What version of Windows 7 are you getting?

[Yaboze]

Since Vista Ultimate was a waste, I'm thinking about getting Professional.

I read somewhere, the unconfirmed full price is $299.95, but I wonder if there will be an upgrade and can I install the upgrade clean like we used to do with XP (insert media check).

Thoughts?

[Absolution]

Branche cache, boot from vhd, and bitlocker all seem intersting to me - only included in enterprise and ultimate. I may have to actually buy a copy of ultimate this time, though direct from MS instead of retail (probably ~$60 with the discount I get).

[crainger]

If this Virtual XP thing is Ultimate only I'll get Ultimate...

[nekrosoft13]

probably ultimate, since i will getting an upgrade, and you can't upgrade from ultimate to pro.

[mullet]

Pro foo shooo yooo.

[mojoman0]

home premium upgrade most likely for me. I might wait a few months as well

[Eliminator]

probably professional or whatever my uni gives me on msdn... they gave us vista business so i think business = professional now?

[nekrosoft13]

probably professional or whatever my uni gives me on msdn... they gave us vista business so i think business = professional now?

yes Win7 Pro = Vista Business, but better

with vista

Home Premium was for home use
Business was for business use, missing stuff from Home Premium like Media Center

with win7
Home Premium is for home use, just like with vista
Pro is not missing any Home Premium features, all is there.

[JasonPC]

XP Mode will be available on Professional, Business, and Ultimate.

I'll probably end up getting professional unless there's any major features from Ultimate that I need, which I doubt.

[tornadog]

Just asked my manager and he said ultimate for all of us, and like with vista, one free home install licence...Not Bad.

[mailman2]

Just asked my manager and he said ultimate for all of us, and like with vista, one free home install licence...Not Bad.

Cool. Where do you work, thepiratebay.org?

[wolfgar]

home premium 64-bit.

Nothing in professional, or Ultimate I care enough about. The virtual XP-compatibility add-on offers nothing to me.


Currently running the RC as my primary home setup.

A few quirks; mostly drivers related support issues causing me some minor problems.
Some others are the Vista/Win7 revised UI limitations I'm having trouble adjusting to.

Some of the new 'easier' ui changes (libraries), seem like dummy-user mode. I don't like that.

[Sazar]

Ultimate, I get as many licenses as I need for home use so I am going to put it on both my primary systems at home. Will likely get Enterprise for my notebook as I use it for work.

[XDanger]

Home Premium x64 OEM and a nice new drive.

[grey_1]

I won't be moving to 7.

I like it, runs fine and looks pretty, but so does Vista SP2. Until I see some better performance benefits I just can't live without, no reason to lay down the cash for it.

[|MaguS|]

I'll probably get Ultimate just to avoid the activation limit. I just hit my Vista one and man was that a hassle to get MS to fix it.

[crainger]

Ultimate, I get as many licenses as I need for home use so I am going to put it on both my primary systems at home. Will likely get Enterprise for my notebook as I use it for work.

Wait. Wait Wait. Are you saying Ultimate can go on more than one PC you own for home use?!

[zoomy942]

Wait. Wait Wait. Are you saying Ultimate can go on more than one PC you own for home use?!

id like to know too

[Medion]

Home Premium 64 with a new HDD, new DVD burner, and possibly an internal card reader.

[einstein_314]

Wait. Wait Wait. Are you saying Ultimate can go on more than one PC you own for home use?!
I'm betting it's through some sort of technet/msdn subscription. I can install Vista Ultimate on as many machines as I want with the same key (as long as it's for "home" use) with my technet subscription (which is now expired....probably going to renew when win7 comes out to get it.

[Sazar]

Wait. Wait Wait. Are you saying Ultimate can go on more than one PC you own for home use?!

Yes, from my MSDN key I should technically be able to run 4-5 systems at least :)

I am using the same key for 2 Win 7 RC systems right now. No issues upon registration. Both systems also use the same key for Office 2007 Ultimate.

-edit- I should clarify. If you have a technet or MSDN subscription, you can use any license for more than 1 system if it is for Home use. Sometimes you may get pinged, but a short phone call and you're fine, as long as it is legit :)

[|MaguS|]

Yes, from my MSDN key I should technically be able to run 4-5 systems at least :)

I am using the same key for 2 Win 7 RC systems right now. No issues upon registration. Both systems also use the same key for Office 2007 Ultimate.

-edit- I should clarify. If you have a technet or MSDN subscription, you can use any license for more than 1 system if it is for Home use. Sometimes you may get pinged, but a short phone call and you're fine, as long as it is legit :)

Dam you for leading me on! Im going Home Premium x64 then. :o

[Zelda_fan]

might as well get a technet subscription. You get MS office with it as well, so just get it when the new version of office comes out.

[jcrox]

I'll get a copy of all the versions... they're free through school :thumbsup:

[LordJuanlo]

I'll get it for free from work (we are MSDN suscribers) so I'll go with Ultimate