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| Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD] [OLD VERSION] | ![Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD] [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41mlAqlTCyL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $159.95
Buy New: $54.99
You Save: $104.96 (66%)
New (21) Used (6) from $51.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  280 reviews
Sales Rank: 730
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows Vista Home Basic
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: 882224173056
Model: 66I-00003
UPC: 882224173056
EAN: 0882224173056
ASIN: B000HCZ9BG
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Be Careful Before You Upgrade June 30, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
After 72 hours I have reinstalled XP on my Lenovo T61. Here's why:
1. Incompatible with existing software. Too many applications are not compatible with Vista. For example, QuickBooks 2005 wont work with it. So there's another $200 at least to spend.
2. Network connectivity. Hit the wireless router just fine, and logged into our home-office network just fine. But Vista refused to then see the network, so no file sharing or printer sharing. Hours were required to hunt down the cause and resolve it.
3. Boot and shutdown speeds. Vista took a 60 second XP boot and doubled it. Ditto for shutting down.
4. Install size. The Vista install is enormous.
5. Nothing new. For the money, the most obvious benefit is an interface change. It looks great - slick, professional, crisp. But that was it.
 Tiger? June 28, 2007
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Is it just me or am I looking at a clone of Mac's Tiger. Their are the widgets, located at the right, and the same feel as a mac, yet its not.
Cancel, or Allow?
Windows Vista is NOT really Compatible wth XP Pro June 27, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Only after the DVD arrived and I began installtion, did I get a Microsoft pop-up advising that my installation of Vista on top of my desktop's XP Pro could not proceed. Being Microsoft, no further information was given. After going through the awful Microsoft "help" telephone line (20 minutes just to take down my product key etc), I was advised by the tech rep that you cannot install Vista Home on top on XP Pro...you must install Vista with option 2, which erases ALL your current programs and data. Its basically a re-format of your hard drive). If you buy the more expensive "Business Vista" apparently you can install over XP (hmmm).
Though I had used Vista's "upgrade compatibility" site, NO mention was made of this...in fact, it said everything was a go.
Secondly, the default DVD in the package is 32 bit...if you want 64 bit (and its definitely preferable), you have to order it and pay at least $10 for the disk.
Third, there are definitely unresolved networking issues if you have a home network with some older computers that will still be running pre-Vista windows products - XP, 2000 etc. I have been advised that there are no known fixes for this problem, which prevents your pre-Vista computers from seeing files on the Vista computer. (The Vista computer can see the XP computer's files. Note this is about file sharing, not internet connectivity - once you get all the router and firewall settings etc right, you can connect to the internet (well, I was able to, after 6 hours or so of fiddling around)....If MS has a fix, its as usual buried somewhere deep in that morass named MS Help."
I have Vista on my new laptop..its as good as XP was...no better so far as I can tell...continuing with all the same compatibility headaches and security concerns.
I would never buy Vista if I didnt have to...in fact, next time its Apple computers for me.
How do I get this thing off of here? June 26, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
New laptop came with it installed. (couple of months ago) I WANT IT OFF! If I buy XP and install it will Vista still be doing it's damage in the background or is there really a way to get this off of here?
Unless forced at gunpoint...don't do it!
The worst I have ever seen! June 24, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Seriously, Microsoft should be ashamed. If any other company had produced something like Vista, they would now be bankrupt. Purchased a laptop that had Vista installed on it. Had troubles from day one. Absolutely could not set up my network. I previously had two computers that ran on XP. They were doing fine on the network. No peripherals work. For the average user, the problems greatly outweigh any benefits Vista has over XP.
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