Home Editions Of Windows Vista Won't Run On Mac Or Linux Virtual Machines

[LuKreme]

On 3-Feb-2007, at 09:33, Finlay Dobbie wrote:
> On 02/02/07, LuKreme <kremels at kreme.com> wrote:
>> > Mac owners and Linux users hoping to run Windows Vista using
>> > virtual machine software had better own the Business or Ultimate
>> > editions of the new operating system, according to Microsoft's
>> > licensing terms.
>>
>> No one is going to be using the home version except the unwashed mass
>> of lusers as the home versions are crap.
>
> I run Windows XP Home Edition. Am I an unwashed luser?

Windows XP Home edition is only slightly crippled, Vista Home is  
seriously crippled.

I mean, the Home Basic, especially, is total crap.  But even the Home  
'premium" version doesn't include the system backup and restore  
tools, remote desktop, or any encryption support.

I have no idea if the home version support multiple processors, but  
XP Home doesn't, so I wouldn't be surprised if Vista Home also was  
limited to a single processor. Less of an issue 5 years ago, but  
potentially a big issue now.

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