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Hello, everybody!
A Mac guy here with a new PC. I purchased a new PC and I'm about to buy a Windows, but I don't know wich one. I want to use the PC as slave or master, I'm not sure yet, but I wonder if a Windows 7 or 8 home could work with a crossover cable using VEP. I don't remember where I read one day Home editions don't work under nets. Don't know if I'm wrong or it's just a wrong remember.
Thank you in advance.
I bought a custom made PC from PC Audio Labs to be used with VE Pro as a slave to my MacPro. The makers recommended Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, which I installed. It works great - took a bit of setting up but it's been really solid ever since. I don't think a crossover cable is necessary, as new computers sense polarity in ethernet cables. I don't have any crossover cables in my rig at all, and I'm ethernetted all over the house.
good luck - have fun,
robert
I know, man. I have installed on the PC Windows 7 Ultimate, but a not-original copy. Don't get me worng, I got everything original, and used it to run this machine. Everything is ok now, and I'm about to purchase an original copy. I want, if it's possible, to save up some money getting rid of those feautures I won't ever use. We're talking about 50€.
So I'm asking if the home edition is enough to link two computers, I don't mind if crossover cable or what. In the VEPro requirements tab, VSL don't say anything about this, so I can understand that it doesn't matter what version to use. Just want to assure before purchasing.
Thank you again
I would recommend Pro, simply because the Networking features are better. If you want to use Remote Desktop (is that what it's called?) I'm not even sure it's possible with Home. There might also be a RAM limit on Home, but I'm not psitive about that. However, you don't need Ultimate, that's for sure. You don't even need a crossover cable. A Normal Cat5e/Cat6 cable and a Gigabit network will be fine.
DG
If it's not installed on another computer, it's fine.
Otherwise, the base version on Windows 8 should be fine for a slave. It will suport 64GB of RAM and can be a Remote Desktop client.
With Win8, it's not called "Home" anymore. You should be able to get the OEM version. You won't be able to transfer that to another system, but probably not a problem.
