japan.
The pricing is as
follows:
- Home Basic
--> Home Premium:
$79
- Home
Basic --> Ultimate:
$199
- Home
Premium --> Ultimate:
$159
- Business -->
Ultimate:
$139
Micro
soft have also launched the
Windows Vista Family Discount,
as posted here earlier in the
week. This offer applies to
the US & Canada only, here's
how that works:
- Buy a retail copy of
Windows Vista Ultimate (full
or upgrade version)
- Between 30 January -
30 June, order up to two
copies of Windows Vista Home
Premium online
- Pay
only $49.99 for each copy
of Windows Vista Home Premium
- Valid in North
America (US and Canada)
- On 30 January, go here
for details; we've also a special
site for our
French-speaking
customers.
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19.01.2007Windows Home Server - Media Sharing
This Technical Brief provides an in-depth look at the features and functionality of Windows Home Server Media Sharing. Learn about configuring your
home server to share photos, music and videos with your home computers and media playback devices attached to your home network.
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09.11.2007Microsoft cuts Windows Vista price to $66 in China
As was noted
a couple days ago,
Microsoft has now officially
dramatically cut the price of
Windows Vista in China in a
bid to boost sales of its new
operating system.
Microsoft cut the
retail price of Windows Vista
Home Basic in China to 499
renminbi ($65.80), from 1,521
renminbi -- a 67 percent
reduction. The Home Premium
version of Vista also got a
significant price reduction,
down 50 percent from 1,802
renminbi to 899 renminbi.
The new
prices, which were introduced
Wednesday and outlined in a
statement from the company on
Friday, represent a steep
discount compared to what
users in the U.S. and
elsewhere are charged for the
software. Microsoft's Web
site lists the recommend U.S.
retail price of Vista Home
Basic at $199, with Home
Premium priced at $239.
Microsoft
sold 60 million Vista licenses
by the end of June, but many
in the industry remain
unimpressed by the new
operating system. ..
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03.08.2007Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Home Computer Backup and Restore
Windows® Home Server will automatically backup your home computers to the home server and allow you to easily restore the entire computer or an
individual file or folder to a previous point in time. The Windows Home Server Backup solution backs up only the data that has not already been backed
up. Even if you have several copies of the same data on different computers, the data is backed up only once on your home server and your home server
keeps track of what data was stored on each home computer on each day. This makes it efficient in the time it takes for backups to complete and the
amount of space that is used on your home server.
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21.11.2007Amazon Begins Selling Windows
Vista
Online retailer Amazon.com has
begun to accept pre-orders for
Windows Vista, which it says
"will be released on
January 30, 2007." The
company is charging $399 USD
for the Ultimate Edition of
Vista, $239 USD for Home
Premium and $199 USD for Home
Basic. Vista Business is
priced at $299 USD...
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29.08.2006Windows 7 pre order discount orders are now avaliable
As we reported earlier today, Microsoft would offer both Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional at a pre-order discount price of $49.99 and
$99.99 respectively starting June 26th and going through July 11 while supplies last. But it looks like you don't have to wait any longer,
the Microsoft Store is now taking Windows 7 pre-orders at the discounted prices. Users can either pre-order Windows 7 as a download, a download plus a
disc, or just a disc. People are reporting that their Windows Live ID's aren't being accepted if they try to log in, but if they create a new
account with their e-mail address the order does go through.
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26.06.2009Microsoft to Offer Vista ‘Family Pack' Discount for Ultimate
Please keep in mind that the
source of this news posting is
a blog. Microsoft has not
officially announced or
commented on the discount.
Mary Jo Foley blogged:
"sources said that Microsoft
will announce some time over
the next few days that the
company will allow Vista
Ultimate customers to purchase
two additional copies of Vista
Home Premium for somewhere
between $50 to $99 a
piece."
Only if
you purchase a retail a copy
of Vista Ultimate ($399
USD) do you qualify for the
"Family Pack" promotion. Let
me emphasize that again:
retail does not mean OEM. As a
part of the Windows Anytime
Upgrade marketing plan, a user
would be able to use the Vista
Ultimate DVD to install the
Home Premium licenses on the
additional computers. These
"sources", however, cannot
agree on the price of an
additional copy: either
$49.95 or $99.95. Even
if it is the latter, that's
still over twice as cheap
(Home Premium retails at
$240).
Let's
do some basic math, shall we?
If you purchase Ultimate and
two additional Home Premium
copies, you will be paying
$600. That is much cheaper
than buying 3 x Home Premium
which would leave you dishing
out $720. And you get
Ultimate. However, you'll
need at least 3 computers in
the household that are
Vista-ready or you won't
really be saving much.
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