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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: Beefitup Posted: Jul 27, 2008 Type: User Review "Worst of the Worst"

It stinks more than the sewer backups in New York City! I have nothing but software issues with this thing and my PC is more than equipped to handle Vista Home Premium. I have never been so disappointed in my life with any Operating system, totally f
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PROS: It was free
CONS: you name it
1.00 Star Rating
1.00/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: screw vista Posted: Jul 23, 2008 Type: User Review "dont even bother with this thing!!!"

Vista has never worked well for me, it seems that every week i get a new viras.Nothing is ever compatible and the coputer itself is just plain garbege. WARNING: Dont bother wasting your money!!!!!!
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PROS: ?????>>>>>>& lt;<<<<<<< ;<<<<<<>.
CONS: 1234567890dfsafdsaf
1.50 Star Rating
1.50/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: HisEnormity Posted: Jul 15, 2008 Type: User Review "Sorry to buck the trend, but I like it!"

I'm very happy with Vista. It looks gorgeous. Very pleasing to the eye compared to the 2D-ness of XP and endless greyness of Mac OS. It was a bit twitchy to start with but as time goes on it has become mostly stable. I think it well designed and thou
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PROS: Looks great.
CONS: Programme compatability
4.00 Star Rating
4.00/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: fpiedra Posted: Jul 09, 2008 Type: User Review "The worst ever made next to windows me"

do not , repeat do not buy anything from Microsoft EVER!!!!!
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PROS: I learn my lesson never to buy ms windows
CONS: crashes , expensive, slow, takes up space , i dont have enough room here
0.50 Star Rating
0.50/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: Guitarfreak8810 Posted: Jul 01, 2008 Type: User Review "Please don't degrade yourself enough to buy this CRAP!"

THIS OS IS HORRIFYING. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE!
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PROS: THERE ARE NONE TO NAME
CONS: EVERYTHING IS A CON
0.50 Star Rating
0.50/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: timbothebimbo Posted: Jun 15, 2008 Type: User Review "Criminal. Don't do it!"

I joined cnet just so I could warn you about Vista. All the nightmare stories are true. I just got a bluescreen on my vista (home premium sp1)laptop as I am typing this on my XP (SP3) desktop. Guess which one is running all of my programs fine.... Er
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PROS: Looks slick
CONS: Crash, crash, crash, crash!
0.50 Star Rating
0.50/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: tradermark888 Posted: Jun 10, 2008 Type: User Review "1 month 5 lock ups! Arrrgh"

Unfortunately I could not buy a laptop from HP with XP , i had to buy it with Vista. I have had Vista for less than a month and have had 5 lockups and I am going to return this POS. I have had enough disappointment.
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PROS: None that come to mind
CONS: poor upgrade from XP
1.00 Star Rating
1.00/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: tuck41iu Posted: Jun 06, 2008 Type: User Review "Buy w/ new pc , upgraders beware"

hey, vista is not the same as cancer or AIDS. Not everything you hear in an apple commercial is true. (Surprise advertising doesn't always represent the truth, even if there are dancing hipsters involved) Vista works well on any PC you buy new. The p
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PROS: slick interface, integrated search
CONS: will slow your pc down, takes too much hd space
3.50 Star Rating
3.50/5
From: CNET Reviewed by: devobaker Posted: Jun 02, 2008 Type: User Review "Microsoft (like airlines) in Race to the Bottom"

I really didn't want to buy a new machine with this operating system. Against my better judgement I did anyway. I should have gone with my instinct and bought a MAC. Next time I will. I felt MS crammed this product down the consumer's throats thr
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PROS: Almost as good as XP
CONS: No fax capability
1.50 Star Rating
1.50/5
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
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