Vista Ultimate to 7 Home Premium ... I have the opportunity to get 7 Home Premium for 30$.Should I do a clean install to get Home Premium.Essentially what ...

itallcomescheap · 10-29-2009, 07:41 PM

I have the opportunity to get 7 Home Premium for 30$.

Should I do a clean install to get Home Premium.

Essentially what I am asking is, what features will I be losing from going from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Home Premium

Djembe · 10-29-2009, 09:52 PM

You will lose the ability to connect to a corporate domain (required to network more than 5 computers) and you will not be able to use Windows XP Mode (a feature you didn't really lose since it was never in Vista). You also will be required to do a clean install since Microsoft does not allow in-place upgrades of a higher-featured product to a lower-featured product (as in your Ultimate to Home Premium situation).

itallcomescheap · 10-29-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Djembe

You will lose the ability to connect to a corporate domain (required to network more than 5 computers) and you will not be able to use Windows XP Mode (a feature you didn't really lose since it was never in Vista). You also will be required to do a clean install since Microsoft does not allow in-place upgrades of a higher-featured product to a lower-featured product (as in your Ultimate to Home Premium situation).

interesting... I actually ended up buying the Windows 7 Professional for the same price.. cuz why the heck not.

I hope I made the right move.

Backing up computer tonight and doing install tomorrow prolly

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