What are the main differences and disadvantages of windows 7 start up compared to windows 7 home edition?

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Hi,
I am thinking of purchasing a netbook, and have heard that windows 7 start up is not very good. Therefore I am getting put of purchasing a netbook as most within a reasonable budget of £300 have windows 7 start up. So I just need some reassurance.

Thanks in advance : )

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“Windows 7 Starter is the lightweight version of the new operating system that only comes with Netbooks. It’s not available for upgrade from Windows XP or Windows Vista, and it’s fairly hamstrung. Sixty-four-bit isn’t available, and the Backup and Restore Center won’t work with network-based drives. It also lacks many of the key features that make Windows 7 appealing. Aero is disabled, as is the new theme manager.

Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player aren’t included, and so it shouldn’t be surprising that none of the more advanced features is baked in, either. XP Mode, which will allow Windows 7 to run XP-only programs, Remote Desktop Host, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and multitouch support are all not available in Windows 7 Starter.

So just what does Starter offer? Users can pin programs to the Taskbar, and the helpful jump lists remain active, too. Snap still functions for quickly resizing program windows, although it doesn’t have its slick Aero look. The revamped Windows Search will work, and other under-the-hood improvements–such as better Wi-Fi and device management–are also fully functional. Users can use the in-place Anytime Upgrade option to buy an upgrade from Starter to Home Premium.”

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