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| Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic UPGRADE [DVD] [OLD VERSION] | ![Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic UPGRADE [DVD] [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415nM9a7npL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $99.95
Buy New: $44.98
You Save: $54.97 (55%)
New (17) Used (1) from $33.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 839
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Color: 1-user
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Upgrade
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6 x 2 x 8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: K62622
Model: 66G-00003
UPC: 882224181129
EAN: 0882224181129
ASIN: B000HCZ9AC
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New/Never Used, Comes in Hard Plastic Retail Case Exactly as Pictured, Same item for sale at major retail stores for $100 + tax except seal was carefully opened to inspect inside contents of retail box...this is done to insure that the software is indeed enclosed and that it is not damaged in any way...100% Satisfaction Guaranteed, Outer case has scratches on front, Ships within 48 hours in padded envelope with FREE tracking # (email request for #/please allow 24-48 hours for reply),*** Due to the value of this item we highly recommend you buy from a well trusted source with Positive feedback ***, 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed, We are a 12 year old family owned company with 2 local retail stores here in Ft. Myers, FL. Buy with Confidence!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Upgrade February 19, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was hesistant to upgrade to vista for a while but I decided to invest and see what the hype was all about. I have a P4 HT 3.0 Ghz with a good video card and after upgrading my current desktop to 2 GB of ram, I found that vista runs really well on my machine. I bought the home basic because microsoft advised it and I dont need any of the other features offered in premium. I love the graphic capabilities of vista and the functionality is really nice. I had no problems using any of my programs and had to only upgrade my video and sound drivers after installation. Vista installed all of my updated device drivers for me as well. This is definitely a solid OS and I would highly recommend upgrading to vista if you have the recommended hardware requirements.
 Wait if you can February 12, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Vista set up is nice but is buggy and incompatible with a lot of games and upgrades.
A good upgrade experience February 11, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
After reading some of the lukewarm press Windows Vista has been getting I was a little hesitant to upgrade, but I love to noodle around with computers and took the plunge more or less for the heck of it, to play with newest thing. My system has a 2.93 GHz processor and 1 gig of ram, with a slightly older video card, so I went with Home Basic. So far I am really quite impressed. I think my computer is running just a tad slower than under XP, but only a tad. I think the system overall is smoother, and much more attractive. People have complained that Vista is only `eye candy,' and not a significant upgrade, but after reading about the extensive new features and new underlying technologies on Wikipedia I was convinced that the upgrades in Windows Vista are both far-reaching and positive. As for the eye candy - well, I think if you spend a lot of time on the computer you want the interface the look good. XP, to me, was a bit too gaudy, and Vista seems smoother, not subdued but classier, more polished than XP. I have had no problems with programs or peripherals or drivers. I've got nothing exotic but everything works. The upgrade took forty minutes or so, with very little interaction. I'm very pleased with Vista, quite a bit more so than I expected.
Lots to like... February 6, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this version for my old Dell laptop (its graphics card couldn't handle the Aero interface). While it doesn't offer the elegance of the Premium versions, there's still lots to like here--the intuitive "search" capabilities, the increased security features, the sidebar gadgets, etc. Only a few of my older programs didn't work (an old, old version of Norton anti-virus & an old version of Nero). But Vista isn't really built to maximize older programs; it's forward-looking. So, if you don't have the hardware, then you can probably hold-off til you buy a new PC; but if you've got $99 to spare, there's definitely some things here to like. (I just ordered a new laptop from Dell though, so am excited for the full-throttle version soon).
 Time will tell February 6, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I like this so far but it takes time to get use to.I ordered this from amazon and formated a hard drive ahead of time and loaded windows 2000 profesional before I got vista in the mail to get it ready but when I got vista and tried to install it the vista said it could not install from this OS.to make a long story short I hade to install XP over again plus it would not install with out downloading sevice pack 2. I have high speed internet but it made me feel sorry for people with dial up it would take them all night before they could even install vista.when I did get it installed I was disappointed because it did not have all the cool features like they showed on tv like the aero.so I hade to upgrade to premium to get it.I think they should have put it all in one like XP and windows 98 did. its only a way of getting more money out of everyone I think.maybe in the future microsoft will give aero as a free update download. all that said I like vista. people use to say bad things about windows XP when it first come out. it takes time to grow on you and get use to plus im sure they will get more updates for drivers and such.but if your going to order vista from amazon get the better one the premium or you will not get all the cool features like aero.
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