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| Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $339.99
Buy New: $87.92
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New (76) Used (5) from $87.92
Avg. Customer Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 57
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Windows Vista
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Ultimate
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.6
MPN: 66R-02261
Model: 66R-02261
UPC: 882224661447
EAN: 0882224661492
ASIN: B0013O77GM
Release Date: March 19, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Vista lost data April 17, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I installed this via the Upgrade option, over Windows XP. I had planned to install it via Upgrade and then later run a Clean Install so I could review both methods.
The upgrade ran for 6.5 hours once I worked through the pre-install issues (uninstalling incompatible programs, etc.)
The first boot of the operating system went fine, but it crashed when I attempted to change the display adapter, and after the reboot, entire directories were missing from My Documents folder.
At that point, I restored the clone I had made of my hard drive pre-upgrade, reverting my operating system back to Windows XP sp2 and restoring the lost files.
I've thought long and hard about performing a clean install, reformatting the drive entirely, but at this point I don't believe I can trust the file system in Vista regarding data integrity.
As a fan of Microsoft's products, it is with great reluctance I have to rate this product with only 1 star. But with lost data, I really can't give it anything more.
BY the way, I am no novice at IT. I have been in IT for the last 12 years, and am currently the Senior Systems Engineer for a Systems Integration company. I am responsible for designing solutions for our customers that will serve their business need, integrating software packages from multiple vendors together. I perform the server and client installs and support the systems after the install. I have never before had an issue with a Windows install until Windows Vista.
I like the features I hear are present in Vista. I wanted to use this operating system. But if I can't trust it to keep my data intact from one boot to the next, I cannot use it on my main PC. I may try this again on my secondary PC at home, but at this point, I just don't see it happening anytime soon.
 More features than I needed April 17, 2008
This is a very hefty product w/ lots of features and it takes up a lot of space. I also purchased the MS Office Home-Student 2007 version for Word, etc. (Amazon had the cheapest price w/ FS), since you need the 2007 versions to work properly w/ spell check, etc. for this operating system. I had finally gotten used to XP, so I will still need more time to get used to this upgrade. I do use my computer for work and play, but remain somewhat of a novice (okay my age is showing here) on functional use of software and all the options available if I just had the knowledge base and skill level. I'm waiting for the latest MS books to come out to assist me with their new products. I've not found their software help to be very user friendly and prefer using a book.
 A full featured evolutionary upgrade April 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you have no compelling reason to upgrade your operating system from XP to Vista, such as a new computer or software upgrades that require Vista, then it is probably inadvisable to do so. I have a several year old gaming rig, quite powerful when I purchased it, that ran XP without problems until lately, when it began to slow down as the registry filled up and the newer programs started to balk. I decided to experiment with a Vista Ultimate SP1 upgrade. Installation over XP (the route required by Microsoft) was fairly simple. Vista itself is a visual upgrade but not the revolutionary change originally promised. It will slow down a less powerful PC, shutting off the more advanced Aero features. I noticed a distinct reduction in speed until some of the more graphics intensive windows features were shut down. Performance increased quickly and I've found few incompatibilities with either hardware or software. Everything is running fairly smoothly but without Vista Ultimate's most advanced features. If you want to use them, you'll need a pretty powerful rig: at least a dual core processor with 2 Gigs of RAM. I'm content with Vista as an upgrade and I'm looking forward to using it with a newer, more powerful computer where its more significant features can be sufficiently investigated.
 So far so good! April 17, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got to experience Vista on my boyfriend's computer since last year so now having my own wasn't a traumatic experience. I like the way everything looks, polished and beautified form the inside out and quite honestly I like how my computer is running now. It gets a little annoying when games and programs that I want to use or download aren't Vista compatible but with time that issue should resolve itself. Also the only annoying part is the pop up when you install anything asking to Allow that installation, but hey better safe than sorry, I've had my share of random viruses and crashes in the past but so far that hasn't happened yet.
No blue screen for me whit Vista, so far everything is running smooth and I've had the same computer revamped with new hard drives for a few years now, so you don't have to have a brand spankin' new pc to use this. It's nice to finally catch up with the world and have a current version of Windows; I was always s a few years behind on my current version lol.
 Nothing special April 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Vista Review
This review is mostly focusing on my initial impressions using Vista Ultimate on my Parallels Virtual machine on a MacBook.
First of all, installation went ok -- except for a hitch where the setup said it was "configuring my PC" and stayed there for an hour -- until I finally stopped the virtual machine and rebooted. Then all went well. Without this hitch, it seems like Vista would install quicker than XP for a clean install..
I've just been basically dealing with basic apps on Vista -- Firefox, IE, etc. to see what working in it is like daily. Interesting enough, I've even been able to make it act much like Windows 9X (removing all the fancy themes, and returning to the old fashioned start menu -- simple but effective and uses the least amount of screen real estate.)
Overall boot up time is slower, as I think most Vista upgraders are prepared for. Once Windows is started and you've got apps open, things seem to work about the same as XP. Also note for my Vista virtual machine I allocated 768MB of RAM, while with XP VM simply has 512MB. This is true evidence that Vista is slower. I don't think my VM will even support Aero glass...
Access Control for even the simplest setting changes are completely annoying, hence, I have disabled it. I would imagine the novice Vista user would always be clicking okay on these anyhow, negating any additional security benefit.
The control panel has of course changed, so many things are new places. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but when you've gotten used to the control panel being almost the same since Windows 95, it's confusing.
As an desktop support manager at company with a mixed Windows XP and Mac OS environment, I'm still eager to stay with XP for our Windows users as long as possible. This review can't cover it all -- this review is meant for highly technical overview of a brief, quick experience with Vista. Overall advice -- if it ain't broke (XP), why fix it (Vista)?
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