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Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 32-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD | 
| From: Microsoft OEM Licence
Category: Software
Buy New: £68.72
New (10) from £62.00
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 313
Platform: Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.7
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.
MPN: 66G-02082
Model: 66G-02082
UPC: 882224640138
EAN: 0882224640138
ASIN: B0015EW71A
Release Date: April 17, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Product Description
Windows Vista Home Basic is the operating system for homes with basic computing needs. It is easy to set up, it helps you use your PC more securely and reliably, and like all of the editions of Windows Vista, it is compatible with the widest range of software, devices, and services that you use and trust. If you simply want to use your PC for tasks such as surfing the Internet, corresponding with friends and family using e-mail, or performing basic document creation and editing tasks, then Windows Vista Hom...
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| Customer Reviews:
 Vista - a new beginning November 9, 2008
Nick
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
The best Windows yet October 30, 2008
C. Page (Manchester, UK)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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. br / br /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). br / br /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.
Windows Vista Home Basic OEM SP1 September 27, 2008
Carlos (UK)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
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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