Robert McLaw from Windows Now writes: Ed Bott tells us about changes to the Windows Vista EULA. But that's not the whole story. Starting on Page 11, here is a synopsis of what I believe are the most far-reaching changes, as I have interpreted them:
Home Basic
- Can't copy ISO to your hard drive
- Can't install to a network server
- You may share files, printers, etc with a maximum of 5 network devices
- You MAY NOT use Remote Desktop, only Remote Assistance
- You MAY NOT use in Virtual PC | Virtual Server |VMWare
Home Premium
- Still can't copy ISO to your hard drive
- Still can't install to a network server
- Sharing for 10 network devices
- Still no Remote Desktop
- Still no virtual hardware
- 5 simultaneous Media Center Extender sessions (up from 3 in MCE 2005)
Ultimate
- Can copy ISO to your hard drive
- Can install to a network server (I'm assuming for Terminal Server scenarios)
- Sharing for 10 network devices
- Can use Remote Desktop
- Can use in a virtualized environment, BUT
- Can't use DRM-protected content if Vista Ultimate is the "guest" OS
- Can't use BitLocker if Vista Ultimate is the "guest" OS
- 5 Media Center Extender sessions
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