| Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 Upgrade | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $129.95
Buy New: $66.99
You Save: $62.96 (48%)
New (43) Used (9) from $61.55
Avg. Customer Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 77
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Windows Vista
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Home Premium - Upgrade
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.5
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
Condition: Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premuim. Is brand new, factory sealed. 100% guaranteed. Will ship USPS Priority mail
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| Customer Reviews:
 Just terrible! September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the only time I've bothered to write a review of any product here on Amazon, but even a usually rather apathetic person like myself has a breaking point and Vista has reached it. This program is just garbage. I know legions have been screaming for years that Microsoft produces nothing but junk, but Vista has finally made a firm believer out of me. There are too many annoying problems with Vista to get into and several earlier reviews cover that stuff better than I could. Please save yourself the months of frustration that I've had to endure. Stick with XP if you must, go with another company's OS if you can, but avoid Vista at all costs. It's that bad folks.
Upgrade September 3, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Despite what the label suggests, this is not an SP1 upgrade. It is an upgrade of Vista which happens to include SP1. This is not a low-cost version of Vista. You have to buy the full package AND the upgrade....
 Downgrade from Win Vista 64 to 32 bit August 31, 2008
I ordered a PC with Win Vista 64 bit as recommended by the manufacturer of the PC. I found that nothing seemed to work that was attached to my old computer because of driver problems. I purchase the full Win Vista 32 bit, ran the startup off the DVD and it saved off the old install and I had Win Vista 32 bit. Now all my apps and plugs-ins are working! I'm not giving Win Vista a full 5 stars because I don't like that fact that Microsoft tries to hide things from the user, like what the link is you are going to press on the browser page, amoung other things. Some of these you can revert to the "classic" if desired.
Still too expensive and too slow August 28, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Why is it that this company thinks the public wants to buy a new computer or more memory every time they get the latest version of their expensive OS? A better alternative is out there and it is high time consumers demanded some more for their money. If you could have something better for pennies or even for free, would you not want to try it? Go ahead, try Ubuntu 8.04 DVD and see what I mean. I use Vista daily at work because I have to use what the boss chooses. I use Ubuntu daily at home because it is better and has far more applications available for the things I need without the cost.
People like to complain August 26, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Aero interface is impressive. I like to see things get sharper and cleaner looking (we like better graphics in our video games, why not in our operating systems?). XP looks drab in comparison. In fact, when I use XP now I almost laugh at how simple it is.
I have had some glitches and crashes, which are obnoxious of course, but not enough to rant and rave like the complainers. Oh, and a hot tip for some people. You will need some newer hardware to really enjoy Vista (a dual core processor and 2gigs of RAM will suffice). Stop being cheap, just pay Microsoft the money, get a new computer if needed and enjoy the latest in technology. You truly do not understand what you are missing until you have tried it. My newer computer (core 2 duo 2.2ghz, 3 gigs Ram) absolutely puts my old one to shame (2.6ghz P4, 1 gig Ram) and uses less power in the process! This is progress folks! Get on the train already...jeesh.
If you hate Microsoft that much, go start your own company and do it better for the same cost to consumers (since Mac's are so outrageously priced, there really isn't a better alternative for most, and Linux is a joke, don't even bring that up).
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