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original title: Windows 7 Starter Limitations?
Bought Acer Aspire One with Windows 7 Starter. What are the limitations? What will I not be able to do if I don't ungrade to full version? Can I use Starter as long as I want? Old computer has XP Home.
| Features / Availability | Starter | Home Basic | Home Premium | Professional | Enterprise | Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEM licensing | Emerging markets | Retail and OEM licensing | Volume licensing | Retail and OEM licensing | ||
| 64-bit and 32-bit versions | 32-bit only | Both | Both | Both | Both | |
| Maximum physical memory (64-bit mode) | <small>N/A </small> | 8 GB | 16 GB | 192 GB | 192 GB | |
| Home Group (create and join) | Join only | Join only | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Multiple monitors | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Fast user switching | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Desktop Wallpaper Changeable | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Desktop Window Manager | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Mobility Center | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Aero | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Multi-Touch | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Premium Games Included | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Media Center | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Encrypting File System | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Location Aware Printing | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Remote Desktop Host | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Presentation Mode | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Server domain | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows XP Mode | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| AppLocker | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| BranchCache Distributed Cache | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| DirectAccess | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Subsystem for Unix-based Applications | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Multilingual User Interface Pack | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Virtual Hard Disk Booting | No | No | No | No | Yes |
because its already got windows 7 starter, does this mean i can't download windows 7 home premium etc?
Buying Anytime Upgrade
Type Anytime Upgrade in the Search programs and files box in the Start menu and click on the Windows Anytime Upgrade icon. From there, you can buy an Anytime Upgrade to Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate. Then you can enter your Anytime Upgrade product key and
perform a simple upgrade to Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate. All programs and files will stay on the computer, no disk is needed and it takes about 10 minutes.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/windows-anytime-upgrade
OEM's are putting Starter on all their netbooks because it reduces their cost. Some people think it's because netbooks can't handle higher editions - that is not true, if it can run Starter it can run Ultimate (although some can't do all the features, like Aero).I agree. My netbook came with Starter installed. I upgraded and am glad I did.
hi there
can you tell me how much you paid and which version you upgraded to (from Win7 Starter), please?
thanks
To check prices:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/windows-anytime-upgrade
I upgraded to Ultimate. I don't recall exactly how much I paid, but you should be able to get a good idea of the pricing online.hi there
can you tell me how much you paid and which version you upgraded to (from Win7 Starter), please?
thanks
Toto, I don't think this is Kansas anymore!
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