Windows 7

[rickygilcris]

Can some of you please advise me whether to buy the Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate operating systems for my new computer
? Price is no object.

Are the differences between them significant?

What are their advantages and limitations?

[PrntRhd]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx

Charts to help you decide.
The first thing is to decide if your hardware will run 64-bit or 32.

[rickygilcris]

Thanks a million. Very useful indeed. I've taken a quick look at the links and I think this could be quite an interesting path to follow. Once again thankyou very much.

[nathans_s]

It depends on what you need and what you expect from the operatins system, as indeed the difference may be significant in some cases

[fedrorpet]

I am running 64 bit win 7 and actually playing max payne 2 about 2/3 way through and chaos theory right now. They are running perfect. Win 7 is a great upgrade.

[Pyromaniac]

ordered my copy of Win7 professional yesterday :P
Basic is fine for most stuff but i thought having XP mode would be worthwhile. Plus it cost me the same as basic would have , the only difference being that i'll have to do a clean install, which i was going to do anyway.

[saphalline]

The first thing is to decide if your hardware will run 64-bit or 32.Egads! Anyone running a system old enough to be 32-bit only should not be paying for a new OS, IMO! Plenty of free options there.

64-bit operating systems just run better in my experience, even if you still run 32-bit programs on them. The only 32-bit operating systems that I still run are virtual machines and live CD's. No reason to be running W7 32-bit. (Waste of money, if you ask me, although each retail license key is good for either 32-bit or 64-bit.) The new versions of Windows were meant to be enjoyed in 64-bit goodness.