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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - complete package

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Windows Vista Home Premium is the preferred edition for delivering productivity and entertainment at home or on the go. It has a complete home entertainment system, with Windows Media Center, Photo Gallery, and Movie Maker. Connect and sync all your information, videos, photos and music from devices. Enjoy a stunning new visual experience with Windows Aero & Windows Flip 3-D. Find what you need quickly with Windows Instant Search, and use Windows Defender and Parental Controls to keep out unwanted or dangerous content. The new built-in Tablet PC technologies let you handwrite notes, sketch, or navigate on the run. Accomplishing more doesn't get much easier. Optimize PC performance and block pop-up ads with Windows Defender Instant searching -- find anything, anywhere on your computer, with a single click Windows Media Center - Share photos, music, TV and movies on devices across your home -- including your Xbox 360 Special safeguards help protect against hardware failure, user error and other causes of lost data Easier photo and video sharing with family & friends Updated Windows Defender, Parental Controls and self-diagnostics tools New Windows Aero user interface makes it easy to see & work with your information Integrated DVD burning and authoring allows users to seamlessly burn personal videos photos and files to video or data DVDs, and easily create professional-looking DVDs from home movies that can be shared with family and friends

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From: CNET Reviewed by: Mark Nadzieja Posted: May 01, 2008 Type: User Review "Improved windows graphics."

Over all I think it's pretty good. Most people just don't like change. The only problems I have had were caused by myself fiddling with the registry.
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PROS: Looks have been updated
CONS: Memory hog.
4.00 Star Rating
4.00/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: kellerkyle Posted: Apr 30, 2008 Type: User Review "Great up-grade to Windows XP. Operating System is better than XP in many ways."

When I had first booted into the Microsoft's new Windows operating system, Vista, I was shocked and amazed at the brilliant new interface. Note that the interface is as well customizeable. Windows Explorer integrates a new folder search box in the wi
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PROS: Great interface look - I do fear possible issues with Windows Explorer.
CONS: Few issues; mainly interface issues with Windows Explorer. Very minor, though.
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 29, 2008 Type: User Review Stick to XP as long as possible

Pros:
- Nicer look (Aero and stuff)
- Pretty much nothing else.

Cons:
- Security: Microsoft's idea of improved security is that when you command the PC to do something, it will ask you if you really want to do what...
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From: CNET Reviewed by: gbell20us Posted: Apr 28, 2008 Type: User Review "Avoid, avoid, avoid"

Just another way for Microsoft to squeeze money out of you. Have a brand new laptop and it works far worse than xp on my pc. The lap top has over twice the speed and memory, etc and I can be waiting over 5 minutes just for it to boot up. Shuts dow
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PROS: Hmm, sound is less annoying every time you turn it on or off
CONS: Slower, moved things you want so you can't find, handles worse than Windows XP and that is saying something
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 27, 2008 Type: User Review Not as bad as people think.

Vista has improved alot with SP1 and pretty much all of its bugs have been fixed. Its a good time to buy
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