Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1
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| Customer ReviewsReviewed on 2008-07-17  
It's OK
Not crazy about Vista- it keeps asking if I want to leave this page, etc etc etc- It was fairly easy to install despite other's complaints about the complexity. My computer fared well without issues.
prisrob |  | Reviewed on 2008-07-11
Good product, but not without flaws.
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. | | Reviewed on 2008-07-10
The main advantage over Home Premium is...
File encryption. This version has file encryption. If that is something you need for your business, then this would be the edition you are looking for. This version, as it's name says, has everything. If you do not want the media center, or other items, I would say, look at other versions first. | | Reviewed on 2008-07-10
Not as Universal as XP
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. | | Reviewed on 2008-07-10
Why I elected not to "upgrade" to Vista from XP
Oh the downside of Amazon Vine -- the need to select products quickly, before you really have a chance to find out whether they'll be good for you. So I can't really review this product, other than to set forth the reasons why, after I did a ton of research after I requested this, I decided to stick with XP.
1. Cnet.com did a detailed analysis of the differences between Vista and XP and found them dead even overall. Vista had some nifty little interfaces with the internet and some multimedia improvements, but didn't improve on speed or any of the applications I use most frequently (word processing, email and web browsing).
2. A web search revealed that numerous people have had problems with upgrading and I didn't want to uninstall XP and all related programs so I could do a fresh installation. Everything I have works with XP and is configured for it.
3. My computer is not new. Vista apparently works best with newer computers.
4. Comparisons to ME, the worst OS Microsoft ever released. Fool me once...
5. Too many reported problems, and even the people who like Vista reported that it wasn't much better than XP.
So, in short, lots of potential downside with insufficient upside to make up for the risk. If I get a new computer anytime soon, I will load Vista, but for now, I'll stick with XP.
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