Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (PC)

• Platform:   Windows Vista
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

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Vista is far easier to use than Windows XP

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Windows Vista Home Premium is the preferred edition for home desktop and mobile PCs. It provides a breakthrough design that brings your world into sharper focus while delivering the productivity, entertainment, and security you need from your PC at home or on the go.Windows Vista Home Premium delivers the productivity and entertainment that you need from your PC at home or on the go. It includes Windows Media Center, which helps you more easily enjoy your digital photos, TV, movies, and music. Plus, you'll have the peace of mind of knowing that your PC has a whole new level of security and reliability. All together, Windows Vista Home Premium redefines enjoyment in home computing.It starts with a breakthrough design that makes your PC easier to use every day. With Windows Aero, you'll experience dynamic reflections, smooth gliding animations, transparent glass-like menu bars, and the ability to switch between your open windows in a new three-dimensional layout. Instant desktop search capabilities, coupled with powerful new ways to organize and visualize your information, means you can instantly find and use the e-mails, documents, photos, music, and the other information you want, when you need it.Windows Vista Home Premium also helps keep your personal information, your PC, and your family computing experience safer than in previous versions of Windows. For example, Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista includes automated defenses against malicious software and fraudulent websites so you can use your PC online with greater confidence. Windows Vista Home Premium also provides automatic backup of your files, such as your valuable digital photos, music, movies, documents, and other files, so you can relax and focus on the things you care about most. And, by using the built-in parental controls, parents can help ensure their children's computer use is appropriate and safer.And what about fun? A major advance in Windows Vista Home Premium is the dramatically improved digital entertainment experience. Windows Media Center makes organizing and enjoying photos, music, DVDs, recorded TV, and home movies easier and more fun. Windows Vista Home Premium makes it easier to burn your photo slide shows and home movies to a professional-looking video DVD that your friends and family can watch on a DVD player or PC whenever they like. Combined with unbeatable support for gaming and music, Windows Vista Home Premium delivers a complete home entertainment experience.If you want a PC that can keep up with you while you're on the go, then you'll appreciate how Windows Vista Home Premium helps you get the most from your mobile PC. It provides simplified power management, easier wireless networking, and streamlined ways to sync with the devices that keep you connected. Because it's incredibly flexible, you can even draw and write by hand on a Tablet PC, and enjoy all of your entertainment through Windows Media Center when you're on the road, in a coffee shop, or relaxing on the couch. Mobile computing has never been like this before.Finally, Windows Vista Home Premium makes it easier than ever to set up and maintain your new PC. There are new features that make it easier to transfer all of your data and settings from your old PC to your new one and technology that helps keep your system running quickly and reliably over time.Whether you're balancing your checkbook, studying for school on your mobile PC, watching a downloaded or recorded movie at home, or sharing your favorite photos with friends on a custom DVD, the experience is much better on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   36 of 41 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Good if over hyped OS, 14 Feb 2007 By  D. I. Shipley "David Shipley" (Gravesend, KENT United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)       I decided to go for a complete Vista disk as opposed to an upgrade. When I first changed over to XP, I used an upgrade disk from Windows 98. Poor speed and errors were commonplace until I installed a full XP disk. Determined not to make the same mistake, I used a full Vista disk. Unlike XP you only have one format option and that is the complete format of your hard drive. Nonetheless, I was very impressed by the installation speed, had Vista up and running in just under 25 mins. I had to download drivers for my graphic card, printer, and scanner but there were no issues there. My sound, however, was another story. Not having used a sound card, I had relied on the motherboard Soundmax controller. No drivers available for that, after days of hunting, so I went out and bought an Audigy sound card, downloaded its driver and now have better sound than I ever did when running sound off the Motherboard.... So ironically sorting out a Vista problem actually improved my setup. I find Vista clearer and easier to use than XP. They have overdone the safety menus when it comes to wanting to delete or move files though. Three "are you sures?" are two too many! The Desktop is an improvement on XP and I particularly like the Sidebar with its gadgets such as the clock, weather, news items, and date etc. Aero is pretty and the 3D function for checking open windows is useful. That said it is over hyped from the be all end all that the advertising has been making it out to be. Strongly recommend that anyone wanting to go to Vista runs the MS Upgrade Adviser compatability programme which will identify any system needs or possible software problems such as non compatability. I found it a useful pre installation tool and was able to prepare accordingly. You will need to go to the MS website to download this tool. Be warned that virtually all Spyware and Virus programmes have yet to be made Vista ready. Some like Xoftspyse and NoAdware V.4 (as of the 21.2.7, NoAdware V.4 seems to be running normally on Vista) will run but will give erroneous information after scanning. I think you have two considerations re Vista: Firstly is it too soon to go over and safer to wait for the Service Packs to make it more compatable? Secondly there is much rumbling on Web forums that Microsoft appear to be downgrading the degree of support that used to be given to XP and instead are putting this Vista's way. I think that the latter probably slightly outweighs the first and therefore it is probably wise to make the jump. Just make sure that you have made your preparations first. Download and run that compatability tool, and see what is needed from there. Sound does seem to be the problem that rears up for most people, myself included. Otherwise now that the OS is up and running on my PC, I am getting used to it and starting to enjoy using it. One last thing, be sure to shop around for the best deal on Vista. Price differences are startling, sometimes by over 100%.... Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars What a Dog!, 11 Feb 2008 By  Mr. P. J. Cooke "dudleigh" (Berkshire. UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I recently bought a new high spec PC with Vista to run my video editing software. (Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects CS3). The programmes crashed, either on start-up or when I tried to import something. I got so frustrated I nearly smashed the computer. Reading various user blogs I discovered that Vista is basically a waste of space if you want to run this kind of programme. Its very pretty, but that is all it has going for it. Go back to XP professional like I did. -IT WORKS! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   41 of 49 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Please Read before You Buy, 1 Feb 2007 By  Tellboy (Manchester) - See all my reviews    Please run the Microsoft Software Upgrade Advisor before parting with any money. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx On my 3GHz, 2048 RAM 512MB Graphics and 500GB Disk PC the hardware was declared OK with the exception of my Epson Perfection 2480 Scanner , HP Colour Printer 7150. The Software issues were numerous predicting problems with Nero 7, Ghost 10, Acronis True Image Backup, Dragon Naturally Speaking 9, Alcohol 120% , Tune Up Utilities 2007, Partition Magic 10, Snagit v6 and Smartboard XP. All of these are used constantly and I expect they will be upgraded to Vista for a price. Add that to the cost. For the moment I will wait a while. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 51 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Gets better the longer you use it. I bought a dell inspiron 1520 laptop with vista premium pre-installed. At first it took an age to start up and I nearly thought about going back to XP! Read more Published 11 months ago by Mr. P. M. Tasker 1.0 out of 5 stars You'll be surprised. You'll be surprised how horrible an OS can be. You'll be surprised of how little functionality you can find in this program. Read more Published 13 months ago by Mike Anderson 4.0 out of 5 stars Common misconceptions I've had Vista running for about 6 months now. I've got a quad-core with 2Gb RAM, 500Gb HD and a Geforce9600, and I can honestly say that I've had very few problems with the OS as... Read more Published 13 months ago by Shkaj 2.0 out of 5 stars Not terrible Well The Vista (start) menu is good once organised (takes about a week), I had to put it back to old version to organise it. Read more Published 14 months ago by Dave 3.0 out of 5 stars Not sure, getting worried! Bought a brand new top spec Dell. Had a dell for 7 years with XP, not one problem. Had this for about 2 months and gradually there seems to one problem after another. Published 15 months ago by S. Mccormick 1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS TURGID ROT!!!! I own a high end PC and have recently purchased a retail license copy of Vista Home Premium. It is the worst, most unreliable piece of junk I have ever purchased... Read more Published 16 months ago by Mr. C. C. Lowe 3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but obsolete if above 3GB The operating system is nice. It has enough similarities to continue from XP but enough new things to be either interesting or frustrating depending on your outlook. Read more Published 17 months ago by Mr. Steven C. Bakker 1.0 out of 5 stars Nice to look at... ....but a pain to work with. I can only repeat what so many others have written. Windows Vista is a bloated bag of garbage. Read more Published 17 months ago by AM 5.0 out of 5 stars A great new operating system. There are four versions of Widows Vista available to the public: * Home Basic * Home Premium * Business * Ultimate Each version offers a different... Read more Published 18 months ago by John Nunn 1.0 out of 5 stars AWFUL - dont buy.... unless u enjoy spending £100's on new perpherals, keyboards, printers ect.. Awful.. really.... it seems to run slower than xp, crashes or freezes regularly, and so many peripherals arent compatible with it.. even pretty new and expensive items.. Read more Published 18 months ago by M. J. Kennewell Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 51 customer reviews...

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