>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>When buying a PC for VFP 9 and ASP.NET development how important is to have Vista Business vs. Vista Home?
>>>
>>>Look at these differences and see if the Vista Home (you didn't mention premium, so I'm assuming basic) will suit your needs:
>>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx>>>
>>>For development, you will probably need IIS...
>>>
>>>I would recommend looking at:
>>>
>>>Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
>>>Windows Vista Professional Edition
>>>Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
>>
>>Thank you so much for the input and the link.
>
>There are a couple of other features that are only available in Vista Business or higher, IIRC:
>
>- Ability to join a domain
>- Ability to act as an RDP host, so you can access your desktop remotely
>
>Even for people not on a domain, the RDP function is becoming increasingly important.
Thank you for your input. I went with Vista Ultimate (I understand it is 64 bit by default); just placed the order an hour ago.
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