Make sure the CPU is not an ARM processor, so most tablets are out. The Surface Pro will work because it's Intel.

Go with Professional. Any edition lower than that (Home, etc) is not designed for business use and won't connect to a domain.

>I'm about to buy a new pc with Windows 8.1.
>Is there a recommended version of Windows to get (Basic, prof...)?
>My main concern is that it should be able to run my old VFP 9.0 apps without changing them.
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>Rich