I am currently running windows 7 home premium and would like to upgrade to windows 7 Ultimate. Is this worth the trpuble to do this?

When you buy the Anytime Upgrade it is very easy: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/windows-anytime-upgrade http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-anytime-upgrade http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade-frequently-asked-questions best regards André"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

Nobody else than you can answer your question "is it worth the trouble?". The main differences between Ultimate and Home Premium are: Ability to change between different UI (display) languages. Useful for multinational environments where each user can select his own localized UI, and for jobs where an easy access to different tech terms is a great help (what's "Ctrl Panel > Device Manager > Sound, video and game controllers" in... French?). A bit overpowered for people who purchased their laptop in Japan and want an English interface now (buying an English HP version at home might be cheaper). Bitlocker Drive encryption. Useful for securing valuable enterprise apps and data. Less useful for people who don't want their kids reviewing Dad's photo album (can be achieved easier). Better networking than on Professional (Direct Access, better sync). Useful if needed. Booting from VHD. Might be a technique for the cloudy future, limited scenarios at the moment. Ultimate is more expensive than Home Premium. The old differences between "Home" (including media features), "Business" (more networking, no media features) and "Ultimate" (has it all, plus "Ultimate Extras") are gone with Windows 7. "192 GB ought to be enough for anybody." (from the miniseries "Next Generation's Jokes")

What do you use your computer for most of the time?

On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:18:04 +0000, carpenter51go wrote: > I am currently running windows 7 home premium and would like to upgrade to windows 7 Ultimate. Is this worth the trpuble to do this? The answer depends entirely on you and how you use your computer. Since nobody here knows that, nobody can tell you whether it's worth your trouble. But if you don't know whether it's worth the trouble, why do you say "would like to upgrade to windows 7 Ultimate"? You shouldn't *want* to do it unless you know that Ultimate has substantial advantages for you. One more point--for *most* home users, the differences between Home Premium and Ultimate are so slight that it's nowhere near worth the trouble or expense. Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP