Have Vista Home Premium - is "Business" or "Ultimate" better?

[notachance]

This laptop came with Vista Home Premium, and despite a few
bumps in the road I like it a lot.

Our firm can install Business or Ultimate at no cost to me. Will
that be a significant improvement?

Thanks, gurus

 

[Frank]

This laptop came with Vista Home Premium, and despite a few bumps in the
road I like it a lot.

Our firm can install Business or Ultimate at no cost to me. Will that be
a significant improvement?

Thanks, gurus

Take the whole 9 yards and get Ultimate.
Then you won't have to look back.
Frank

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Improvement in what? All editions of Windows Vista perform
equally well. Windows Vista Ultimate or Business simply include
additional features.

Windows Vista Editions Comparisons: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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This laptop came with Vista Home Premium, and despite a few
bumps in the road I like it a lot.

Our firm can install Business or Ultimate at no cost to me. Will
that be a significant improvement?

Thanks, gurus

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

This laptop came with Vista Home Premium, and despite a few
bumps in the road I like it a lot.

Our firm can install Business or Ultimate at no cost to me. Will
that be a significant improvement?

There's no answer to that question that's right for everyone. It
depends entirely on whether you need or want any of the extra features
in one of those versions. For most home users, it wouldn't matter at
all.

On the other hand, there's really no downside to getting Ultimate, so
why not do so if it's free.

 

[notachance]

Improvement in what? All editions of Windows Vista perform
equally well. Windows Vista Ultimate or Business simply include
additional features.

Windows Vista Editions Comparisons: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx

There isn't a needed feature that isn't in Premium - so that
answers my question.

Thanks!

 

[Michael Solomon]

This laptop came with Vista Home Premium, and despite a few bumps in the
road I like it a lot.

Our firm can install Business or Ultimate at no cost to me. Will that be a
significant improvement?

Thanks, gurus

If you require fax capability, the fax applet is only included with Vista
Business and Ultimate and is not included with Home Premium Edition. There
are, of course, third party alternatives available but must be purchased
separately.

 

[Lang Murphy]

This laptop came with Vista Home Premium, and despite a few bumps in the
road I like it a lot.

Our firm can install Business or Ultimate at no cost to me. Will that be a
significant improvement?

Thanks, gurus

In a word, Ultimate. No question. It's like the difference between XP Home
and XP Pro. If for no other reason, the networking in Ultimate is way
better.

Lang