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Windows Vista Home Prem SP1 32-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD
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Manufacturer: Microsoft OEM Licence
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Microsoft OEM Licence
EAN: 0882224644778
Label: Microsoft OEM Licence
Legal Disclaimer: Disclaimer: This OEM product is intended for system builders and may or may not be transferrable to another PC once it is installed. This product is for New and/or Fresh Installation and is NOT Retail nor Upgrade product. The purchaser of this product is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end user support for the software.
Model: 66I-02059
Platform: Windows Vista
Publisher: Microsoft OEM Licence
Release Date: 2008-04-17
Studio: Microsoft OEM Licence
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MICROSOFT OEM WIN VISTA HOME PREM SP1
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Vista - a new beginning
Comment: In one paragraph...i took the chance and took a day out my life to upgrade with the Vista Basic OEM software and it worked, well. My integrated sound card worked straight away and this was probably due to being connected to the internet whilst loading Vista. I did delete a few programs on my now old XP running PC, but left Broadband and every other vital program intact. I had to reinstall Office 2007 and my printer etc. My video card is older and doesn't work with my new Vista DVD media Movie Maker nor 'some of the non essential DVD features' of my seperate new Roxio burn suite software 2009, really only the DVD player side, but other than that Vista has given my 2006 PC no problems. I had to download a Roxio driver for £9.99 for my Vista based DVD Windows Player to play DVD's. Possibly a Windows Media player 11 update would have done the trick? But I think Vista already came with media player 11. I would have liked to upgrade my 80gb hard drive to about 160gb but for now i'm leaving that. Probably a new PC in a few years time? I recommend at least 120+ gb hard drive, even for those who don't require much HD space. The only www problem is Internet Explorer 7 i found had problems with my PC and modem, and even with Explorer 8 which works 95% fine, there's a few sites that aren't working right or won't even open. Possibly due to my old PC running Vista or a Vista v's Explorer 8 Beta problem? Overall, everything about Vista is more than 98% in favour of being good and the chance i took on my Dell 3100c PC desktop using 2 gb ram and using an Intel 4HT CPU...Vista works and the better the monitor you have the more likely you'll like Vista. Load Vista using the Custom Installation which you'll need to click on and Vista takes about 1 hour to load with a total of 4 re-starts and a host of updates when connected to the internet. After the 3rd restart is when you have to enter the date, time and your registered name and computer name.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best Windows yet
Comment: I have been using Windows Vista Home Premium for nearly two years. Initially I used it on a "Windows Vista Capable" machine, and with all the UI effects turned on it ran like a dog. I remember the same thing in 2001 when I ran Windows XP on a 233 MHz machine with 64 MB RAM (the minimum spec for XP). I have since used Vista on my other two newer machines, each of which exceed the recommended spec, and I have been rewarded with new stability and security, along with an enhanced multimedia experience. Mac OS 10.5 has nothing on Vista (I use both at work), just don't try to run it on low-end hardware and expect miracles.
Media Center is a brilliant pack-in, get a remote and plug the PC into your TV and away you go. For gamers I would recommend the Wireless gaming receiver which lets you use Xbox 360 pads in games (including the games build into windows). Multimedia integration with the Xbox 360 is improved also through Windows Media Player 11, allowing you to access music stored on your PC to replace the in-game soundtrack of any 360 game, and general good support of video codecs (Including high-definition video files).
Don't listen to the Vista hearsay, in my experience it comes mostly from people whose entire experience of using Vista is limited to the demo models at PC World.
Customer Rating:
Summary: If you can, use XP
Comment: Right, where to start!
So you're thinking about getting Vista and don't want to pay the full amount for the retail version? This OEM edition is ideal then; it is the same as the retail version without the packaging. The only restriction is that once installed, the software has to stay with that motherboard. So effectively, if your motherboard dies, so does your copy of Vista. But don't see that as a negative, Vista dying on you will mean you have to revert back to your XP copy, which is good news!
You have two ways to install Vista on a machine already running XP. You can install it on top of XP or wipe the hard drive and start a fresh. The latter is what I wanted to do, but the drivers I have for my RAID configuration are not recognised by Vista therefore I had to install on top of XP. So with the installation fiasco out the way I started to play around with the new features of Vista. Yes it has some funky looking gadgets and a nice '3D' user inferface but it seems that this has been concentrated more on than the usability. Incompatible drivers are still an issue for those who have anything but bang up to date hardware.
My hard drives seemed to be constantly working away, but what it was actually doing was hard to track down.
I may be guilty of not giving Vista a fair shot, but my experience with it came to a grinding holt after I was unable to log in. Entering the username and password at the logon screen would give me a black background and a cursor, and that was it. On searching Google and many forums (using my trusty old XP laptop) it seemed that a Microsoft update may have been to blame and caused an incompatibility with my graphics card.
After this I decided to return back to XP Professional where I get no problems at all.
If you buy a new PC now you will more than likely have it shipped with Vista Home Premium, but if you are a current XP user and are thinking of upgrading - don't! I may just be unlucky and have incompatible hardware, but the Vista compatibility checker stated that my system was more than capable of running Vista Ultimate.
My advice is to think hard about whether to make the upgrade, I know from friends and colleagues that I am not the only person to experience issues with Window's new operating system, but I have also spoken to people who say they would never go back to XP. I guess it's down to personal preference and experiences. But with so many stories, and with my own experiences, I have doubts.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Windows Vista Home Basic OEM SP1
Comment: In addition to the horror stories I've heard and read about Vista, I'd also read that the Home Basic edition is basically like XP and therefore not worth getting. Though Vista may have been dis-functional in 2007, the 2008 edition of Home Basic with Service Pack 1 is anything but XP! Installation was painless and despite my motherboard manufacturer not offering Vista compatible drivers, Windows Update made easy work of finding current VGA, Network & Audio drivers to run my Motherboard under XP. I've had one program that will not function correctly but it's a specialist piece of Broadcast Software for which a Vista version is available so all in all, no major problems, catastrophe's etc etc. I think the Vista horror stories mainly relate to early releases and general compatibility for programs doesn't appear to be an issue. Ultimately I ask myself if I would go back to XP? The answer: no way, this is the way forward!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Vista - a new beginning
Comment: In one paragraph...i took the chance and took a day out my life to upgrade with the Vista Basic OEM software and it worked, well. My integrated sound card worked straight away and this was probably due to being connected to the internet whilst loading Vista. I did delete a few programs on my now old XP running PC, but left Broadband and every other vital program intact. I had to reinstall Office 2007 and my printer etc. My video card is older and doesn't work with my new Vista DVD media Movie Maker nor 'some of the non essential DVD features' of my seperate new Roxio burn suite software 2009, really only the DVD player side, but other than that Vista has given my 2006 PC no problems. I had to download a Roxio driver for £9.99 for my Vista based DVD Windows Player to play DVD's. Possibly a Windows Media player 11 update would have done the trick? But I think Vista already came with media player 11. I would have liked to upgrade my 80gb hard drive to about 160gb but for now i'm leaving that. Probably a new PC in a few years time? I recommend at least 120+ gb hard drive, even for those who don't require much HD space. The only www problem is Internet Explorer 7 i found had problems with my PC and modem, and even with Explorer 8 which works 95% fine, there's a few sites that aren't working right or won't even open. Possibly due to my old PC running Vista or a Vista v's Explorer 8 Beta problem? Overall, everything about Vista is more than 98% in favour of being good and the chance i took on my Dell 3100c PC desktop using 2 gb ram and using an Intel 4HT CPU...Vista works and the better the monitor you have the more likely you'll like Vista. Load Vista using the Custom Installation which you'll need to click on and Vista takes about 1 hour to load with a total of 4 re-starts and a host of updates when connected to the internet. After the 3rd restart is when you have to enter the date, time and your registered name and computer name.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best Windows yet
Comment: I have been using Windows Vista Home Premium for nearly two years. Initially I used it on a "Windows Vista Capable" machine, and with all the UI effects turned on it ran like a dog. I remember the same thing in 2001 when I ran Windows XP on a 233 MHz machine with 64 MB RAM (the minimum spec for XP). I have since used Vista on my other two newer machines, each of which exceed the recommended spec, and I have been rewarded with new stability and security, along with an enhanced multimedia experience. Mac OS 10.5 has nothing on Vista (I use both at work), just don't try to run it on low-end hardware and expect miracles.
Media Center is a brilliant pack-in, get a remote and plug the PC into your TV and away you go. For gamers I would recommend the Wireless gaming receiver which lets you use Xbox 360 pads in games (including the games build into windows). Multimedia integration with the Xbox 360 is improved also through Windows Media Player 11, allowing you to access music stored on your PC to replace the in-game soundtrack of any 360 game, and general good support of video codecs (Including high-definition video files).
Don't listen to the Vista hearsay, in my experience it comes mostly from people whose entire experience of using Vista is limited to the demo models at PC World.
Customer Rating:
Summary: If you can, use XP
Comment: Right, where to start!
So you're thinking about getting Vista and don't want to pay the full amount for the retail version? This OEM edition is ideal then; it is the same as the retail version without the packaging. The only restriction is that once installed, the software has to stay with that motherboard. So effectively, if your motherboard dies, so does your copy of Vista. But don't see that as a negative, Vista dying on you will mean you have to revert back to your XP copy, which is good news!
You have two ways to install Vista on a machine already running XP. You can install it on top of XP or wipe the hard drive and start a fresh. The latter is what I wanted to do, but the drivers I have for my RAID configuration are not recognised by Vista therefore I had to install on top of XP. So with the installation fiasco out the way I started to play around with the new features of Vista. Yes it has some funky looking gadgets and a nice '3D' user inferface but it seems that this has been concentrated more on than the usability. Incompatible drivers are still an issue for those who have anything but bang up to date hardware.
My hard drives seemed to be constantly working away, but what it was actually doing was hard to track down.
I may be guilty of not giving Vista a fair shot, but my experience with it came to a grinding holt after I was unable to log in. Entering the username and password at the logon screen would give me a black background and a cursor, and that was it. On searching Google and many forums (using my trusty old XP laptop) it seemed that a Microsoft update may have been to blame and caused an incompatibility with my graphics card.
After this I decided to return back to XP Professional where I get no problems at all.
If you buy a new PC now you will more than likely have it shipped with Vista Home Premium, but if you are a current XP user and are thinking of upgrading - don't! I may just be unlucky and have incompatible hardware, but the Vista compatibility checker stated that my system was more than capable of running Vista Ultimate.
My advice is to think hard about whether to make the upgrade, I know from friends and colleagues that I am not the only person to experience issues with Window's new operating system, but I have also spoken to people who say they would never go back to XP. I guess it's down to personal preference and experiences. But with so many stories, and with my own experiences, I have doubts.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Windows Vista Home Basic OEM SP1
Comment: In addition to the horror stories I've heard and read about Vista, I'd also read that the Home Basic edition is basically like XP and therefore not worth getting. Though Vista may have been dis-functional in 2007, the 2008 edition of Home Basic with Service Pack 1 is anything but XP! Installation was painless and despite my motherboard manufacturer not offering Vista compatible drivers, Windows Update made easy work of finding current VGA, Network & Audio drivers to run my Motherboard under XP. I've had one program that will not function correctly but it's a specialist piece of Broadcast Software for which a Vista version is available so all in all, no major problems, catastrophe's etc etc. I think the Vista horror stories mainly relate to early releases and general compatibility for programs doesn't appear to be an issue. Ultimately I ask myself if I would go back to XP? The answer: no way, this is the way forward!
Windows Vista Home Premium is the operating system for homes with advanced computer needs. It will help you use your laptop or desktop PC more effectively as well as enable you to enjoy new, exciting digital entertainment experiences-all with the benefit of added security and reliability. Whatever you choose to do with your home PC, Windows Vista Home Premium will deliver a more complete and satisfying computing experience. OEM Software Product Information: This product is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufa...
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