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Windows Vista Will Vista home basic do everything xp home will?

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by chasthur, 2007/02/17.

  1. 2007/02/17
    chasthur

    chasthur Inactive Thread Starter

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    Time to get a new desktop PC around $600 or so. Have xp home on my laptop which I like. If the Vista home basic will do everything xp home (IE7) will do then I think I'd be happy with that as I'd like to try the Vista OS. If the Vista home premium is required just for the media stuff I don't need it at all, so will the Vista home Basic do every single thing the XP Home V2002 (IE7) will do.? If so, I'd save about a $100 or so.

    Otherwise I'll just buy another XP HOme edition.

    Chas.
     
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  2. 2007/02/17
    Arie

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    Windows Vista: Which Edition Should You Get?


    Home Basic (compared to Home Premium):

    NO Windows Aero UI ( "Glass ")
    NO Windows Flip 3D
    NO Live Taskbar Thumbnails
    NO Scheduled backup
    NO Network Projector support
    NO Windows Media Center
    Limited Windows Movie Maker
    NO Windows Movie Maker HD
    NO Windows DVD Maker
    NO Tablet PC functionality
     
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  4. 2007/02/17
    chasthur

    chasthur Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thank you Arie, but what I'm trying to compare Windows Vista home Basic to is Windows XP Home ed.

    I don't know if I have that stuff on my xp home..:confused:

    Chas.
     
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  5. 2007/02/17
    Arie

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    If you want to get a 'crippeled' Vista, yes, it's about the same as XP Home.
     
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