Re: Vista Basic???

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:55:09 -0700 (PDT), surface9 <>
wrote:

> What is VIsta Basic (as opposed to Vista Home, Pro, or Ultimate)?
>
> A local retailer has the ACER 5516 laptop for less than $300, but it
> says it has Windows Vista Basic - that makes me wonder what features
> you don't get. What features will Vista Basic not have that Vista
> Home would?



You've got the terminology wrong. There is no Vista Basic and there is
no Vista Home.

What there is is Home Basic (the lowest level) and Home Premium (one
level higher). You can read about the differences here

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...s/default.aspx
or http://tinyurl.com/5jthjh

and here

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...444791033.mspx
or http://tinyurl.com/le4zza

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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