Windows pre-order - Page 10

Burble · 15-07-2009, 09:54

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Originally Posted by Del Lardo

I thought Encryption only came in Ultimate?

Yep. Bitlocker only comes with Ultimate, not professional.

Mark · 15-07-2009, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Del Lardo

Yup, runs fine on Atom 330, 9400m, 1.5GB RAM and Atom 330, Intel 945GFX (64mb), 2GB

Also runs fine on 1.2GHz Pentium 3, 1GB RAM, Radeon 9000 (but don't expect Aero). Almost anything built within the last five years should breeze it.

divine · 15-07-2009, 10:04

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Originally Posted by Burble

Yep. Bitlocker only comes with Ultimate, not professional.

Wiki seems to think Pro comes with 'File encryption' and Ultimate comes with 'BitLocker file encryption'

Toby · 15-07-2009, 10:07

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Originally Posted by divine

Wiki seems to think Pro comes with 'File encryption' and Ultimate comes with 'BitLocker file encryption'

Yep that's what the chart I saw said. Encrypting File System is in Pro but Bitlocker is in Ultimate. Not sure what the exact differences are mind.

I'm sure I read somewhere that Bitlocker would be available in lesser versions than Ultimate and that Bitlocker-to-go (i.e. USB flash drive support) would be in Ultimate. Looks like that's not the case after all.

EDIT: Quite a good summary of the differences here: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/s...les/27034.aspx

Jhadur · 15-07-2009, 10:30

I wonder how many people will be caught out by the fact that there's no web browser pre-installed with Win7

divine · 15-07-2009, 10:33

I'm not sure, most places seem to have a fairly prominent notice on the page mentioning it.

Del Lardo · 15-07-2009, 10:38

Can anyone confirm if these will be full versions or will they require a code, if so will XP be OK or will you need Vista?

Jhadur · 15-07-2009, 10:40

Pulled from Amazon's page about it.

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3. Is this a full product or an upgrade from a previous version of Windows?

At present in the EU, all versions of Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate) are the full product. This means that to install Windows 7, you do not need any previous version of Windows installed on your computer.

divine · 15-07-2009, 10:44

They are full retail euro copies. The only thing MS say is to be 'eligible for the offer' you need XP or Vista but I think we've generally concluded that's just lazy copy pasting from the US offer pages where they only got the Upgrade packages.

Del Lardo · 15-07-2009, 11:18

Bostin, just thought I'd better double check.

1xPro & 2xHE from Play and same from Amazon for backup. Will probs end up flogging the spare copies to friends at cost but have been screwed by Play in the past on pre-orders.

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Jhadur Peter Pan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lost Inside My Head Posts: 1,068	I wonder how many people will be caught out by the fact that there's no web browser pre-installed with Win7 __________________ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."

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divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I'm not sure, most places seem to have a fairly prominent notice on the page mentioning it. __________________

15-07-2009, 10:44	#99
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	They are full retail euro copies. The only thing MS say is to be 'eligible for the offer' you need XP or Vista but I think we've generally concluded that's just lazy copy pasting from the US offer pages where they only got the Upgrade packages. __________________

15-07-2009, 10:38	#97
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Can anyone confirm if these will be full versions or will they require a code, if so will XP be OK or will you need Vista?

15-07-2009, 11:18	#100
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Bostin, just thought I'd better double check. 1xPro & 2xHE from Play and same from Amazon for backup. Will probs end up flogging the spare copies to friends at cost but have been screwed by Play in the past on pre-orders.