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Thank you for the detailed information. I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my question.
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Thank you for the detailed information. I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my question.

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You are welcome DahliaLady!<br />
Have a nice weekend.<br />
Noxcho
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You are welcome DahliaLady!
Have a nice weekend.
Noxcho

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I need to conduct a training session with our sales team on the differences and why you would choose one OS over the other. I have to be able to explain why a customer would want to purchase Embedded Standard 7 or Win 7 Pro for Embedded Systems in layman’s terms. I’m finding it difficult to find details on the two operating systems. <br />
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My understanding is Windows 7 Pro for Embedded Systems is the same as the desktop version of Windows 7 Pro. Is that correct?<br />
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Some items I would like to know are:<br />
• &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any limitations<br />
• &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What are the major differences <br />
• &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why would you want to use one OS vs. the other<br />
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Any of your wisdom is greatly appreciated.
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I need to conduct a training session with our sales team on the differences and why you would choose one OS over the other. I have to be able to explain why a customer would want to purchase Embedded Standard 7 or Win 7 Pro for Embedded Systems in layman’s terms. I’m finding it difficult to find details on the two operating systems. 

My understanding is Windows 7 Pro for Embedded Systems is the same as the desktop version of Windows 7 Pro. Is that correct?

Some items I would like to know are:
•	Any limitations
•	What are the major differences 
•	Why would you want to use one OS vs. the other

Any of your wisdom is greatly appreciated.

What are the main differences between Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows 7 Pro for Embedded Systems?

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