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| Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $269.99
Buy New: $130.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 90
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Windows Vista
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Home Premium
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
Model: 66I-02387
UPC: 882224661256
EAN: 0882224661256
ASIN: B0013O54OE
Release Date: March 19, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Pretty yet not very efficient April 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First off, the box that the DVDs came in were made by the devil himself, it took me a good 10 minutes to figure out how the hell to get the damn thing open. I did not upgrade with this version as I had problems with Ultimate, something will undoubtedly go wrong. If it isn't the graphics card then it'll be something else. Backed up all of the information on my laptop and went to work doing a nice clean install. Took around an hour to do a full install with all the restarts.
It took me a while to get aero working, after you've installed video drivers it doesn't start up by itself, you have to go through a few steps to get Vista to check if your drivers allow aero to run and then it begins after the check. Start menu is nothing special and I'd say the old one was an improvement over this one, not convenient at all. The sidebar is a nice touch, check the weather, calendar, make notes, but this is something that has been around for a while already.
I'll reiterate that the most annoying feature of Vista is that practically anything you want to do, be it an install, moving files from one folder to another, replacing one file with another, etc, gets you an annoying pop up message asking you if you're sure this is what you want to do...and at times you get more than one message for the same procedure. Overall, it's a nice new OS, is it worth the money? Truthfully, I'd say I think it is over-priced at the moment. Vista is defintely the resource hog you've heard it was, I have 2 gigs of ram and it's using 59% of that. I had a lot of problems with Nero, make sure you have the right version if you intend to use it with Vista.
Looking back on this whole 'experience' I'd say that you should reserve an entire day for this wonderful process of upgrading. Microsoft should have made it less of a resource hog and much more intuitive and user friendly. As a friend of mine put it "The Way I feel, is that they traded in the versitility and stability of XP for a spit-shine version." Bottom line, this version does not have anything that you NEED, it is an upgrade in terms of looks but it leaves much to be desired.
 Did Clean Install and it Seems to Work April 1, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I must admit I was one of those that avoided Windows for years. I finally tried it with Windows ME that came with a computer I bought. I heard a lot of bad, but since all I did was check web sites, e-mail and play games; it was perfect for me. I did not change again until I went to Windows XP Pro years later. So I was nervous when I installed a different version of Vista last week on my backup computer. Normally I would normally wait until Vista had its SP2 release before trying it out.
Since a clean installed worked so well on my other computer, I decided to do a clean install again. Vista does want the hardware it wants, and is not happy with all my XP hardware. Even though I far exceed XP requirements because I game so much. I have a very good video card and 1GB of Ram. But I do not have a dual-core system. But it had no trouble installing at all.
With XP Pro everything ran great and fast. On this computer Vista is running bit slow. But this I attribute to my computer so will not blame the software for this since I expected it. But I do love the Media Center functions of Windows and the Aero interface. Plus it allows you to place Widgets; I guess Windows calls them Gadgets, on the sidebar to allow better control of projects or various options on hand. Actually too many options for me, but I am sure many will love the options. I mean I do not really need to know the temperature outside. I live in the tropics where it is always hot. But it does let me use all the keys on my new keyboard and that I nice. Though I usually forget they are there and try to load things the old way. I guess I will learn.
What I cannot stand the constant security pop-up messages. If I have installed a program and ran it should know I will continue to want to run it at other times. I prefer the way XP handled my Pics, but that may be because I have not used Vista enough yet. I cannot figure out how to change the size of my photos yet. I would stay with XP Pro until you have to upgrade or if you are really into new technology and/or Multimedia networking.
But what everyone says is true; Vista wants the hardware it wants. So if you do not have the recommended hardware, do not get this software. If you have all the requested hardware then go ahead and get this. I did not have all the loading problems of those I read on various threads. But I would like to say once I again I did a clean install from CD. I do like the new look with Vista and will take some more time to get use to it, but so far so good. As of today two of my computers are running a version of Vista and working well.
 Unable to upgrade as opposed to a full install. March 31, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
After downloading the Microsoft Upgrade Advisor, and removing all the possible problem software I had. I was unable to choose the upgrade option on the installation. After selecting the radio button for upgrade only, it would allow only a full installation. Because this is my main home PC used for telework as well, I did not want to loose all my existing applications and set up.
The manual in the Windows Vista Home SP 1, did not indicate that their were limitations on what OS could be upgraded. My existing OS is just XP.
I ended up having to restore all my settings to the previous set up. I will wait to re-try this as a full installation once I plan to replace my motherboard in several weeks. I could not be certain whether the OS would allow me to reinstall Vista if the motherboard changed.
I am still disappointed that this install did not allow me to just do an upgrade as opposed to a full install which would wipe out my existing software.
 Sick Microsoft Experiment March 31, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Service Pack 0 was a disaster, now we have SP1. Still a disaster. I almost get the impression that microsoft is being run by FEMA. Vista is still slow, still buggy, and still crashes. Since it would not run properly on a new dual core Athlon, with 4 gigs of RAM, I installed it on my new MAC Pro with 2 quad cores and 4 gigs of RAM. And it actually works well with boot camp. However. OSX works much better. So, thank you ill Gates for pushing me to buy a Mac.
 Still having fun finding new things in all the nooks and crannies of Vista March 29, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Well after dragging my feet all these years I finally decided to do it. Yep I made the jump from XP to Vista. I saved the most hard to replace data on my jump drive incase any problems should arise.
I could not wait for the 64-bit version that just happens top be conveniently missing from this package. So after the installation I went to the net www.windowsvista.com to get a copy sent. Surprise the site said that there was no promotion available. I do not want a promotion; I want the 64 bit version. But wait there is an 800 number for help. I had the number dialed and calling before the phone got to my ear. I was just in time to hear a recording that said "Call during normal business hours." Oh well so much for the 64-bit version.
I placed the DVD in the drive and was happily loading the new system when it said "Hey thought you might want to know I can not tell what operating system you are using at the time so if you continue all your stuff will be lost." What a dilemma. I tried even using a recovery disk to place some missing files on the old system. Tried again to install and still no luck. Oh well I just decide to go for it.
From than point on it was a fun experience; everything loaded and took much better advantage of the hardware resources than did the old XP. Great Scot it even found my network printer on the fly. And with all the fears from people saying that Vista was slow and a resource hog, I was surprised to see everything just whizzing buy. Even the network was easer to install. Only answered four questions and voila email.
Now I am plugging in all the old programs and they are instilling and working with ease.
All this time suffering for nothing. Don't wait
Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008
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