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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Premium edition is the operating system for home users with advanced computer needs. From digital entertainment to connectivity and mobility, Windows Vista Home Premium edition helps you use your PC more effectively. Finding information on the Internet, staying connected on email, using, organizing and sharing photos, video, TV and music will become part of your daily life. Balance your checkbook, watch a movie or play a game with ease and security.Take your computing experience with you with new features in Windows Vista Home Premium. Access key data even when your computer is off. Share files between your household PCs and securely connect to the Internet at WiFi hotspots. Create and edit your own DVDs and record TV shows... whatever you do with your home PC, Windows Vista Home Premium will make it better.

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Media Format	DVD-ROM
Max License Size	1 user(s)
License Type	Full Product
Min License Size	1 user(s)

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License Type	Full Product

System Requirements
Required Processor Speed	800 MHz
Required Memory	512 MB
Required Processor Class	Intel Pentium III Processor
Required Disk Space	15 GB

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URL	http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/default.mspx

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Recommended Processor Class	Intel Pentium III Processor
Recommended Memory	1 GB
Recommended Processor Speed	1 GHz

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  Reviewed by: axhandlebill

  11-29-07

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: if you like or love what you have, dont leave it. vista is just one big cover up of XP, I wish I had never bought this.

  Weaknesses:You have to go around your elbo to get to your thumb.

  Overall Evaluation: If Microwave would use normal people to help design programs they wouldnt have so many dead end streets. the system acts mushy, and slow about everything, go to the defrag program, you cant use the msconfig in the run application.

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  Reviewed by: mgnc

  06-04-08

  Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

  Strengths: Solid enhancement to the XP platform.

  Weaknesses:Overzealous needs to request change confirmations, media rights management, and some driver incompatibility.

  Overall Evaluation: We have used Vista before, as installed on Dell made computers, but this was the first time we actually installed it from scratch on a home made computer. The process was easier and quicker than expected; seemed easier to me than clean installs of other Windows versions. An overall great upgrade, but I hate how it handles media rights management (requiring some validation software to reinstall frequently needing computer restart); I also did not like finding my Dell A940 printer relegated to incompatibility.

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  Reviewed by: dhavesome

  05-29-08

  Duration of ownership: 3 Months

  Strengths: Looks Good, Improved networking, plays DVD's (without needing third party solution), and seem to be more stable. Also,can do a clean install.

  Weaknesses:Price, activation process, slower file management, and not compatible with older software and hardware.

  Overall Evaluation: Vista sure is pretty. Beyond that, however, vista is more of an aggravation than it is worth. Many of your third party utilities and older programs will not run in vista -so be prepared to replace them. Make sure that any hardware you purchase is also vista compatible. Also, if your operating system crashes vista has an automatic repair feature that can recover it and get you on your way. You no longer have to purchase software to play or watch DVD's and networking is much improved and easier to set up a home network. I have been using for about a year and although it is slower than XP in just about everything, it not as bad as some have reported.

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  Reviewed by: Racmaster1

  08-05-07

  Duration of ownership: 2 Days

  Strengths: It's prettier than my XP. Run's the tutorials just fine.

  Weaknesses:Most of your XP apps will not install or run right.

  Overall Evaluation: Ok. Some one told me that, since I was upgrading my hardware I should go and upgrade to the new pretty operating system "Vista", and I forgot what my mother told me, about how, "beauty is, what beauty does". The only thing worse than trying to use Vista, is trying to use it on my old slower system. It would have crawled and not worked. My advice is wait till next year. Microsoft will have done some major work on it and some (not all) of the apps you run, will have updated their product's and drivers. This product should have been call "Windows 2008. Some apps and hardware will never be updated and you will have to purchase newer software and hardware. You will need to upgrade your processor and graphics card (in other words you may need a new system).

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  Reviewed by: npasic

  07-10-07

  Duration of ownership: 1 Months

  Strengths: graphic interface

  Weaknesses:computer requirements

  Overall Evaluation: after a long wait Vista came out with 4 different versions; this one is intended for home users who have little bit more demands i.e. graphics and are willing to pay little bit more than for just regular home version; after all very good upgrade to XP

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