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Holistic Guidance - Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1
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List Price: $269.99
Our Price: $222.99
Your Save: $ 47.00 ( 17% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Microsoft
EAN: 0882224661256
Feature: User-friendly software combines the features of Windows Vista Home Basic with even more impressive and user-friendly capabilities
Format: DVD-Video
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Microsoft Software
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
Model: 66I-02387
Platform: Windows Vista
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Release Date: 2008-03-19
Studio: Microsoft Software
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Features
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User-friendly software combines the features of Windows Vista Home Basic with even more impressive and user-friendly capabilities
Features Windows Aero, an efficient and visually stunning interface that makes it easier to accomplish multiple tasks at once by providing a three-dimensional, real-time, animated view of all of your open applications, and documents
By integrating search throughout the operating system, helps you quickly find and organize large collections of documents, pictures, movies, videos, and music
Includes Windows Tablet and Touch Technology that enables you to interact with your Tablet PC-compatible computer with a digital pen or your fingertip instead of having to use a keyboard
Includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center; enjoy music, photos, and DVD movies
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Editorial Reviews:
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This is the preferred edition of Windows for home desktop and mobile PCs. 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. Whether you're balancing your checkbook, studying for school on your mobile PC, watching a downloaded or recorded movie, or sharing your favorite photos with friends on a custom DVD, the experience is much better on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium.
Windows DVD Maker - Burn your photo slide shows & home movies to a professional-looking video DVD and watch them on a DVD player or PC Windows Movie Maker - Capture, edit, and publish your digital home movies in standard or high-definition format Instant Search & Windows Internet Explorer 7 - Quickly find what you need Elegant Windows Aero desktop experience with glass-like menu bars, Windows Flip 3D, & Live Thumbnails Automatic backup of your files, such as your valuable digital photos, music, movies, documents Built-in parental controls
System Requirements 800 MHz processor & 512 MB of system memory 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Super VGA graphics support
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good product, but with many flaws
Comment: As has been reported by many other reviewers, there are significant problems with Vista. Yet despite its flaws, it is a great user friendly product, which explains in large part its continued dominance as the desktop operating system.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's okay
Comment: I have been a windows user since the original 95 and have upgraded my machines according every time the new operating systems come along. Some have been great and some have been downright horrible (Window's ME anyone?).
Vista lies somewhere in the middle. For those trying to convert from mac to PC it might be a good ideas, as it borrows heavily from the Macintosh OX model. But those of us used to generic windows will find that it takes a lot of time to get to know VISTA, and still things remain complicated.
But once you get used to VISTA there are a lot of perks, such as easier searching mechanisms, a new clock system, and the invent of widgets. But on the same token it takes a lot more RAM, and might not be the best choice for machines with less than 2gz of ram.
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Summary: Worst Experience I've Ever Had With Windows
Comment: I've been a satisfied user of Windows for over a decade. For all its flaws, I've always been able to navigate it just fine and do everything I wanted to do with it. I've never had any reason to want to switch to another OS. XP was perfect for me.
A few weeks ago, my old computer died. Something wrong with the power connection and I figured it was time for a new one anyway. So I ordered a Toshiba Satellite, and it showed up on my doorstep with Vista.
I was nervous... I've heard a lot of bad things about Vista. All kinds of horror stories, really. Lucky me, now I have my own. The one and only positive thing I can say about Vista is it looks nice. I like the groovy way the windows fade in and out. Too bad aesthetics doesn't make an operating system run right.
The first thing I did was install some of my favorite old programs. Or at least, try to install -- they didn't work. I searched online and found people saying that there was no easy way to run the programs I wanted to run in Vista, and that I'd have to risk damaging the system to change it in order to fix it. Great. Fortunately, I found a DOS emulator to allow me to run those programs inside another program. It was a pain to use, but it got the job done.
Next, I went to install my favorite game, which is about 3 years old and was made for Windows XP. I popped in the CD, opened the AutoRun menu, clicked "Install" and.... nothing happened. It didn't work. The menu was in Flash player, so I figured maybe the Flash player in my new computer was outdated. I tried to close the window to install the latest version of Flash, but it wouldn't close. I tried to open the Task Manager to close the process, and the Task Manager wouldn't work. I opened the shut down menu and selected "Restart". Nothing. Tried again, and selected "Shut Down." Nothing. Pressed the power button on my computer. Nada. Finally I held it down for 10 seconds and forced the computer off. I restarted, installed the latest Flash player, and tried to install my game again. Same thing --> install failed, computer wouldn't let me turn it off, and I had to shut it off manually.
The next time I turned the computer on, I was surprised to find that the colors had been set to a very poor, low level -- my computer looked like it was the 1980s! I clicked on the explanation button, and Windows told me it had set my colors to a lower level because either there was a problem with my graphics card, or there is a program running that only runs with lower quality graphics. Well, no different programs running than any other time I started the computer, so it's not that, and considering the computer is only a few days old, I doubt it's the graphics card either! I followed Vista's instructions to change the appearance back to normal, opening the Appearance window and going to select the standard Vista color scheme... except... wait for it... it WASN'T THERE! The highest color scheme in the menu was the Stone Age one I had.
I threw in the towel and tossed my new computer aside. You win, Vista.
Right now, I'm hard at work on my work computer trying to figure out how I can UPgrade to XP from Vista on my brand spanking new personal computer, as I heard that option was available. I really was hoping I could make Vista work... but, despite being an experienced Windows user (many call me an expert), I have totally failed.
I just can't make Vista work.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I'll stay with XP for now
Comment: I tried Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 to see if it was worth upgrading my home XP machine to Vista. I just can't find any compelling reason to upgrade to Vista. I have I gig of memory in my home machine and with XP it runs fine. With Vista I have to turn off the Aero graphics due to limited memory on my machine. Once the Aero graphics are turned off the system runs close to the speed of XP but you loose the major feature upgrade of Vista which is the improved graphics.
I have a MCSE so I'm very familiar with Microsoft OS's but I just don't find Vista to be very intuitive. Seems to me that they put pretty front ends on the same interfaces that are running once you get through the new front ends on system preferences and configuration. I find it harder to move around Vista and find things, and I have given it a good chance to become familiar with but still find it non intuitive.
I've had issues with the wireless on Vista. Easy to connect to my linksys but the connection keeps falling off and and then adds a new connection with a new name to the wireless list. I have had no issues with XP or my Mac 10.5 on my linksys router. Not sure why Vista is struggling but it has become a pain to deal with, especially when someone non technical is using the laptop and I'm not home and the connection drops.
So, if you are an XP user I wouldn't waist the money on the upgrade. Stay with XP unless you are looking to purchase a new PC or laptop and then you will be stuck with Vista whether you like it or not.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Product came quickly and installed easily
Comment: After hearing so many horror stories about Vista I ordered with some trepedation. I installed Vista on a Mac using bootcamp. Total no brainer and after a couple of weeks of use no problems. Happy consumer here
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