Digital Media/Entertainment

The basic tools for playing music and video clips, organizing digital photos, ripping audio CDs to digital files, and creating movie files are found in every Windows Vista edition. Media Center, DVD Maker, and other technologies that are aimed at the living room are reserved for the Home Premium and Ultimate editions.

 

Home Basic

Home Premium

Ultimate

Business

Enterprise

Windows Media Player 11

Share a Media Library with other PCs and devices

Windows Photo Gallery

Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker HD

 

  

Windows DVD Maker[1]

 

  

Themed slide shows

 

  

Windows Media Center

 

  

Live TV recording and playback[1]

 

  

Support for Media Center Extenders (including Xbox 360)[1]

 

  

Premium games

 

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