mrblah
mrblah

Reputation: 103497

are any of the windows 7 versions not developer friendly?

Are any of the windows 7 versions not developer friendly?

i.e. maybe they can't handle IIS or sqlserver shrugs

Upvotes: 1

Views: 326

Answers (5)

Gabe Moothart
Gabe Moothart

Reputation: 32072

Any of them should be fine, but the Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions come with XP Mode, a fully licensed version of XP running in a VM, that can be used for apps that don't run under Vista. That could come in handy for some older programs.

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Also, the Home editions do not come with IIS according to this

Upvotes: 0

Jon Grant
Jon Grant

Reputation: 11530

You need at least Professional to use IIS. The Home versions do not include it.

I don't see any reason you couldn't install your own web server on a lesser version though.

SQL Server Express and Developer should work on pretty much any version by their very nature (except perhaps Starter) - they are specifically enabled to work on any SKU, this is why they exist :)

Upvotes: 2

David Ly
David Ly

Reputation: 31586

Comparison between versions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions

More info: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2340431,00.asp

"Windows 7 will be available in six different editions, but only Home Premium and Professional will be widely available at retail. The other editions are focused at other markets, such as the developing world or enterprise use."

Upvotes: 3

Andrew Siemer
Andrew Siemer

Reputation: 10278

Grab an MSDN utlimate edition! Can't go wrong having more power than you need...can always get screwed by not having enough power! Better to have and not need than need and not have.

Upvotes: 0

zakster82
zakster82

Reputation: 244

Starter edition should be the only one that would offer any trouble.

Upvotes: 0

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