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 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $399.95
Buy New: $129.99
You Save: $269.96 (67%)
New (25) Used (4) from $129.99
Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 1213
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista, Windows 2000
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.6
MPN: 66R-00002
Model: 66R-00002
UPC: 882224172370
EAN: 0882224172370
ASIN: B000HCTYTE
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best thing that ever happened.......to Apple. March 20, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After getting a new computer at work complete with Vista and Office 2007, I've decided that I won't be upgrading my home computer or my laptop computer any time soon. I used to upgrade every 2 or 3 years, but if I have to work with this garbage, I'll use my old hardware with XP and Office 2003 as long as possible. Then I'll make the move to Apple. Sorry Dell, my complaint isn't with you. From a simple productivity point of view, Vista (and Office 2007) are HUGE steps backward. And to think they're actually charging for these upgrades. They should actually be paying me to use them.
Horible Experiment gone bad March 18, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Vista should get no stars. We are all beta testers for Mad Doctor FrankenGates. I hope he burns inhell for all the trouble he has caused with this junk known as Vista. Microjunk is so worried about themselves and their profits, they have forgotten how to take care of their customers. Don't waste your money on any more micro-junk, buy a Mac like I did. You will not be disappointed.
Microsoft vista......What a joke!
USELESS TRASH. March 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Internet explorer is worst. It crashes for any reason on Vista. You cannot watch sopcast on Vista.
The list goes on and it is the worst piece of crap.
 Works well VMWARE March 11, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It gives me no trouble on my Macbook Pro. I'm using it through VMWare Virtual Machine. I am not a PC person, but had some programs for school that needed Windows. I can't compare it to previous Windows versions, but for me, it works great.
Benchmarked against XP, this dog don't hunt March 10, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just purchased a Dell XPS-M1530 laptop. I bought it for its size and hardware features; unfortunately the only OS choice was Vista.
After five years waiting for the brain trust in Redmond to ship a "killer OS" to replace XP, Vista is a complete let-down. Think Windows XP Service Pack 3. All they did was pretty up the windows - ooooh, transparency! - and add so-called "security" features that put the onus of keeping the operating system from being invaded on the user.
Not much else has changed except the speed (way slower), amount of RAM and processor resources it uses (way more), peripheral compatibility (have an HP printer older than two years? Good luck!) and the locations/names of often used components ("Add and Remove Programs" is now "Programs and Features"). Not exactly worth the $350 price tag.
Boot-to-Desktop takes four times longer than XP on the same machine. Shutdown takes five times longer. Opening Word 2007 takes ten seconds in Vista; the splash screen for Word barely appears when launching in XP.
User Account Control - Microsoft's primary solution for security - is a huge annoyance for experienced users and a confusing mess for non-technical users. It's also a slap in the face - "Oh, you want more secure operating system? Our huge team of developers and engineers couldn't really come up with any ideas, so we present a new acronym: UAC! Have fun, and if you let a trojan take over your system, it's not our fault! Love, Microsoft."
I won't get into great detail here. Suffice it to say that Vista is incredibly slow compared to XP; requires an inordinate amount of RAM and processor to accomplish this reduction in speed; still requires 3rd-party antimalware software to be secure; and is a ridiculously expensive bloated behemoth of an operating system that has very few merits that aren't already found in XP.
Stick with XP. Maybe Windows 7 will be better.
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