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Rating:  280 reviews
Sales Rank: 1391
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows Vista Home Basic
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Upgrade
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Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6 x 2 x 8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 882224173056
Model: 66I-00003
UPC: 882224173056
EAN: 0882224173056
ASIN: B000HCZ9BG
Release Date: January 30, 2007
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 Do Not, Do Not, Do Not Upgrade to Vista May 5, 2007
The Range of Light (California)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I liked Vista for the first week of use, by the second week of use I thought it was no better than XP, by the third or fourth week ME was starting to look good by comparison, now, after six weeks, the number of problems I'm having with Vista makes Windows 3.0 (previously the worst version of Windows I had used) seem not so bad.
There have been a number of positive reviews posted which attack the negative reviewers--I guess they are just using a different version of Vista than I am using. I find about 10% of what the positive reviewers say to be accurate and about 75% of what the negative reviewers say to be accurate.
My major issues are:
--incredibly slow and often aborted installation
--incompatible with many current, up-to-date programs
--conflicts with Media Player 11 and Outlook 2002--both are Microsoft programs
--the inane security questions are even worse than the Apple ads make them sound (I am no fan of Apple, but I may have to reconsider that opinion)
--standard Control Panel functions have been renamed and are often unfindable (Don't they understand that if THEY establish standards THEY should stick with those standards?)
--speaking of standards--I hated My Documents, My Music, My Bla-bla-bla, but I got used to them, good luck figuring out where the heck these files are after you install vista
--you can no longer control how your desktop looks
--under XP I was appropriately considered the Administrator of my own single-user computer, but Vista decided I was not--causing major problems
--I have spent about 30 hours dealing with Vista-related problems
--my total hardware and software upgrade costs to become Vista compatible (on a machine that was rated as Vista compatible already) approximately $300
--if I could get those costs back and go back to XP I would do it an instant
--even more than in the past, this operating system says to you: do it Microsoft's way or don't do it all
If I could give Vista 0 stars I would.
No 64-bit Version January 30, 2007
aurick (Las Vegas, NV)
16 out of 37 found this review helpful
I'm actually adding to the earlier reviewer's comments regarding the 64-bit version. Ordering the DVD for the 64-bit version is NOT free. They charge $9.95 for the DVD and then tack on another $6 if you want "expedited" shipping and handling. This "expedited" shipping is via DHL and reduces your wait to receive the DVD from "up to 10 days" to "up to 5 days". There is no option to order the media overnight or anything else.
So yeah, if you want the operating system to take advantage of your 64-bit processor, and want Windows to give more than 2 GB of RAM to any given application (a big deal if you work with 3D software like I do), you need to either buy Ultimate or wait a week or two to get the media.
My real gripe is that there is NOTHING on the box stating this. In fact, the box even says "32-bit or 64-bit processor" for the system requirements. And of course, once you've opened the box to discover this shortcoming you are stuck. You can't return it and buy Ultimate instead.
 Waaahhhh! January 31, 2007
B. Sanger (New Jersey)
16 out of 38 found this review helpful
Your OS now looks similar to mine (stomp, kick, scream)! How dare you!
For a group that fancies itself as being so cool, the Mac crowd certainly is a bunch of whiners. Stop your anti-Microsoft ranting and go back to your $3,000 toys and the 10 or so software programs that it supports. Let the people that have actually TRIED Vista comment on it OK?
How a Mac devotee can review a Windows OS is beyond comprehension, because if you are such a Mac loyalist I believe you can lose your Club Card for using a Microsoft product.
I've only had Vista for a day now, so it's too early for a comprehensive review. But it looks sleek and was easy as pie to install. I'm sure we'll get the first SP in a couple of months though as the bugs are discovered.
PURE JUNK!!! March 24, 2007
James (Valley Center CA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Tried upgrading my new HP Pavilion from XP MCE to Vista Home Premium and just about ruined my computer. Advisor said my computer was just right for the upgrade. HAH!!! After the 4 hour installation, Just about 50% of my "updated" software would NOT work or just went nuts. The computer locked up constantly and didn't recognize most of my new peripherals...HP laserjet, Canon scanner and even the HP built in card readers and so on. It even told me my Quicken operating files were messed up but my data was ok...HUH? I use Quicken about 6 times in Vista before this little gem popped up. It told me to reload Quicken...Quicken came pre-installed with the computer! It won't run AVG or NERO or much of anything. HP Customer service gave up on me, one of them even told me the OS is junk. It's just a resource PIG and offers NOTHING that XP doesn't do faster and better. Just looks pretty( glad I got it from HP for free). Next nightmare, try to get rid of this POS! All the recovery and backup discs it told me to make before the install were useless! Thank God I spent the 16 bucks and bought the original software discs from HP or I would have an expensive brick on my desk. Anyway, I had to delete the backup partition, format the hard drive and wait 14 hours for the factory discs to restore my confusser back to the state it was in when I bought it. Then I had to spend another 5 hours doing the windows update thing and installing my own software. I guess the new units that come with Vista work ok but you only have a 50/50 chance of it working on your existing computer. BTW, my computer is no slouch, AMD 4600+ CPU 2.4 GIGs, 2 GIGs of ram...nothing low end or cheap in it.
So my advice, spend your money on something you can actually use and stay as far away from this horrible software as you can. Macs and Linux are looking better all the time because Microsoft has hit their limit.
Don't just take my word for it, read the other reviews. Google the ting and read all the horror stories, wish I did so I wouldn't have had to go through this hell.
DON'T DO IT April 16, 2007
Amazon Buyer (New York, NY, USA)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I wanted a new computer, so a couple months ago I ordered an HP computer that happened to have Vista on it. I thought, "oh great, I'll get the newest OS as well"... major mistake.
1. Didn't work with my perhipherals, including my scanner and an HP PRINTER. For god's sake, the COMPUTER'S AN HP, why won't it work with an HP printer!? If they knew the drivers for perhipherals weren't ready, why the did they release the OS and force us to buy it?
2. Annoying security feautres, constantly asking permissions to install software. Just like the Apple ads-- a total joke.
3. After struggling with the damn thing for 2 days, I decided to try to install old trusty xp on it... $200 later, guess what? You CANT INSTALL an earlier operating system! Booting from the CD doesn't work either, you get the blue screen of death. Maybe some tech geek can do it, but I'm done wasting time with this thing.
4. All that agony, for what? The "fancy" interface? Who cares what it looks like, I just want to use my damn scanner! I'm sure all those slick effects suck up RAM and resources, for what functional purpose? Just to look more like mac?
5. ... Speaking of which, I am now switching to. Goodbye windows, after 15 years of struggling with your crappy software, I'm done.
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