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Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 Upgrade | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $129.95
Buy New: $79.99
You Save: $49.96 (38%)
New (41) Used (5) from $79.99
Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 90
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Windows Vista
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Home Premium - Upgrade
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 15.8 x 5.5 x 7.9
MPN: 66I-02388
Model: 66I-02388
UPC: 882224661324
EAN: 0882224661263
ASIN: B0013O54P8
Release Date: March 19, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | User-friendly software combines the features of Windows Vista Home Basic with even more impressive and user-friendly capabilities | | • | Features Windows Aero, an efficient and visually stunning interface that makes it easier to accomplish multiple tasks at once by providing a three-dimensional, real-time, animated view of all of your open applications, and documents | | • | By integrating search throughout the operating system, helps you quickly find and organize large collections of documents, pictures, movies, videos, and music | | • | Includes Windows Tablet and Touch Technology that enables you to interact with your Tablet PC-compatible computer with a digital pen or your fingertip instead of having to use a keyboard | | • | Includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center; enjoy music, photos, and DVD movies |
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Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (Upgrade) is the preferred edition for home desktop and mobile PCs. It provides a breakthrough design that brings your world into sharper focus while delivering the productivity, entertainment, and security you need from your PC at home or on the go./p table align=right width=150 cellpadding=10 tr td smallibCompare Windows Vista editions./b/i/small/td/tr tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/vistabiz-2-sm.jpg" border=0 align=topbrbrsmallibUse Instant Search to quickly find the information you need. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/vistabiz-9.jpg" border=0 align=topbrbrsmallibWindows Vista Aero provides spectacular visual effects such as glass-like interface elements that you can see through./b/i/small/td/tr tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/vistahomeprem-1-sm.jpg" border=0 align=topbrbrsmallibThe redesigned Windows Media Center in Windows Vista lets you enjoy your media throughout your home, even on your Xbox 360. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr /table pspan class="h3color"bImproved Reliability and Performance/b/spanbr Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 and improvements delivered by hardware and software partners increase the reliability, performance, and compatibility of Windows Vista-based PCs. pWith Windows Vista with SP1, many of the most common causes of operating system crashes and hangs have been addressed. Windows Vista includes new, innovative technologies that help pinpoint and diagnose issues reported anonymously by Windows Vista-based PCs from millions of users who have elected to have their PC send us system information. pWindows Vista with SP1 supports a number of important new technology standards, so it will keep making your PC easier and more enjoyable to use for years to come. pspan class="h3color"bWindows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers more ease of use, security, and entertainment to your PC at home and on the go./b/spanbr Here it is: the preferred edition of Windows for home desktop and mobile PCs. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers the productivity and entertainment that you need from your PC at home or on the go. It includes Windows Media Center, which helps you more easily enjoy your digital photos, TV, movies, and music. Plus, you'll have the peace of mind of knowing that your PC has a whole new level of security and reliability. All together, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 redefines enjoyment in home computing. pIt starts with a breakthrough design that makes your PC easier to use every day. With Windows Aero, you'll experience dynamic reflections, smooth gliding animations, transparent glass-like menu bars, and the ability to switch between your open windows in a new three-dimensional layout. Instant desktop search capabilities, coupled with powerful new ways to organize and visualize your information, means you can instantly find and use the e-mails, documents, photos, music, and the other information you want, when you need it. pWindows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 also helps keep your personal information, your PC, and your family computing experience safer than in previous versions of Windows. For example, Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista includes automated defenses against malicious software and fraudulent websites so you can use your PC online with greater confidence. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 also provides automatic backup of your files, such as your valuable digital photos, music, movies, documents, and other files, so you can relax and focus on the things you care about most. And, by using the built-in parental controls, parents can help ensure their children's computer use is appropriate and safer. pAnd what about fun? A major advance in Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 is the dramatically improved digital entertainment experience. Windows Media Center makes organizing and enjoying photos, music, DVDs, recorded TV, and home movies easier and more fun. Enjoy the entertainment on your PC or even on your TV in the living room with an Xbox 360 wirelessly networked to your PC. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 makes it easier to burn your photo slide shows and home movies to a professional-looking video DVD that your friends and family can watch on a DVD player or PC whenever they like. Combined with unbeatable support for gaming and music, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers a complete home entertainment experience. pIf you want a PC that can keep up with you while you're on the go, then you'll appreciate how Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 helps you get the most from your mobile PC. It provides simplified power management, easier wireless networking, and streamlined ways to sync with the devices that keep you connected. Because it's incredibly flexible, you can even draw and write by hand on a Tablet PC, and enjoy all of your entertainment through Windows Media Center when you're on the road, in a coffee shop, or relaxing on the couch. Mobile computing has never been like this before. pFinally, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 makes it easier than ever to set up and maintain your new PC. There are new features that make it easier to transfer all of your data and settings from your old PC to your new one and technology that helps keep your system running quickly and reliably over time. pWhether you're balancing your checkbook, studying for school on your mobile PC, watching a downloaded or recorded movie at home, or sharing your favorite photos with friends on a custom DVD, the experience is much better on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1. table align=left width=150 cellpadding=20 tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/vistabiz-1-sm.jpg" border=0 align=topbrbrsmallibWindows Sidebar gives you quick access to gadgets like picture slide shows, Windows Media Player controls, or news headlines. You pick the gadgets you want to see in Windows Sidebar. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/vistabiz-3-sm.jpg" border=0 align=topbrbrsmallibUse Flip 3D to navigate through open windows using the scroll wheel on your mouse. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr /table pspan class="h3color"bSafety/b/spanbr Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 helps protect your family and your personal information from threats from malicious software and phishing scams and helps you keep your PC backed-up and running smoothly. pParental Controls help parents keep children safer while using PCs through convenient tools to manage and monitor children's computer use, access to websites, and ability to play certain games and use certain applications. pPCs running Windows Vista are 60% less likely to be infected with viruses, worms and rootkits than PCs running Windows XP SP2. pWindows Internet Explorer 7 helps protect your PC and your personal information against malicious software, fraudulent websites, and online phishing scams. New phishing attacks are more than 25 times as common as new viruses, and over 20,000 fraudulent phishing websites are created every month. Internet Explorer 7 is now blocking nearly one million inadvertent attempts to access fake phishing sites per week. pHelp defend your PC against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software with Windows Defender. Windows Defender in Windows Vista automatically scans Internet Explorer 7 downloads to help bring spyware to your attention before it can infect your computer. pMore easily back-up the content on your PC--including digital photos, music, movies, and documents--with Scheduled and Network Backup. pspan class="h3color"bEntertainment/b/spanbr Windows Vista with SP1 is more entertaining. With Windows Media Center, you can enjoy your digital photos and music on your TV as well as on your PC. And it can turn your PC into a digital video recorder, so you can record TV and watch it on your schedule, not theirs. pSit back and enjoy recorded TV, photos, music, home videos, games and DVDs from the comfort of your couch with Windows Media Center. pAccess and project your TV, music, photos, and movies to any room in your house using an Xbox 360 console connected to your wired or wireless home network. It's like having your Media Center PC wherever you have an Xbox 360! pAuthor and burn movies, photos, and music to DVDs you can play on your PC or a DVD player with Windows DVD Maker. pLive the game! It's easier for you to find, play, and manage your games with GAMES EXPLORER. Games Explorer provides detailed information including when you last played, game genre, and rating of your games. With DirectX 10, play vivid and engaging games with unrivalled realism. Also, use the same game controller with both your PC and your Xbox 360 system. pspan class="h3color"bEase/b/spanbr It's easier and faster than ever to find, use, manage and share the information on your PC or on the Web with Windows Vista with SP1. pMost Windows Vista-based PCs boot in less than a minute, which can be an improvement over Windows XP boot times. pThe Windows Vista sleep and resume features can bring your PC to life in a snap. The vast majority of Windows Vista-based PCs resume from sleep in less than six seconds. pSee everything you're working on more clearly with Windows Aero and quickly switch between windows or tasks using Windows Flip 3D. pFind it fast! Simply type something about a file, picture, or song, such as a word contained in a document or e-mail message, the artist of a song, or the date a picture was taken, and Instant Search will bring back any matches instantly. pOrganize a lifetime of photos and movies with ease using Windows Photo Gallery. Tag your photos by date, keyword, star rating or any identifying label you choose--so you can find them anytime you want them. pDisplay live information, like weather, stocks, and news, directly on your desktop with easy-to-use Gadgets and Windows Sidebar. pView multiple web pages simultaneously with Quick Tabs in Windows Internet Explorer 7. pGet up and running faster than ever with Windows Easy Transfer that automatically copies your files and settings from your old PC. pspan class="h3color"bMobility/b/spanbr With special features to help you go mobile, Windows Vista with SP1 makes computing and connecting away from home or the office easier than ever. pWork the way you want with touch and digital input and handwriting. Tablet and Touch Technology makes your notebook PC experience truly personal. pSet up a wireless network at home with Network and Sharing Center--so you can experience the freedom of working virtually anywhere in your home. Then easily find and join a wireless network at your favorite hotspot--so you can stay productive wherever you go. pOptimize your power and mobile settings centrally with Windows Mobility Center. pEasily sync and manage your music, contacts and pictures across your devices and other PCs with Sync Center. pShare your desktop or any program with Windows Meeting Space. Co-edit documents, and pass notes in class, a favorite hotspot, or where no network exists.
Product Description
Upgrade to the preferred edition of Windows for home desktop and mobile PCs. Windows Vista Home Premium includes Windows Media Center, which helps you more easily enjoy your digital photos, TV, movies, and music. Plus, you'll have the peace of mind of knowing that your PC has a whole new level of security and reliability. BRBR Windows DVD Maker - Burn your photo slide shows home movies to a video DVD and watch them on a DVD player or PC Windows Movie Maker - Capture, edit, and publish your digital home movies in standard or high-definition format Instant Search Windows Internet Explorer 7 - Quickly find what you need Elegant Windows Aero desktop experience with glass-like menu bars, Windows Flip 3D, Live Thumbnails Automatic backup of your files, such as your digital photos, music, movies, documents Built-in parental controls. Supports the Parental Controls Games Restrictions for ratings from the Korean Game Rating Board (GRB) Enhanced MPEG-2 decoder to support content protection on Media Center systems configured with Digital Cable Tuner hardware You are now required to enter a password hint during the initial setup of Windows Vista SP1 so you don't forget it later Upgrade from Windows XP or Windows 2000System Requirements 800 MHz processor 512 MB of system memory 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Super VGA graphics support
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 Vista software January 6, 2009
Bertie McNeil (Summerville, SC)
I bought the windows vista home premium with SP1 upgrade from Amazon. I am very happy with it. Just remember to save everything you want before installing the software.
Parental controls are only good for very young children January 4, 2009
Melissa J. Newman (Elizabeth, NJ United States)
The Vista parental controls have a lot to be desired. Here are the parts that do work. You can set the time that the child can use the computer. The high level settings works. Accept for websites that most people agree are for children, the rest of the internet is blocked. And overriding a website to be allowed does work. The only problem is that you can't set it to allow a website for a single logon sesson. The only options are "always allow" or "always disallow". Adding new websites to the Allow list is controlled through an interface or an XML file. br / br /For any child above the age of 9 (needs to start doing research on the computer for school), don't count on the medium setting. The rating star image on Amazon, and the ability to see this product's page is blocked, but I could very easily see a picture of Male private parts -- a picture that would that be allowed to be sold to a child under 18 if it was in a magazine. I would type in a word in simple.[...] and it would block the page, but when I typed in the same word in en.[...] or common[...] , the images were displayed. If a page on simple.[...] had "Sexual reproduction" the page was blocked, but when that category was removed and it only had "Male reproduction" and "Female reproduction" the page was not blocked. I did these tests both using both the medium setting (standard) and the custom with "Sex education" set to blocked. br / br /Something is working the way it is supposed to be working, because I have been able to block sex education pages on simple.[...] , but still be able to see pages like elephant. The main problem is that there is no way to see the filters, and there is no way to add words to the filter. [...] websites can be imported and exported, but not the filter. Nor is there any interface to the filter list. br / br /Overall, don't count on the Parental controls. Consider either buying a third part filtering program and subscribing to an online encyclopedia program.
 Worst OS ever. January 3, 2009
C. Shepard (United States)
This software treats the user like they're in grade school and once even told me I didn't have permission to uninstall software that I'd installed on it, even though there's only one account on the computer - the admin account - and I was using it. It asks you 2-3 times if you're really sure you want to do something even as simple as throwing away a text file and hides all the features and areas that advanced computer users like to have access to. While Microsoft's done a good job of dumbing things down so that even the most inexperienced user can do things like alter their startup programs, it's gone too far. I cannot stress how irritating this software is, particularly when compared to its predecessors. br / br /Don't waste your time with this OS. If you have it installed as a default OS, I'd strongly encourage you to reformat the drive with XP. Much better, less idiotic system by far.
 Be Careful, VERY Careful, on this `Upgrade' December 31, 2008
AIM-Sales (California, USA)
This `upgrade' will not install on a `clean' hard drive, nor will it `upgrade' XP Pro. There is a work around, but it involves duplicate installs and other technical `workarounds' so if you are not technically savvy, don't get this `upgrade'. br / br /If you do want to consider this `upgrade' be aware that Windows Vista Home Premium does not include FAX capability and needs the Office 2007 suite along with Outlook 2007 (which does not support animated gif's, among other things) for most eMail. br / br /I would not consider Windows Vista Home Premium an `upgrade' as it requires more system memory, is a step backward in features, and more cumbersome to use than XP. br /
Go MAC - Windows Vista is complete junk. December 29, 2008
Marc Schuyler (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am an attorney practicing in Silicon Valley. From a user's perspective, Windows Vista is a step backward from Windows 98. Remember all those freezes and crashes we use to have in Windows 98, a problem that got much better with 2000 and XP? Well, they're back... Here are some of the problems Vista has caused on my machine and I'm not the only one who has seen these.... br / br /(1) Printers deinstall themselves after sleep mode. br /(2) Send via email from MS office programs does not work and causes a system hang (need to kill open routines with task manager). br /(3) IE freezes frequently (40% of the time). br /(4) Microsoft websites express puzzlement at these things (aka, complete lack of adequate testing before release). br /(5) I have much faster hardware, with much greater processing capacity, but the system runs much slower (again, a Vista issue). br / br /The worst thing about this is the insulting nature of Microsoft's attempt to force everyone onto Vista (aka, new revenues for a worthless, completely unreliable product). After about the past 30 years on MS operating systems, I've decided that my next purchases will be exclusively MAC based. br / br /I cannot fathom a product being this far of a step backward, and the only conclusion I can reach is that the design teams and management driven by Vista are and were completely inept. br / br /Save your time, do not purchase anything associated with MS Vista.
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