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 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $93.99
You Save: $105.96 (53%)
New (14) Used (2) from $75.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 388
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista, Windows 2000
Color: 1-user
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Full Version
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: K62620
Model: 66G-00002
UPC: 882224181112
EAN: 0882224181112
ASIN: B000HCTYT4
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Its new be patient March 12, 2007
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have been running Win2000 for more than five years and it was time for an OS update. At first I feared many of my beloved third party software would be obsolete, but to my surprise the support was there. Except for the fact many of my old games did not work on it. Otherwise I am very satisfied. It's new and it takes time to get used to it. I use it with finance, DVD editing, MP3, DSL, Photo and office software with few to no problems. You must run it on a recommended computer setup. The only drawback is you need at least 1 gig of memory or more. More is better. I think it is the best MS operating system so far. However, if you are useing XP there is no reason to change, the difference is not that big.
I didn't say much here other than I am a fan.
RIP-OFF March 11, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Well...let's face it, screwed again. Look this blinking product costs $159.99 upwards, but guess what? THIS IS A DVD>>>Not a CD. So, if you have a CPU sans dvd drive you are USC-WOP...because you have to go to the Windows Vista website and purchase for an additional $9.99 the CD's. Gee....what a crock! Also, the website has a glitch/bug in it, and you can only order the 64-bit DVD...not the 32-bit CD. To make matters worse, there is No One to contact for help, and the full left side of the page for shipping & billing info.is hidden behind a blank frame. If I ever get this loaded I might write another review.....but at this point in time, why bother?
 Poor Product March 8, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I paid $199 for this product , which is being sold at Best Buy,
Circut City for 50-75 dollars less.
The product has many flaws and leaves people like me with a problem.
I know you offered refund my money, however I would than be left with
no operating system, since the other is now deleted .
I am sure this is one of many complaints. It would appear to me
that MicroSoft should reimburse Amazon for this inferior product.
The fall of the Empire February 4, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Each version of Microsoft Windows (except for ME and partially 2000), has been an improvement. In my honest opinion, Windows XP was their best Operating System, with very few issues.
However, Vista turns out to be far worse than their Millennium Edition.
My review for Vista may sound harsh and biased (maybe partially because I am a Linux user), but I can't help it. If I knew something about Vista that was good, I'd tell you, but I can't think of anything.
Vista's system itself is quite eye candy (brilliant with color), which may be the only thing nice about it. Basically everything is a failure.
I had no issues installing Vista, and it seem to load fine. But that's when problems began to rise.
I clicked on various things, having this message box pop up all the time, asking if I really want to open it or not. I had a PC game (quite modern by the way) that failed to work. I had a fairly good video card that wouldn't work on the computer.
I have heard from both my dads computer and my grandmas pc not work right using Vista.
It wouldn't even install on a 250 GB harddrive, which worked on XP, media center, and Mandriva Linux.
IE7 looks horrible, and I know that looks doesn't mean everything, but still, it was not organized like 99% of the browsers that are available.
Here's the big biased/praising part that some people get annoyed about, as to why I have to praise Mandriva Linux and talk bad about Windows.
Believe me, I'd talk good about Windows Vista, if there was something good about it, but I saw nothing.
Both Vista and Mandriva installed properly and booted up, the rest is different.
Mandriva detected ALL of my hardware, all working great. It has a great web browser and email client. It has tons of applications, DVD playback, media players, writing, word/word processor (openoffice), office, games, graphics, sound/audio/multimedia, etc. etc..
It can play my PC games, either using wine, cedega and/or a shell script file.
It is basically FREE, with all these applications I mentioned FREE! Yes, FREE! It is FAR likely to get any viruses, worms, trojans, malware, etc.
It can be installed even on OLDER hardware. It doesn't force you to upgrade constantly!
When you have something that gives you all this for free, why even bother with something that is so faulty and expensive? This is why I love Linux! There's a reason. My suggestion, forget Windows. Try Linux. And hey, if you don't want to sacrifice Windows, do a dual boot, meaning, you can have Windows and linux on the same harddrive. Maybe not Vista, because Vista is not so Linux friendly anymore in the dual boot, but it may work.
I also read this on the internet from a news site:
"Carver said it cost the district about $2,500 per school to migrate to Linux, compared with the estimated $100,000 it would have cost to upgrade their Windows infrastructure. In addition, buying more Microsoft Office licenses would have cost the district $100 per license, she said, whereas OpenOffice was free."
Cheaper, and OpenOffice free. Nice, isn't it? Try out Linux like Mandriva.
Don't buy the full version, just get the upgrade! February 1, 2007
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
The upgrade DVD is $90 cheaper, and you DON'T need to have a previous installation of Windows to get it to work. Just follow these steps:
1. Boot with the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD.
2. Click "Install Now."
3. Do not enter a Product Key When prompted.
4. When prompted, select the Vista product edition that you do have.
6. Install Vista normally.
7. Once the install is complete, restart the DVD-based Setup from within Windows Vista. Perform an in-place upgrade.
8. Enter your Product Key when prompted.
This information is according to Microsoft's internal documentation, reported by Paul Thurrott at Windows IT Pro.
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