Upgrading from Starter 7 to Home Premium

Just looking for thoughts about this. Is it worth it? Any slowdown as a result?
Thanks!

sevenless wrote:
I think the major limitation, depending on what you're using the computer for, is there's a limit to the number of applications you can have open simultaneously. It's 4 or 6? I'm not sure since I've never run into the limit.
I'm a bit surprised by what you've said.  I know that Microsoft originally had intended there to be a 3-app limit to the number of programs that could be open simultaneously in Starter, but they eliminated that limit.  I'm not aware of their replacing that limit with another one.  I'm pretty sure that I have had four or five programs open at the same time with no problem; I don't recall whether I've had six or more.  I tend not to open huge numbers of programs at once on the netbook, simply because I bought it for certain fairly limited uses (email, web browsing, etc.), not for the full-scale use (web creation, photo editing, etc.) that I do on the desktop.  At any rate, I've never run into a limit.
Like you, sevenless, I had originally thought that I'd upgrade from Starter to something else, but I am finding that Starter meets my needs quite well, and I can't think of anything I want to do that Home Premium would make possible that Starter does not.  When I finally buy a new desktop, I will very likely choose something like Win7 Professional and the ability to run XP compatibility mode, but that requires a lot more than the 2 GB RAM possible on the netbook. 

Similar Messages

  • Tx2120us, upgrade from Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

    I wonder if there's anyone out there who has managed to sucessfully upgrade his/her HP tx2120us tablet PC from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate or to do a fresh Windows 7 ultimate install on a HP tx2120us tablet PC.
    I purchased a Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit edition AND a 320GB 7200rpm hard drive and started a fresh Windows 7 installation. After the installation was done, the network adapters fixed and wireless were working. I also managed to install the Audio drivers for the built in realtek audio adapter. Even the touchpad, touchscreen and pen seem to work but then I stopped after several attempts to install a suitable display driver for the NVIDIA G-Force video adapter. The resolution with my Vista OS is 1280 x 800 but the default Windows 7 OS only provides a generic 1064 x 768 resolution and not any download from HP could install a suitable NVIDIA driver for Windows 7.
    As I stopped there I don't even know if there is a driver for the card reader or the Light Scribe DVD burner and whatever is buit in into this tx2120us.
    I'd really very much appreciate if someone who had succeeded with the installation of Win 7 Ultimate 64bit on the tx2120us could provide me with working drivers or the links to them.
    thanks

    Palm does not support 64-bit Vista for cabled Hotsyncs.
    There is a huge Vista64 bit thread at the top of this section explaining your options - BlueTooth Hotsync is about the only way you can procede with a Centro.
    WyreNut
    Post relates to: Centro (AT&T)
    I am a Volunteer here, not employed by HP.
    You too can become an HP Expert! Details HERE!
    If my post has helped you, click the Kudos Thumbs up!
    If it solved your issue, Click the "Accept as Solution" button so others can benefit from the question you asked!

  • Upgrade from VISTA (x32) Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium (x32).

    I want to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium (x32). I have a HP Pavilion a6450z which has a SLIC 2.0 BIOS made by Phoenix Technologies. I am running VISTA (x32) Home Premium now, which came on the computer when I bought it in May of 2008. From what I’ve read I need to upgrade my BIOS so it will have SLIC 2.1 otherwise I won’t be able to activate it. Is this true or when I install Windows 7 will it automatically upgrade my BIOS?
    Thank You Hank
    This question was solved.
    View Solution.

    HankT,
    When asking a question with undeclared statements, you make it more difficult. Do you have a link for your references concerning an need to upgrade the BIOS. On the webpage BN listed, there is no BIOS update.
    I have an HPm8100e CTO, M2N68LA Narra2 board. You have the Narra3 board. The in-place upgrade (abeit it was Ultimate) was successfully completed. The only hick-ups were re-install of a few games, and new printer drivers. (I had 2 printers on that machine).
    I am a volunteer. I am not an HP employee.
    To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. You can render both Solution and KUDO.
    The Law of Effect states that positive reinforcement increases the probability of a behavior being repeated. (B.F.Skinner). You toss me KUDO and/or Solution, and I perform better.
    (2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
    HP m9200t E8400,Win7 Pro 32 bit. 4GB RAM, ASUS 550Ti 2GB, Rosewill 630W. 1T HD SATA 3Gb/s
    Custom Asus P8P67, I7-2600k, 16GB RAM, WIN7 Pro 64bit, EVGA GTX660 2GB, 750W OCZ, 1T HD SATA 6Gb/s
    Custom Asus P8Z77, I7-3770k, 16GB RAM, WIN7 Pro 64bit, EVGA GTX670 2GB, 750W OCZ, 1T HD SATA 6Gb/s
    Both Customs use Rosewill Blackhawk case.
    Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus

  • Upgrading from Windows Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate

    Hi all
    I am trying to upgrade my windows Vista from home premium to ultimate and I have the original CD for the ultimate but when I put the CD and upgrade it wont upgrade and it gives me this message:
    " - The upgrade cannot be started. To upgrade, cancel the installation and the choose to upgrade to a version of windows that is more recent than the version you are currently running."
    And my computer is up to date so I dont understand is there something messing or I have to install a clean version of windows Vista?!
    And if I have to install a clean version is the any way to install the windows without deleting my documents ?!
    Hope someone will help me :D
    Thx

    To be honest I don't know how it works exactly and maybe you should ask this on some Microsoft forum or make call by Microsoft in your country. I think they are the right address for such issues.
    Of course you can make clean Vista installation. All your data can be saved if you have two partitions and all important data will be saved on second partition. When Vista installation starts for Vista destination choose first partition. This partition will be deleted but all your data on second partition will be untasted.
    If you have more questions let us know.

  • Question on upgrading from win 7 home premium 32bit to 64 bit

    So I have a Sattelite L455D.  I upgraded the ram to four gigs however I can't utilize one gig of it well because of the 32bit limitations.  The stock proccesor is capable of running 64bit.  So I want to upgrade to 64 bit.
    Now based on my research the retail installation disc would've came with the option to install both versions.  However my specific laptop did not come with any back up dics or anything of that nature.  So If I was to do a factory out of the box reset would I get prompted on which version to install?  IF not is there ANY work around without having to go out and buy a retail win 7 disc?
    Thanks,
    Ed.

    Satellite L455D-S5976
    Downloads here.
    You would need to install a retail copy of 64-bit Windows 7 and then install all of the drivers and utilities that make it work properly on your model. It's not a minor undertaking. And there is always the chance that you won't be able for one reason or another to get things working right.
    If you install 64-bit Windows Home Premium, you are entitled to activate it for free.
    32-bit Windows supports 4 of your 8 GB. Our computers here with several Office 2010 applications running rarely require more than 2 GB and never approach 3 GB.
    If you run heavy-duty applications like video editing or CAD, you'll want access to all 8 GB of course.
    I can help a bit more if you decide to go ahead with this project.
    -Jerry

  • Lenovo H230 - upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional

    I would like to put Professional on my H230 in such a way as to have it in the RECOVERY PARTITION so I will be able to RECOVER to that version.  I do not believe an INSTALL will allow that.
    How do I install to the RECOVERY PARTITION?  so it will be the RECOVERY version?

    Well, I'm embarrassed to admit I rather "jumped the gun" on this one ... having written and posted my query I thought I'd see if a Restart would help ... it did!! Turns out I am now satisfactorily upgraded to Pro.
    Sorry if I have wasted anyone's time and ... if you're experiencing a similar problem ... I'd advise you go for a Restart before panicking ... like me!!

  • Tx2517ca From Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit to Windows 7 Professional 32-bit

    Hi Everyone,
    I have a very specific question. I currently am running Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit, but I want to use Windows 7. However, I want to use Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (rather than Windows 7 Home Premium) and understand that this will require a clean install.
    Before I purchase Windows 7 Professional, I want to make sure that this can be done correctly. Does anyone know if this is possible or have already done this?
    I have downloaded and ran Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor which told me that I would be able to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate, but it does not mention Windows 7 Professional at all. I'm assuming this is because it would require a clean install.
    Thanks for your time,
    Lauren

    thanks ... I see now from your other post that you're probably getting either a "missing QuickTime.msi" message or being told that a "newer version of QuickTime" is installed when you try to go ahead and uninstall QuickTime after you're told about the Key?
    Unfortunately, these sorts of msi-related troubles have gotten more complicated to deal with ever since Microsoft pulled the Windows Installer CleanUp utility from their Download Center on June 25. First we have to find a copy of the utility.
    Let's try Googling. (Best not to use Bing, I think.) Look for a working download site for at least version 3.0 of the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. After downloading the utility installer file (msicuu2.exe), scan the file for malware, just in case. (I use the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware to do single-file scans for that.)
    If the file is clean, to install the utility, doubleclick the msicuu2.exe file you've downloaded.
    Now run the utility ("Start > All Programs > Windows Install Clean Up"). In the list of programs that appears in CleanUp, select any QuickTime entries and click "Remove".
    Quit out of CleanUp, restart the PC and try installing iTunes again. Does the install go through properly this time?
    (If you do find a clean download site for the correct version of CleanUp, please don't tell me where it is. Without wishing to sound paranoid (although I grant it does sound paranoid), there is a non-zero chance that posting links to download locations for the utility here at Discussions leads to that download location being shut down.)

  • Equium 100-147 upgrade to windows vista home premium

    Have been upgraded for 9 months but get compatibility error windows appearing for various toshiba drivers. On opening toshiba assist/protect&fix/preinstalled drivers/tools&utilities it lists everything as my old xp media centre. Can this page be upgraded to vista.
    Thanks for help
    Robin

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: robin
    To: [email protected]
    Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 2:50 PM
    Subject: Equium laptop model PSAABE
    Hello
    In dec 2006 I purchased an equium laptop which was installed with windows xp. It had a free upgrade to windows vista home premium in june 2007
    All the Toshiba driver info on the laptop still refers to windows xp and I wondered if a package can be downloaded to
    update all the drivers to vista and change the Toshiba Assist/Protect & Fix/Preinstalled Drivers Depository/Tools & Utilities window to read Vista Home Premium instead of Windows xp.
    Thanks for advice
    Robin

  • Hi, we need to know if we can upgrade from an Adobe Production Premium version 5 to an version 6

    hi, we need to know if we can upgrade from an Adobe Production Premium version 5 to an version 6

    Yes, you can.
    Purchase CS6 products:
    http://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/cs6._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_software_sl_c reativesuite6.html

  • Satellite P305-S8820 - Upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium

    Hi All,
    If I purchase Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Family Pack (3-User) (DVD-ROM), for my toshiba P305-S8820.
    1. Will I be able to perform a clean install by reformatting the disk?
    2. Is there a utility from Toshiba, that will go find all the drivers for Windows 7?
    3. Which drivers by Toshiba are required to be installed for Windows 7 to be successful?
    4. Is there a Bios update required for the machine to work on Windows 7?
    Thanks.
    Matt

    Toshiba has a lot of useful info scattered across their sites. I suggest you read this [us.toshiba.com/windows7-upgrade/] about upgrade methods and follow the links off this [http://us.toshiba.com/windows7-upgrade/] to get specific information about required bios updates and the suitability of Toshiba Upgrade Assistant for Windows 7 software - +"The Toshiba Upgrade Assistant for Windows 7 is software that manages all of the details of the upgrade process from Windows Vista to Windows 7 on Toshiba laptops. The Toshiba Upgrade Assistant for Windows 7 automatically uninstalls driver and utility software that was preinstalled by Toshiba and needs to be removed from Windows Vista prior to upgrading to Windows 7, launches the Windows 7 installation Setup program, and then installs Toshiba software after the Windows 7 upgrade is completed. For more details, see 'Toshiba tools to simplify the Windows 7 installation process.'"+
    Message was edited by: peterk_1
    there should be no http:// at the start of the first link

  • Cannot do wireless printing to HP Photosmart C7180 since upgrading to Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit

         I recently upgraded one of my new HP p6150t Pavillion PCs from Vista Home Premium 64-bit to Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.  Since then I have not been able to print to my networked printer, an HP Photosmart C7180 All-in-One, which is wireless on my home network. When this PC was Vista, I was able to print. Two other PCs on my home network, both running XP, can access the printer across the network and print.  This PC now running Windows 7 64-bit can find the networked printer when I "Add-a-printer", and I am able to finish the installation of the printer. 
         I downloaded and installed new drivers for the HP C7180 from the HP website specifically for Windows 7 64-bit, so I have the latest drivers. (The version of the drivers is 13.1.0, date is 10-2009. From the same HP printer driver download site, I also installed " HP Print Software Patch When Upgrading Vista to Windows 7".
         I do not want to install the printer as a shared device on any of the other PCs, but rather want to be able to print from any of them, direct wirelessly, even if the other PCs are offline.  And I was able to do this when I used Vista...
         If I open and leave visible the print queue for the printer, and then print a Test Page, I see the print job briefly shown as "Spooling" and then as "Printing" in the print queue display, but nothing ever reachs the printer. There are no error messages, either during the process of Adding the Printer, or when sending Test Pages, or other print jobs to the printer.
         I have McAfee antivirus and Firewall installed on all of my PCs. The Firewall advanced setting for Networks shows that the IP address range for all of my IPs are trusted.
        [Although I just bought this PC from hp.com only 4 months ago, as part of a package of 2 PCs, a MediaSmart server, big hdtv monitor, and all with 4 year extended support agreements, HP provides "NO" support for network printing. That was what a support specialist called to tell me after I sent an email to the HP CEO.  HP PCs, HP printer, HP provided upgrade kit for Windows 7, but if you want to actually print from your HP PC to your HP printer, there is "NO" support.  (I worked for HP for ten years, but it is clearly a different company now.)  So, if anyone in the Community can assist, I would very much appreciate it.]

    I have a year old Epson and an HP.. I upgraded to a win 7 64 bit and doing some sharing/networking.. Got some 32 bit XPand two win 7 64 bit..   The Epson ,shares and connects up  with no issues.. the HP is just a fiasco...   No more HP for me ...

  • Upgrade from win 7 home to pro with xp mode

    i wish to buy a laptop i see on the best buy web site which comes with win 7 home premium. i need win 7 pro with xp mode. can i order it with the win 7 pro with xp mode preinstalled by them or do i have to buy it as is and then bring it in to their store and have them do the upgrade?
    thx

    You'll either have to choose a different model which has Windows 7 professional on it from the manufacturer or buy the one with Home Premium and do an Anytime Upgrade to Professional via a PKC (SKU 1303126)

  • NB550D-10G - Upgrade Windows 7 to Home Premium

    I recently purchased a NB550D-10G and have tried using the Windows Anytime Upgrade Wizard to move up to Home Premium but without success after over a dozen attempts.
    Has anybody else had a similar experience and managed to over come it?
    If so, how can I circumvent any problems and carry out a successful upgrade?
    Thanks

    I only get as far as the Starting Upgrade screen when I, after a few minutes waiting, I get the message telling me that the upgrade has been unsuccessful and told to retry - no useful error codes etc.
    Message was edited by: farehamoxonian

  • Can install directly Windows 8.1 Pro without upgrading Windows 8 Pro upgrade on Windows 7 Home Premium

    Hi,
    I have Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium OS which is pre-installed when I buy the Laptop.
    I buy Windows 8 Pro upgrade before releasing Windows 8.1.
    I formatted my Laptop and re-install Windows 7 64-bit and want to install directly Windows 8.1 without upgrading Windows 8 first then Windows 8.1.
    Is this possible then please let me know where can I download Windows 8.1 and how I use Windows 8 Pro product key in Windows 8.1.ad
    Thanks.
    Best Regards
    Syed Arshad

    See http://m.winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-81-tip-download-windows-81-iso-windows-8-product-key but note that you will need a
    placeholder key to install Windows 8.1. Follow the comments on the article to find one. 

  • T-400 Upgrade from Win 7 Home to Win 7 Pro Help Needed

    I just bought a T-400 with Windows 7 Home Premium. What steps should I follow to upgrade my system to Windows 7 Professional and still have all the IBM original functions? It will easy for me to get the upgrade data so I am just asking for the steps that I need to follow to upgrade the system. Thank you.
    Moderator edit: Added detail to subject.

    http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade-Windows-7-Home-Premium-to-Professional/...
    i think this is what you want. 
    Regards,
    Jin Li
    May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
    I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

Maybe you are looking for