premium is loaded with lots more features than starter. and there usually is a difference in graphics quality and power consumption. starter is a smaller version of windows made to fit smaller devices like netbooks and still run fast whereas premium is made foe more powerful device such as desktop pcs
See the related link to the Microsoft web-site. Upgrading from Windows 7 Starter to Premium is currently priced at £69.99
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There are a lot less features in Windows 7 starter then in any other version of Windows 7. One of the biggest differences is wallpaper. You cannot set your own wall paper in Windows 7 Starter.
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Windows Vista is the Microsoft Windows operating system that was available in six different editions including Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate.
First, Microsoft does not have a "Home Basic" edition of Windows 7 (Home Basic was one of the Vista editions). The most basic edition of Windows 7 is called "Windows 7 Starter" and is only available (at least in the US) on certain small "netbook"-type computers, which may be a bit underpowered for the Home Premium edition. (Note that I'm not saying that any particular one is, just that it's possible.)That said, Windows 7 has a feature called "Windows Anytime Upgrade" that allows you to go from a "lower" edition of Windows 7 (such as Starter) to a "higher" edition (such as Home Premium). The cost is around $80 for the Starter to Home Premium upgrade directly from Microsoft; you may be able to get it for slightly less from retailers such as Amazon.com.If you actually have Windows Vista Home Basic, the upgrade price to Windows 7 Home Premium (again, directly from Microsoft) is about $120.
Starter is basically a crippled version of Windows. This version cannot play DVDs, use Windows Media Center, stream media to other devices, no access to memory above 4GB (slightly less), run legacy programs, or have access to the newer Aero UI. Windows Home Premium includes many of the features just mentioned. Windows 7 Professional includes access to domains, a remote desktop server feature, Encrypting File System, and other features desirable for enterprise desktops. Windows 7 Ultimate includes all of the features available in all other editions, plus additional language support, BitLocker, and other premium features. There are also a few other editions available as well. For full details, interested readers should take a look at Microsoft's product comparison pages.
Vista Home Premium is produced by Microsoft Windows. It is one edition of the Vista series, the others are: starter; home basic; business; ultimate; and, enterprise.
There is... Windows 7 starter windows 7 home basic windows 7 home premium windows 7 business windows 7 professional windows 7 ultimate all of which now have service pack 1which was just released
Windows seven home basic, or more commonly known as windows 7 starter is mainly used for netbooks that don't have very much RAM and hard drive space, and alos maybe not as much processing power. If you have a notebook laptop or a desktop PC consider Windows 7 Home Premium. Windows 7 starter lacks some features that home premium has like windows aero's transparency to save RAM and hard drive space for lower end computers.
In theory you should not have any problems but back up your stuff before the upgrade.
yes, but not for free. You need to have a look at the windows anytime upgrade tool for details, this program is included in windows and you can access it through the control panel or by typing it into the start menu