Windows 7 launched last  October has shown the public that Microsoft can still create something different to its predecessors.  As it is today windows 7 has 6 different flavors being

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Windows 7 launched last  October has shown the public that Microsoft can still create something different to its predecessors.  As it is today windows 7 has 6 different flavors being

1. Windows 7 Starter
2. Windows 7 Home Basic
3. Windows 7 Home Premium
4. Windows 7 Professional
5. Windows 7 Enterprise
6. Windows 7 Ultimate

As usual Microsoft managed to package all the different flavors for home users, the small business and medium to large professionals.

By the first looks, windows 7 looks pretty much like Windows Vista, however with many new features over Vista and the much appreciated better memory handling and less memory hungry Operating system.  Although there are six different versions of the Operating system it is common that new users choose between Home Premium and the professional versions.

Windows 7 starter lacks the media center facility and the most famous Aero which striclty speaking makes the system a little bit more sexy.  The windows 7 Ultimate versions, is mostly for that technical guy who wants more from his PC.  Most computer retail shops today will simply choose between the home Basic and the professional so for the home user there is not much choice than to either get what there is available or else choose to buy it off online which is more complex for the basic home user.

Windows 7 professional has all the media and entertainment facilities just like the home premium however it has added features for business users too.

Windows 7 enterprise is for a large enterprise or businesses that would buy an OS licenses in bulk.   It has all that window 7  Professional does, but with some other added features like BitLocker and a direct access capability, so you don’t have go through a VPN for a simple remote access connection.

Windows 7 Ultimate is, as the name implies, the full ultimate version of Windows 7. Unlike Vista, where it was the combo of Home and Business with a couple added features, this time, it’s like the end user version of Enterprise. The Enterprise version is that version of windows that now regular people can buy. It has BitLocker, and a few other advanced features.

Data Execution Prevention is a security feature that can be a bit of a pain at times. Often things will simply appear not to run at all; hopefully you will notice a bubble from the taskbar letting you know that DEP is the cause. If Vista (and actually this [...]]]>

Data Execution Prevention is a security feature that can be a bit of a pain at times. Often things will simply appear not to run at all; hopefully you will notice a bubble from the taskbar letting you know that DEP is the cause. If Vista (and actually this has been around since Windows Server 2003) sees that a process is being spawned that “could” be unwanted, DEP shuts it down. This is especially common in some application installations: if a Windows Installer setup (MSI) calls an executable in Vista, DEP could very well put a stop to it. If you are trying to run an installation or other executable being stopped by DEP, it could save you some trouble so turn it off while you attempt to give it another shot…

Run a command prompt as administrator. From the start menu, select “All Programs”, then “Accessories” and right-click on the “Command Prompt” shortcut and choose “Run As Administrator”. From here you can use the following command to disable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) with the following command:

bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff

Keeping your command prompt open, run your setup or other process being stopped by DEP. Then, to turn it back on again, do the same and run the following:

bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOn