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Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Basic for System Builders Single Pack CD
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59 Reviews
| From: CNET Reviewed by: pikatech Posted: Jun 02, 2007 Type: User Review |
"Waste of money"
Windows Vista Basic Really Gives you nothing, it is a total waste of money since it doesnt provide anything cool and new that windows vista home have. If you have windows Xp home right now I suggest you never upgrade to vista basic it is just a big w
PROS: New Operating System
CONS: Really Gives you nothing
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 1.00/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: subzerohitman721 Posted: May 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
"Best Windows yet."
Despite all the hoopblah that Vista copies OS-X (Although I don't see that, with that awful drab grey of OS-X.), Vista home basic is a nice introduction to the Vista system. Its definitely a major improvement over XP. Considering all the glaring secu
PROS: Excellent look and love the security. Simple to use.
CONS: Stripped down version of Home Premium and Ultimate.
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 3.00/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: Johnny X Posted: May 04, 2007 Type: User Review |
"An os for newbies and bimbos"
Pretty, flashy, gaudy, and pretentious for the shallow crowd. Custom made for the friends of Friends and Roseanne. Too ponderous, buggy, and extrinsic for power users. Hey bill! How about an os for serious people? wtfu!! ............./????/).........
PROS: no not one...
CONS: Inumerable....
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 0.50/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: mindwiggle Posted: Apr 25, 2007 Type: User Review |
"It's just a reorganized Windows XP"
If you think that you are just going to migrate from XP to Vista, you had better set aside a few days just to find what Microsoft renamed and moved in this new version. It would seem that if something works, you don???t change it, you just improve on
PROS: Automatic security (baby sitter) for those who don't have a brain.
CONS: Crashes like Humpty Dumpty and everything has been moved around.
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 2.00/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: mathanruk Posted: Apr 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
"Vista is nice to work"
vista is mainly used for user friendly but it take time to load , In the laptop we use vista the battery power is less compare to xp,network is easy to acess the windows mail and take the backup and to restore
PROS: Network Engineer
CONS: i used vista nearly one month
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 3.50/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: RhebaJ Posted: Apr 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
"Just dosent work with anything"
I just bought a new Dell. It had vista home on it. I just hate it. My printer, scanner...ect dosent work with it and I can't get the drivers to fix the problem. XP was so much easier and compatable with anything. I wanted to put XP on new computer an
PROS: I have none.
CONS: printers, scanners, camera's
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1.00/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: Kzac Hawk Posted: Apr 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
"Great graphics and some well needed upgrades"
If your considering upgrading to windows Vista, you should backup your programs and files and you should consider moving your mail to a temporary on line account. I lost my mail when I upgraded, even when using the backup as defined. It required me t
PROS: Gadgets, Graphics, Speed
CONS: Upgrade from you old PC is tricky to poor
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3.50/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: hpceman Posted: Mar 25, 2007 Type: User Review |
"Fancy Windows XP"
The Bad: This version of Windows Vista was a big disappointment to me when I bought my new laptop. I was shocked to see that almost all of the cool new features that Vista is famous for to not be there. I am very disappointed in the fact that this
PROS: Windows gagets, Search, Network Connections
CONS: No Windows Aero, No Media Center, No 3D Flip
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2.00/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: jeff359w Posted: Mar 18, 2007 Type: User Review |
"I think I'll wait for Vista SP1"
After reading several user opinions, I'm inclined to remain on Windows XP SP2. At least I know it works with my software. I'd have to buy all new software if I went with XP. and the price. Sheesh. Can you say Linux.! jeff359w
PROS: Clean interface & nice sidebar
CONS: Most of my software won't work on it
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2.00/5 |
| From: CNET Reviewed by: spazbrink Posted: Mar 15, 2007 Type: User Review |
"I want my Xp back"
I just bought a brand new Toshiba A-135 and, personaly I think the guys at windows gt bored and just up all the serurity features and sold it to companys for to much money. I wish there was a way to down grade to Xp, but Vista wont let you. Vista jus
PROS: Graphics, Security Updates and Prosseing Power
CONS: Cannot use any kind of messenger (AIM, Yahoo!) or LimeWire
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1.00/5 |
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