oh. well i suppose that calms my thoughts about it down slightly. regards,
damien ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:48 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Windows Vista > Hi Damien, > First, the answer is no. You don't have to run Vista from the dvd drive. > It can be installed or extracted on to your hard drive and run just like > any prier version of Windows. In fact Vista Home Basic and Premier are > setup to do this by default. > Second, keep in mind Microsoft has created several different versions of > Windows Vista, and each is a little bit different, and comes with > different applications depending on what you are buying it for. Here is > a quick run down of the most common versions. > > Windows Vista Home Basic. This version is comparable to XP Home edition. > It is a very stripped down version of Vista, and comes with just the > basics. Should be good enough for the average computer user. > Windows Vista Home Premiere. This version is like Home Basic above > except it includes allot more multimedia applications and features. This > is comparable to XP Media center. > Windows Vista Business. This version comes equip with server side > applications, and apps sutible for small or large business and colleges. > Is comparable to Windows XP Pro. > Finally, Windows Vista Ultament. This version has everything plus some > extras not even available to Home or Business versions. This is > comparable to Windows XP Enterprise. > You should note all versions listed above come in 32 bit and 64 bit > versions. They also come in retail boxed or OEM versions. If you do the > math there is currently about 16 full versions of Vista, and several > upgrade versions to upgrade XP to Vista. So there is lots of options to > choose from if you are buying to update your system. > Personally, I chose the Vista Home Premiere as it was both in my price > range, and it comes with some extra bells and wistles not available on > Home Basic. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
