Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic with SP1 - Full Version

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Buy now and receive a copy of Windows 7 when it's available. Visit www.windows.com/upgradeoffers for more information Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing needs. If you only want to use your PC for tasks like browsing the Internet, using e-mail, or viewing photos, then Windows Vista Home Basic may be the right edition for you. While it won't provide as many benefits as Windows Vista Home Premium, it will help you use your PC more easily and more safely than you could with Windows XP. Windows Vista SP1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also addresses some management, deployment, and support challenges.

Specification Description
Model 66G-00576, 66G-02689, 66G-02690, 66G00002
UPC 882224347143
License Quantity 1 PC
License Type OEM
License Type Standard
Package Type Retail
Version Type License and Media
Version Type Upgrade Package

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Last update: Oct 14, 2009

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★★★★☆
4.0
Not as bad as everyone says

"I've bought 2 computer with Vista basic and I don't have any major complaints against it. It's easy to use for basic computing and gaming. I am not a serious gamer so I can't say how it handles the really big games. My only real complaint it that it ask for administrator permision to add or change something, even when doing basic up-keep and maintenance to keep my computer's performance up, whic everything is mu..." Read Full Review »

Jun 05, 2009 by HoustonMelissa

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3.0
Uggh...

"I bought a new computer a few months ago with Vista preloaded. I had heard many bad things about it, but hadn't tried it myself, and figured I'd give it a chance. I'm not sure yet if I made a mistake. The intent of the Microsoft designers was good with this OS. It is very obvious that they were aiming for it to be super user friendly and easy to operate. They wanted the average user to be able to navigate the in..." Read Full Review »

Aug 14, 2008 by ShortButSpunky

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Uggh...

★★★☆☆
3.0

"I bought a new computer a few months ago with Vista preloaded. I had heard many bad things about it, but hadn't tried it myself, and figured I'd give it a chance. I'm not sure yet if I made a mistake.

The intent of the Microsoft designers was good with this OS. It is very obvious that they were aimi …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Aug 14 2008
ShortButSpunky
Lakeland, FL
 

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic with SP1 - Full Version Review

it's a hobbled version of Vista with a huge price

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

"There are four versions of Vista commonly mentioned; there are more but you won't see them around much. Of the four versions, Home Basic is the cheapest and worst. Here is a list of features you won't get in order of importance:



Energy usage controls ESSENTIAL FOR NOTEBOOKS AND GREEN PEOPLE

Sleep/h …"  Read Full Review »

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Nov 7 2008
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic with SP1 - Full Version Review

Worst version of Vista

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

"This is cheap for a reason, there are four versions of vista, this is the cheapest to appeal to those how are unsure about vista.



To make tiered systems, they made one, home premium, then added useless things like poker and called it ultimate, took out useful things like sleep mode and called it ba …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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I would rather have Windows 95!

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

"Absolutely horrible. My family bought a brand new Dell laptop preloaded with Vista. It was the most annoying operating system ever. I was constantly getting so angry at the computer...until the piece of junk finally crashed. I know someone who has XP on the exact same (model, shape, style, color) sy …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Aug 21 2008
gonzieXD
Pennsylvania
 

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nice looking OS but...

★★★☆☆
3.0

"I bought a PC that had Windows Vista Home Basic on it. Though I have been use to using Windows XP I liked how Microsoft tried to improve some things with this new OS. However, if you are already using Windows XP and are thinking about upgrading to this version of Vista I advise you to look at the ot …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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rattlesnake
VA
 
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