Windows Vista Home Basic with SP1
Posted by mitzNov 22
- User-friendly software features search and organize innovations as well as improved networking opportunities
- Designed for users with the most basic computer needs
- Helps people use their PCs securely and reliably, makes it simple to stay better connected, and is compatible with the widest range of software, devices, and services that people use and trust every day
- Rich new interface, innovative ways to organize and find the information stored on your PC, and a multitude of entertainment options with live and recorded TV on your PC
- Provides the essential tools and technologies to help protect you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e-mail
Product Description
Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing needs. If you only want to use your PC for tasks like browsing the Internet, using e-mail, or viewing photos, then Windows Vista Home Basic may be the right edition for you. While it won’t provide as many benefits as Windows Vista Home Premium, it will help you use your PC more easily and more safely than you could with Windows XP.Windows Vista SP1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresse… More >>
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This is going to be a short review:
Do not buy Vista in any of its manifestations. If it came with your system, strip your system immediately, and downgrade to XP.
Rating: 1 / 5
And with good reason, too.
Imagine yourself working on a lengthy post for a forum your office uses as a means of communicating with one another, then imagine that in the middle of writing this lengthy post (at which time you’re only running your web browser, and have been sitting on the same page for the past 25 minutes) your screen abruptly goes blue and your computer informs you that it has to shut down, deleting everything you’d just been working on with no advance warning whatsoever. Once again: One program running, sitting on the same web page for almost half an hour, and the operating system STILL manages to trip over itself. Remarkable.
Now imagine that this same phenomenon repeats itself no fewer than 2 times a week.
That’s why I despise this operating system. I hope my boss gives me a raise one of these days, ’cause Macs are awfully expensive, but after this experience I will never, ever, EVER, under any circumstances, buy a PC ever again. Thanks a *&%#$@%W#!@ bundle, Microsoft. You’re a real sweetheart.
Rating: 1 / 5
Home Premium is the best version of Vista by far and I have used them all, I run Windows now inside a virtual machine on my mac computers and it runs better. PC’s are great too but If you buy a computer with Vista basic, upgrade to premium if you want any kind of stability.
Rating: 1 / 5
Many complain about it but i have had no issues with this version of windows.
Rating: 5 / 5
I just got a machine pre-loaded with VISTA Home Basic on my home desktop. I must admit, after hearing all horror stories and crticisms, I was prepared to dump the OS for my trusty old XP Professional, but after using it for couple of days, I decided to keep Vista.
I can say, for home use, it turns out, Vista is better than the old XP. And why should it not be?
There are couple of things you have to keep in mind though. My new desktop is fast. It has 4GB RAM and a powerful dual processor. Also, the harddrive is 7200 RPM so that helps a lot too.
It has nice features for my home usage. I like the fact that even though I have admin rights, it runs me as a poweruser, so I cannot do any damage accidentally, and more importantly, a program infected with a virus cannot wreck havoc. Time will tell whether this feature works though. For now, I dont mind running programs that need systems access specifically as administrator. Caution: It requires some training and getting used to.
I liked the fact that it arranged all my photos very well. It also offers a very beautiful user interface, better and easier way to search files and contents within files. Programs on your system can also be searched which is easier.
I love the overall user interface, and its pretty fast. I think its important that you have an adequate hardware if you plan to run Vista. Dont run it on a 1GB RAM machine with poor processor. You will probably hate it.
My advise, dont listen to people who said, Vista sucks..It doesn’t. If you are not sure, goto bestbuy or Staples, and take it for a test-drive.
Rating: 5 / 5