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Windows 7, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, etc...
What I thought would be a straightforward question, I can't seem to find on
Google.com anywhere... Do the various versions of Windows 7 all have the same base? I.e. will a driver that works on Professional work fine with Home Premium or Ultimate, and vice-a-versa? I guess my question is regarding a laptop, if it works with Home Premium, will it work just as well with Professional? I remember having some minor issues in the past regarding the differences between XP Pro and XP Home. Kind Thanks Andy |
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Windows 7, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, etc...
I also meant to add is this the same for Home Premium x64, Professional x64,
Ultimate x64, etc...? "Andy Leese" wrote in message ... What I thought would be a straightforward question, I can't seem to find on Google.com anywhere... Do the various versions of Windows 7 all have the same base? I.e. will a driver that works on Professional work fine with Home Premium or Ultimate, and vice-a-versa? I guess my question is regarding a laptop, if it works with Home Premium, will it work just as well with Professional? I remember having some minor issues in the past regarding the differences between XP Pro and XP Home. Kind Thanks Andy |
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:38:59 +0100, "Andy Leese"
wrote: What I thought would be a straightforward question, I can't seem to find on Google.com anywhere... Do the various versions of Windows 7 all have the same base? I.e. will a driver that works on Professional work fine with Home Premium or Ultimate, and vice-a-versa? Yes. |
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Windows 7, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, etc...
On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:41:24 +0100, "Andy Leese"
wrote: I also meant to add is this the same for Home Premium x64, Professional x64, Ultimate x64, etc...? Yes. But note that the drivers for 32-bit versions and the drivers for 64-bit versions *are* different, and you have to have the correct one for your version of Windows. |
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Windows 7, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, etc...
On 19/04/2012 3:38 PM, Andy Leese wrote:
What I thought would be a straightforward question, I can't seem to find on Google.com anywhere... Do the various versions of Windows 7 all have the same base? I.e. will a driver that works on Professional work fine with Home Premium or Ultimate, and vice-a-versa? I guess my question is regarding a laptop, if it works with Home Premium, will it work just as well with Professional? I remember having some minor issues in the past regarding the differences between XP Pro and XP Home. Yes, the kernel is the same base, and the drivers will work with all versions. The only dependence on whether the kernel is 32-bit or 64-bit. Yousuf Khan |
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On 4/19/2012 5:22 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 19/04/2012 3:38 PM, Andy Leese wrote: What I thought would be a straightforward question, I can't seem to find on Google.com anywhere... Do the various versions of Windows 7 all have the same base? I.e. will a driver that works on Professional work fine with Home Premium or Ultimate, and vice-a-versa? I guess my question is regarding a laptop, if it works with Home Premium, will it work just as well with Professional? I remember having some minor issues in the past regarding the differences between XP Pro and XP Home. Yes, the kernel is the same base, and the drivers will work with all versions. The only dependence on whether the kernel is 32-bit or 64-bit. Yousuf Khan There can be problems with improperly written or adapted older drivers. The dependency is usually related to Win 32 and memory. Occasionally, a win 64 P/C with lots of memory is involved. |
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