To me it seems the only reason to have Media Center would be if you're going
to connect the PC to a TV and you want to use a remote control (rather than
mouse/keyboard) to control media. Media Center also lets you record TV if
you have the appropriate hardware (like a PVR card). Other than that, I
can't think of any great reasons to have Media Center since you can do
everything through Media Player and Photo Gallery.



"Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1B46FD55-FE68-45D6-9D21-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business, but I
> see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium edition.
> Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums for
> the
> Ultimate edition.
> Is 'media center' worth having?
>
> Thanks.

The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business, but I
see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium edition.
Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums for the
Ultimate edition.
Is 'media center' worth having?

Thanks.

Hi Clive
Why would you want media center on a business machine? Media Player 11 is
included however. Otherwise sorry you will need to upgrade to Vista
Ultimate.

Best regards
Stuart


"Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1B46FD55-FE68-45D6-9D21-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business, but I
> see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium edition.
> Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums for
> the
> Ultimate edition.
> Is 'media center' worth having?
>
> Thanks.

Thanks for the reply, Stewart.
Why do you refer to this machine as a business machine? I am not sure of the
distinction.
I will use it in a sort of home-business capacity, I suppose, giving
presentations, but also running home applications, watching (and projecting)
DVDs and maybe playing an occasional game.

Regards,
Clive

"Stuart Forshaw" wrote:

> Hi Clive
> Why would you want media center on a business machine? Media Player 11 is
> included however. Otherwise sorry you will need to upgrade to Vista
> Ultimate.
>
> Best regards
> Stuart
>
>
> "Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1B46FD55-FE68-45D6-9D21-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business, but I
> > see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium edition.
> > Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums for
> > the
> > Ultimate edition.
> > Is 'media center' worth having?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>

Hi Clive

Sorry for the misunderstanding, if you predominantly require a machine for
running MS Office apps, playing DVD's etc, you may be better looking for a
machine with Home Premium as this may be more suitable for your
requirements.

Vista Business is designed in principal as a package for people who require
most of the facilities that they already have on a corporate server and
consequently a laptop for use on the road or at home in connection with
their business is where Vista Business ideally falls.

I hope this helps a little bit for you.

Best Regards
Stuart

"Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:590F3FB0-B31F-4D84-9EAB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the reply, Stewart.
> Why do you refer to this machine as a business machine? I am not sure of
> the
> distinction.
> I will use it in a sort of home-business capacity, I suppose, giving
> presentations, but also running home applications, watching (and
> projecting)
> DVDs and maybe playing an occasional game.
>
> Regards,
> Clive
>
> "Stuart Forshaw" wrote:
>
>> Hi Clive
>> Why would you want media center on a business machine? Media Player 11 is
>> included however. Otherwise sorry you will need to upgrade to Vista
>> Ultimate.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Stuart
>>
>>
>> "Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:1B46FD55-FE68-45D6-9D21-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business,
>> > but I
>> > see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium
>> > edition.
>> > Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums for
>> > the
>> > Ultimate edition.
>> > Is 'media center' worth having?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>>

Thanks Stuart.
I thought I'd found the machine I wanted. I guess I'll have to keep looking
then.
I'm still not sure what I would be losing with Business edition. I currently
run XP home, so it is not as if I am used to MCE. Does it make it easier to
show photos/video on my TV, and burn DVDs? Does Business lack these things?

Regards,
Clive

"Stuart Forshaw" wrote:

> Hi Clive
>
> Sorry for the misunderstanding, if you predominantly require a machine for
> running MS Office apps, playing DVD's etc, you may be better looking for a
> machine with Home Premium as this may be more suitable for your
> requirements.
>
> Vista Business is designed in principal as a package for people who require
> most of the facilities that they already have on a corporate server and
> consequently a laptop for use on the road or at home in connection with
> their business is where Vista Business ideally falls.
>
> I hope this helps a little bit for you.
>
> Best Regards
> Stuart
>
> "Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:590F3FB0-B31F-4D84-9EAB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks for the reply, Stewart.
> > Why do you refer to this machine as a business machine? I am not sure of
> > the
> > distinction.
> > I will use it in a sort of home-business capacity, I suppose, giving
> > presentations, but also running home applications, watching (and
> > projecting)
> > DVDs and maybe playing an occasional game.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Clive
> >
> > "Stuart Forshaw" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Clive
> >> Why would you want media center on a business machine? Media Player 11 is
> >> included however. Otherwise sorry you will need to upgrade to Vista
> >> Ultimate.
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >> Stuart
> >>
> >>
> >> "Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:1B46FD55-FE68-45D6-9D21-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business,
> >> > but I
> >> > see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium
> >> > edition.
> >> > Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums for
> >> > the
> >> > Ultimate edition.
> >> > Is 'media center' worth having?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >>
> >>
>
>

Vista Business is the pendant to XP Professional, which also does not
include any Media-Toys..

If you want professional features together with media-stuff than buy
Ultimate, it has all.

Vista Edition Roundup :

Basic = XP Home
Premium = XP Media Center and XP Tablet Edition in one
Business = XP Professional

Enterprise = Mix between half a Server 2003 together with XP Pro

SJ / germany

"Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1B46FD55-FE68-45D6-9D21-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business, but I
> see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium edition.
> Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums for
> the
> Ultimate edition.
> Is 'media center' worth having?
>
> Thanks.

Look here for a quick comparison
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...ns/choose.mspx

"Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E30D334C-7B55-413F-A7DF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Stuart.
> I thought I'd found the machine I wanted. I guess I'll have to keep
> looking
> then.
> I'm still not sure what I would be losing with Business edition. I
> currently
> run XP home, so it is not as if I am used to MCE. Does it make it easier
> to
> show photos/video on my TV, and burn DVDs? Does Business lack these
> things?
>
> Regards,
> Clive
>
> "Stuart Forshaw" wrote:
>
>> Hi Clive
>>
>> Sorry for the misunderstanding, if you predominantly require a machine
>> for
>> running MS Office apps, playing DVD's etc, you may be better looking for
>> a
>> machine with Home Premium as this may be more suitable for your
>> requirements.
>>
>> Vista Business is designed in principal as a package for people who
>> require
>> most of the facilities that they already have on a corporate server and
>> consequently a laptop for use on the road or at home in connection with
>> their business is where Vista Business ideally falls.
>>
>> I hope this helps a little bit for you.
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Stuart
>>
>> "Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:590F3FB0-B31F-4D84-9EAB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thanks for the reply, Stewart.
>> > Why do you refer to this machine as a business machine? I am not sure
>> > of
>> > the
>> > distinction.
>> > I will use it in a sort of home-business capacity, I suppose, giving
>> > presentations, but also running home applications, watching (and
>> > projecting)
>> > DVDs and maybe playing an occasional game.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Clive
>> >
>> > "Stuart Forshaw" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Clive
>> >> Why would you want media center on a business machine? Media Player 11
>> >> is
>> >> included however. Otherwise sorry you will need to upgrade to Vista
>> >> Ultimate.
>> >>
>> >> Best regards
>> >> Stuart
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:1B46FD55-FE68-45D6-9D21-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business,
>> >> > but I
>> >> > see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium
>> >> > edition.
>> >> > Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums
>> >> > for
>> >> > the
>> >> > Ultimate edition.
>> >> > Is 'media center' worth having?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

> Premium = XP Media Center and XP Tablet Edition in one
> Business = XP Professional

In more detail. Premium you can not add to a Domain (if you need that) and
you can not connect via remote desktop(RDC) but, you can do both in Business
but, you lose Media Center.

>Premium = XP Media Center and XP Tablet Edition in one

Nah, not really, No Domain access (could setup during insall, so it was
there) and NO remote desktop. Both features that XP Media Center have but,
M$ is charging another $100+ to get those features (Ultimate)


"Sascha Jazbec" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A64B0F5E-2264-47EE-AB88-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Vista Business is the pendant to XP Professional, which also does not
> include any Media-Toys..
>
> If you want professional features together with media-stuff than buy
> Ultimate, it has all.
>
> Vista Edition Roundup :
>
> Basic = XP Home
> Premium = XP Media Center and XP Tablet Edition in one
> Business = XP Professional
>
> Enterprise = Mix between half a Server 2003 together with XP Pro
>
> SJ / germany
>
> "Clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:1B46FD55-FE68-45D6-9D21-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The laptop I want to buy (SONY VGN-SZ4MN) comes with Vista Business, but
>> I
>> see that lacks the media center bits of the cheaper Home Premium edition.
>> Is there any way I can get those - without having to pay large sums for
>> the
>> Ultimate edition.
>> Is 'media center' worth having?
>>
>> Thanks.
>

> Nah, not really, No Domain access (could setup during insall, so it was
> there) and NO remote desktop. Both features that XP Media Center have but,
> M$ is charging another $100+ to get those features (Ultimate)

XP Media Center has no 'Join-a-Domain' Feature.

It is possible with some workarounds ( install XP Media Disk1 as XP
Professional, and add the MediaCenter afterwards with a 'hack' ) , but it is
disabled.

The whitepaper from Microsoft explain that this has to do with MCEs Feature
of connecting to Media Extenders / X-Boxes etc, so they had to cut away
other connection-features to make sure the "Amusing" connections are fully
working as single scenario.

SJ / germany