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Windows Vista, Home Premium Edition with Service Pack 1, Upgrade Version (PC) | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Software
List Price: £99.99
Buy New: £63.97
You Save: £36.02 (36%)
New (10) from £63.97
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 108
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Windows Vista
Media: DVD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.2 x 1.5
MPN: 66I-02388
Model: 66I-02388
UPC: 882224661324
EAN: 0882224661324
ASIN: B0013O54P8
Release Date: April 4, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: New open retail box return. Fast delivery (usually next day)
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Product Description
Brand New - Full UK Retail Boxed - Exactly the same as amazons - Price includes VAT and invoice supplied.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 A shocking disgrace June 23, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
You have to wonder what goes on in Redmond.
Here are the following versions of Vista you can buy on Amazon:
Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Windows Vista Business 32-bit
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit Upgrade
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Upgrade
Windows Vista Business 32-bit Upgrade
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Upgrade
Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit SP1
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1
Windows Vista Business 32-bit SP1
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1
Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Windows Vista Business 64-bit
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit SP1
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP1
Windows Vista Business 64-bit SP1
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit OEM
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit OEM
Windows Vista Business 32-bit OEM
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit OEM
Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit OEM SP1
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit OEM SP1
Windows Vista Business 32-bit OEM SP1
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit OEM SP1
Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit OEM
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM
Windows Vista Business 64-bit OEM
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit OEM
Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit OEM SP1
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM SP1
Windows Vista Business 64-bit OEM SP1
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit OEM SP1
Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit OEM SP1 (3 pack)
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit OEM SP1 (3 pack)
Windows Vista Business 32-bit OEM SP1 (3 pack)
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit OEM SP1 (3 pack)
Do yourself a favour, buy a Mac.
Poor attempt to catch up with Mac OS X June 17, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I could ramble on all day about the problems with Windows Vista. But I have no need as, thankfully, most other Amazon reviewers have made their thoughts known. Therefore, I'm just going to sum up why Windows Vista was a complete and utter downgrade for our family's PC where, apparently, XP was out-of-date (compared to Vista);
- The pointless 3-D Pop Up menu that apparently makes "switching between programs easier than ever" is a waste of RAM and anyones time. How can this be faster than just pulling you cursor down to the task-bar and clicking a program?
- Moving/Transferring/Copying files is a nightmare on your systems CPU, and takes about twice, maybe even 3 times longer than on XP.
- The "Gadgets" principle is merely a copy of Mac OS X's "Widgets" (They didn't even bother to think of a more imaginative name!) and is pointless; this computer was merely for surfing the web, handling photos, and for word processing at home. I have no interest in knowing what time it is across the world or any of the alike. Another waste of CPU and RAM.
- USB Drivers... don't get me started...
- The performance of Vista compared to the supposedly "inferior" XP is quite ironic, in that when you purchase a new OS, it should be faster. Not such the case - Vista takes over 5 minutes to 'settle down' (HDD activity calms down) and even then the CPU is still running hard and requires further time for the desktop to become fully functional, in that you can access the Internet without waiting a further 3 minutes for it to just load up! Shocking.
Summary? Quite easy really. Vista looks and possibly feels** like a Ferrari...
...With the right surroundings, a high performance Track (Hi Spec PC) it can do the job well. But for the average British road (A 400 quid PC), just how efficient is it?
**No, I don't own a Ferrari
 Worth the wait for service pack 1 June 3, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
After following the forums for most of the year and reading endless stories of doom and woe about upgrading to Vista I decided it was time to take the plunge and upgrade my humble Dell Inspiron 6000 now that the SP1 version has been released. I checked out the Dell website and downloaded all the drivers that the Dell upgrade advisor said I would need, and backed up all my files in preparation for a long night of nail biting and hair pulling (if you have ever done a fresh reinstall of XP you will know exactly what I mean!). I also installed 2 gig of RAM (oo-ah that cost peanuts). As all the forums state very clearly, the upgrade package is only an upgrade from a lower version of Vista, so I knew the installation would be a fresh install. So, I inserted the disk, answered the usual questions about proceeding, and waited around 30 minutes for the entire installation just agreeing with all the recommended options. What happened next was something of an anticlimax - Vista started and my machine was ready to use. Despite all the dire warnings from the upgrade advisor about all the hardware and applications that might not work everything except the sound card did, and that worked after the wizard searched the www for the correct driver and miraculously found it - that's a first! My verdict - full marks to Microsoft on a fab product that was absolute simplicity to install. Now my 2 year old laptop has a new lease on life.
This is not for those who need language options June 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am very disappointed in Vista Home Premium and the poorly publicised fact that there are no language options in this version; you cannot download MUIs either they are not supported.
I find (having checked Microsoft discussion groups for a solution)that I am not the only one sorely missing this option.
Microsoft decided that for Vista they would licence just a single language capability for all versions other than Vista Ultimate (most expensive and loaded with other stuff many of us don't need). If you buy Vista other than the Ultimate edition in a foreign language you will not be able to change the language as you could in XP.
On XP it was simple option add on in languages but only the Ultimate version of vista offers this and this lack of options is not highlighted anywhere except if you do a comparison between the Vista packs on the microsoft site.
In an updated version of software I and many others expect additions not reductions in capability.
I bought windows home premium pre loaded so the only way to access languages now is to do a complete 100 upgrade to Ultimate on Microsoft upgrades but that, according to those who have tried for this same purpose, is apparently not working too well yet and that's a lot of money to risk when I want just one additional function.
Basically if you need language options stick with XP. There are LIP downloads for Vista (an inferior language interface product ) but so far they are very limited indeed at present and don't include the main Asian languages.
NO GOOD! May 21, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Microsoft Vista is just too clever by half, in fact, so clever that it has done away with basic requirements, eg the 'Install Programs' tab on Control Panel. Also, when I try to install programs from CD, Vista keeps asking me irritating questions such as 'do you trust this software' (or something like that). Best stick with XP - now that is a find system indeed!
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