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| Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD] [OLD VERSION] | ![Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD] [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/11ti-P9J9gL._SL160_.jpg)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 280 reviews)
Sales Rank: 922
Category: Software
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Studio: Microsoft Software
Brand: Microsoft
Label: Microsoft Software
Format: Dvd-rom
Language: English (Original Language)
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows Vista Home Basic
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Upgrade
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Batteries Included: 0
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6 x 2 x 8
MPN: K62627
Model: 66I-00003
UPC: 882224173056
EAN: 0882224173056
ASIN: B000HCZ9BG
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 surprisingly easy, but takes some getting used to February 8, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I installed this on my kids' computer which previously had Windows 2000 Professional. The installation process was easy, and customizing settings and the desktop were easy as well. Still having issues trying to get the settings right for parental control. Trying to block certain sites for my teenagers, but then they can't get on the sites they want which are ok - I have to go manually type in a password for each site. Over time this will be less of an issue, as each request and permission is logged and will be remembered the next time they visit that site. Better to block too much than not enough I guess. Lots of great features - I love the gadgets on the desktop including clock, calendar & more. Start menu is different & takes some getting used to, and if you're used to navigating by exploring folders on your own rather than letting the computer think for you then this will take some getting used to.
 it's a downgrade February 3, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
vista is a great example of bloatware, my laptop came with vista and it was really slow for a 2Ghz cpu with 2GB of ram.
The interface reduced my productivity.
I got really annoyed when it kept asking me to enter the admin password for anything i wanted to do.
The battery was supposed to last 1 hour but lasted less than that.
I tried making a copy of a dvd and it wouldnt let me.
Some software of the software i use was not compatible with it.
It totaly sucks. I had to upgrade back to windows xp with a dual boot to ubuntu which has nicer desktop graphics than vista.
 Wait! On second thought. January 11, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I first got this computer, Vista included, I liked Vista and gave it four stars. But now I wouldn't give it one. It's as buggy as these reviews are saying. The "security" features constantly interfere with programs. And it's not even consistent. One day Vista will let me run a program and the next it won't.
You can't save games a lot of the time and if you turn off security, it actually gets worse not better. In other words, there are bugs in every corner.
I'm surprised at how far Windows plummeted from one version to the next. Would somebody please give us an alternative. (That's not tied to a brand of computer.)
Absolutely worthless December 29, 2007
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is by far the worst product Microsoft has ever produced next to Xbox 360. Very buggy and completely unsafe product to use. Windows is the standard used by the majority of computer users today, and yet some how Microsoft expects consumers to pay for this. It is a miracle the software even works! But it ultimately does more harm than any virus created by a hacker. In the past, the company had trouble addressing various issues with Windows but at least made reasonable attempts at resolving the problems. The updates on the Windows website if applied to Vista may result in a total loss of data and files, and require the user to completely reload the Operating System. Now imagine yourself working on project that took many weeks of work and the operating system routinely updates one morning but the system cannot even load! Weeks of work would be flushed down the toilet due to the complete incompetence of some contracted programmer working at Microsoft.
The total lack of reliability in Microsoft products in the past 2 years is completely unexplainable. The Xbox 360 is yet another product created by this so called company that is expected to be the main video game system of the next generation, but its plagued with hardware problems and has so far become a money losing debacle. In the past leading firms that sold inferior products that have ultimately lost business and the public has switched to competitors. It may finally look like Microsoft's turn to ride off into the sunset has arrived.
 Very frustrated December 20, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a freakin nightmare! I can't believe how much time i have spent trying to figure out this system. Lots of troubleshooting. Programs kept freezing on me and the screen would go black, like it was turning off, then come back on. I also got the blue screens and even white blank screens. I don't know what is going on but this system seems to have alot of glitches. I don't like this anti-virus screen either that keeps popping up telling me to update and then freezing on me. I have xp on my laptop and another desktop and i haven't had any problems. This system definately has issues.
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