Debating upgrading from Home Premium to Ultimate is it Laggy?

[Brad]

I could use a second opinion. I've got a HP DV9000 laptop. It runs
really well with Home premium on it, but I am considering upgrading to
Ultimate so I can use the Remote Desktop and the Backup features.

What I am concerned about is if Ultimate will slow down my system or
cause me any other problems?

I know there's a hack available to make Remote Desktop work on home
premium and other backup products too. But it seems like the upgrade
would make more sense.

What say you?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Upgrading to Vista Ultimate is an easy procedure
and it will not slow down your computer. Both
Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate perform
equally well.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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I could use a second opinion. I've got a HP DV9000 laptop. It runs
really well with Home premium on it, but I am considering upgrading to
Ultimate so I can use the Remote Desktop and the Backup features.

What I am concerned about is if Ultimate will slow down my system or
cause me any other problems?

I know there's a hack available to make Remote Desktop work on home
premium and other backup products too. But it seems like the upgrade
would make more sense.

What say you?

 

[kurttrail]

I could use a second opinion. I've got a HP DV9000 laptop. It runs
really well with Home premium on it, but I am considering upgrading to
Ultimate so I can use the Remote Desktop and the Backup features.

What I am concerned about is if Ultimate will slow down my system or
cause me any other problems?

I know there's a hack available to make Remote Desktop work on home
premium and other backup products too. But it seems like the upgrade
would make more sense.

What say you?

Save your money. If you got money to waste on Ultimate, send it to the
needy instead.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Former Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Richard G. Harper]

There is no performance difference to speak of between versions of Vista.
All other things being equal (that is, using or not using Aero on all
systems being compared, or running the same load on all systems, and so on)
there is no speed penalty in running a more "advanced" version compared to a
less "advanced" version.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I could use a second opinion. I've got a HP DV9000 laptop. It runs
really well with Home premium on it, but I am considering upgrading to
Ultimate so I can use the Remote Desktop and the Backup features.

If those are the only reasons you want Ultimate, I would suggest you
buy third-party software that provides those capabilities, rather than
upgrade. You'd probably save some money, and at least, with regard to
backup, you could get a better solution, like Acronis True Image.

What I am concerned about is if Ultimate will slow down my system or
cause me any other problems?

No, it won't slow down your system, and there's no reason to expect
any problems. The reason not to do it is only that it may make
economic sense to use alternatives.

I know there's a hack available to make Remote Desktop work on home
premium and other backup products too. But it seems like the upgrade
would make more sense.

I don't think so.

 

[Brad]

If those are the only reasons you want Ultimate, I would suggest you
buy third-party software that provides those capabilities, rather than
upgrade. You'd probably save some money, and at least, with regard to
backup, you could get a better solution, like Acronis True Image.


No, it won't slow down your system, and there's no reason to expect
any problems. The reason not to do it is only that it may make
economic sense to use alternatives.


I don't think so.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Ken, I appreciate saving a few bucks and do like Acronis a lot! That
does make the most sense.

But.... I just found out about the "Ultimate Extras" being released.
Am I missing out on anything there in your opinion?

Thanks again

 

[kurttrail]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Ken, I appreciate saving a few bucks and do like Acronis a lot! That
does make the most sense.

But.... I just found out about the "Ultimate Extras" being released. Am
I missing out on anything there in your opinion?

Thanks again

Vista extras aren't really worth the extra cash.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Former Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Ken, I appreciate saving a few bucks and do like Acronis a lot! That
does make the most sense.

But.... I just found out about the "Ultimate Extras" being released.
Am I missing out on anything there in your opinion?

Ultimate Extras have been promised for a while, but nothing has come
out. Perhaps something will someday, but personally I wouldn't upgrade
to Vista just for the possibility of some "extra" that you may or may
not want. Why not wait to see if an extra arrives that you yearn for
before shelling out cash for Ultimate?