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Originally Posted by Rob Alexander
2. The XP Virtual Machine is supported in Pro but not Home. I know I could work it all out myself with a free solution from elsewhere, but I like the idea of having them have it all set up for me. (I still have to download it, but I don't have to learn all about virtual machines, set up separate partitions, etc.)
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It's not just that it's supported - it's that you get license to use XP within the VM. You could do the same in Home Premium, but then you'd need to have a legal license of XP, and most people - who buy Windows with an OEM license on that machine, that allow it to be used on that machine only, do not have that without buying a license elsewhere.
Technically, you can probably do so. Legally, most likely you cannot. If being legal is important to you, and you need XP support within a VM for whatever reason, an extra $50 for a license of XP is extremely reasonable.
(Unless I am reading Microsoft's web site's description of XP Mode incorrectly, and Pro does not bundle a license for XP. If that's so, then never mind. . .)
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Originally Posted by Rob Alexander
On the discussion about Ultimate, from the best I can tell from web sites about the different versions, there is really no reason why anyone outside of an enterprise should even want it. The extra features over Pro are really obscure and there is nothing like the Vista so-called Extras. It's effectively the same as the Enterprise version, but licensed to individuals. I can't see why anyone not trying to lock down a company's computer systems would want it.
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If you have a laptop and travel with it, Bitlocker looks extremely interesting; why not encrypt all of your personal data? That said, you can probably just use Truecrypt whole disk encryption for free (assuming that Truecrypt supports Win7 when it comes out, which I cannot believe they will not) on any version of Win7.