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 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $269.99
Buy New: $175.99
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Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 124
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Vista
Media: DVD-ROM
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.5
MPN: 66I-02387
Model: 66I-02387
UPC: 882224661317
EAN: 0882224661317
ASIN: B0013O54OE
Release Date: March 19, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Wait for the next version - or stick with XP June 27, 2008
Darren Harrison (Washington D.C.)
There are numerous problems with this version of windows that I would recommend just waiting for the next version or sticking with XP. Most crucial is how slow it is loading. There are apparenrtly patches availble to fix a number of the glitches, but Microsoft should have done a better job testing this before unleashing it on the market.
I Still Prefer Leopard June 26, 2008
Drew Mc (NYC)
I have to admit that I come into this with a bit of bias, I have been a Mac user for over 20 years. Now that Macs are able to run Windows on the same hardware I thought I would be worth it to give it a shot.
I can't say if this is an improvement as compared to previous versions of Windows, but what I can say is that from the short time I spent with this OS I would not be inclined to switch to Vista as my main operating system. It has nice graphics and was not at all terribly difficult to install but it just isn't doing for me.
I'll be back in a few weeks with a more in depth review, but you know what they say, "First impressions mean a lot."
Ready for a 10 hour headache? June 25, 2008
J. Storm (Duluth, MN)
What a mess! Vista was an ambitious undertaking by Microsoft, and sure it "looks" better than XP, but when it comes to what matters, Vista fails remarkably in nearly every aspect than it claims to excel at. If you've got XP and it works just fine for you, there is absolutely no way I can recommend that you put yourself through the nightmare of Vista. If you manage to get past the hassle of getting this properly registered and working, you're then forced to put up with the numerous upgrades of other programs which, if you're lucky, will function error-free. Problem is, you shouldn't have to count on luck. Many programs which are less than a year old won't even function on Vista, after you've already spent hours on end trying everything possible to make them work. So it's up to you individually. Some have found it to be a seemless transition with no problems at all. Others, like myself, have had nothing but issues and a pounding headache. I for one reverted back to XP, and I plan on keeping it that way for the forseeable future.
Middle of the road operating system June 24, 2008
M. A. Filippelli (Elk Grove, CA, US)
The install went well. I preformed a fresh install. The machine I use is strictly for testing, I did not install this on a PC that I use daily. I installed it on a laptop that's 1.67 ghz processor over clocked to 2 ghz it has 512 shared ram (Microsoft recomends 1 gig)other then that the laptop met all of the other suggested minimum requirements. It has the Intel 945 chipset that comes with integrated graphics Intel accelerator 950 video card.
Vista didn't recognize an old Laserjet 4 plus network printer but neither did did XP. It is a network printer so I set it up using IP printing. My Open office ( a free office suite of applications that rivals MS Office) applications work well with Vista. Vista recognized my Canon camera. It didn't recognize an old Omni scanner that I have and there are no drivers for it on the but which is ok because I have a Mac that I do all my photo and scanning work on.
In general Vista is slower then XP on the same machine. The search functions take longer partially because it's doing a more complicated search. The login takes a little longer because it takes longer to load the user profile.
A breakdown of new and improved features.
The Windows software firewall works well but still is not a replacement for a hardware firewall. Vista's mobile computing is better then XP. The spyware is also getting better but I would still recommend lavasoft over the Vista defender spyware. The parental controls haven't changed much since XP. Windows Meeting space worked ok but Vista has to be installed on any computer joining the meeting. Windows meeting spaces replaces net meeting. Windows photo gallery is ok but seems to have lost some functionality over Windows photo manager. Windows has a thing called Gadgets. Mac users will recognize this it's very similar to Mac Widgets. It enables you to have applets on your desktop that will tell you the weather, sports tickers, calendars. Windows comes with a few gadgets and there are many more available on line. The Windows media center is nice. It does a good job of visualizing photo's, videos both stored locally and over a network. Windows aero is interesting to play with but fairly useless, basically what it does is give the title bar some transparency so that you can see what's below it.
If you are going to spend two hundred doillars on this then I would recomend spending a hundred dollard more and picking up Vista ultimate with SP1.
I'm going back to XP June 22, 2008
Mirek2
I hate it. It offers no real advantages over XP, is slower, works with less stuff, and keeps freezing up. I'm downgrading to XP...
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