MikeL2, you can buy an upgrade to the operating system. The Home edition is not nearly so robust as Ultimate. If you have a student or teacher in your household then you can have them act for you and buy an academic upgrade for some discount from the full price. I'd look at this site and see what you need to provide for documentation to get an upgrade.

Look at NewEgg.com for a good array of the non-academic software whole programs and upgrades available.

SRS