Windows 7 home basic and networking

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I'm confused

Wanted to buy a laptop with Windows 7 Home basic today and Incredible Connection, but the salesperson told me that it does not have any Home Basic does not have any networking capability. I run a small office where the computers connect wirelessly to a router (linksys wrt54G) and from there to internet. A network printer is also installed via lan cable to router. All I need to be able to do is connect to the internet and networkj printer (via wireless router). Can this be done with Windows 7 Home Basic? Salesperson says no and that I need to upgrade to Home Premium.

Can somebody please clarify this for me. Thanks
 
leonb said:
I'm confused

Wanted to buy a laptop with Windows 7 Home basic today and Incredible Connection, but the salesperson told me that it does not have any Home Basic does not have any networking capability. I run a small office where the computers connect wirelessly to a router (linksys wrt54G) and from there to internet. A network printer is also installed via lan cable to router. All I need to be able to do is connect to the internet and networkj printer (via wireless router). Can this be done with Windows 7 Home Basic? Salesperson says no and that I need to upgrade to Home Premium.

Can somebody please clarify this for me. Thanks
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Home Basic is fine for

1) connecting to the Internet
2) connecting to networked connected printers
3) connecting to other Windows 7 computers

The Incredible Connection salesperson is speaking incredible rubbish as usual.
 
A lot of guys are under the impression that Windows7 basic/starter have the same limitations as XP-Starter & Vista Starter.

I've got Win7 Starter and can connect to the home & office networks (Ethernet & wireless), I can print to the office network printer and I can stream media to my playstation 3. I can also connect to 3G as a dial up connection or through the modems dashboard software.
 
cbrunsdonza said:
A lot of guys are under the impression that Windows7 basic/starter have the same limitations as XP-Starter & Vista Starter.

I've got Win7 Starter and can connect to the home & office networks (Ethernet & wireless), I can print to the office network printer and I can stream media to my playstation 3. I can also connect to 3G as a dial up connection or through the modems dashboard software.
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Win7 starter only misses the following
* Aero Glass, meaning you can only use the Windows Basic or other opaque themes. It also means you do not get Taskbar Previews or Aero Peek.
* Personalization features for changing desktop backgrounds, window colors, or sound schemes.
* The ability to switch between users without having to log off.
* 64 bit version
* Multi-monitor support.
* DVD playback.
* Windows Media Center for watching recorded TV or other media.
* Remote Media Streaming for streaming your music, videos, and recorded TV from your home computer.
* Domain support for business customers.
* XP Mode for those that want the ability to run older Windows XP programs on Windows 7.
It also has a limit of 3 applications running at once ( a weird limit to define as it doesn't include multiple instances of the same or linked apps or internal windows apps )

Windows 7 Home Premium only really adds the benefit of creating windows Home groups,as opposed to basic that can only join,so the salesman was somewhat misinformed. In a situation where you aren't running a domain or creating Home groups Home Basic vs Premium will have no real effect
 
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