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Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Microsoft
EAN: 0882224660990
Format: DVD-ROM
Label: Microsoft Software
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
Model: 66G-02689
Platform: Windows Vista
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Release Date: March 19, 2008
Sales Rank: 566
Studio: Microsoft Software
Features:- 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
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Product Description:
If you only want to use your computer for basic needs, Windows Vista Home Basic is for you. With automatic defenses against malicious software and fraudulent websites, Windows Vista Home Basic enables you and your family to use your computer with greater confidence. Plus, you can use built-in parental controls to make sure your children's computer use is protected and appropriate. So 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 is the right edition for you.
See the information you care about instantly with Windows Sidebar and gadgets, which bring real-time information, like weather and news, to your desktop Windows Photo Gallery make it easier to download photos from your digital camera and then organize, edit, view, and share them with family and friends Get up and running quickly using Windows Easy Transfer to automatically copy your files, photos, music, e-mail, and settings from your old PC to your new Windows Vista-based PC Built-in diagnostics look for hardware failures, network problems, and slow performance issues so they can be resolved before they affect youUse basic backup features to safeguard your filesSystem Requirements 800 MHz processor & 512 MB of system memory 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Super VGA graphics support
Amazon.com:
Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1 is ideal for homes with basic computing needs like e-mail, browsing the Internet, and viewing photos. Easy to set up and maintain, it enables you to quickly find what you're looking for on your PC and the Internet, while providing a more secure environment to help protect you from an unpredictable world.
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Improved Reliability and Performance
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 and improvements delivered by hardware and software partners increase the reliability, performance, and compatibility of Windows Vista-based PCs.
With Windows Vista with SP1, many of the most common causes of operating system crashes and hangs have been addressed. Windows Vista includes new, innovative technologies that help pinpoint and diagnose issues reported anonymously by Windows Vista-based PCs from millions of users who have elected to have their PC send us system information.
Windows Vista with SP1 supports a number of important new technology standards, so it will keep making your PC easier and more enjoyable to use for years to come.
Ideal for the basics of home computing
Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1 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 with Service Pack 1 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 Sidebar gives you quick access to gadgets like picture slide shows, Windows Media Player controls, or news headlines. You pick the gadgets you want to see in Windows Sidebar. View larger. | 
Use Instant Search to quickly find the information you need. View larger. |
The first thing you'll notice about Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1 is how easy it is to find the programs and files you're looking for. The instant desktop search feature looks across all of your documents, e-mails, photos, and other files, organizing the results in the way that you want to view them. When coupled with the built-in web search of Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista, you'll spend less time looking for the things that you need and more time on the activities that you care about.
Simply put, Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1 provides you with just the essentials you need for home computing.
Safety
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 helps protect your family and your personal information from threats from malicious software and phishing scams and helps you keep your PC backed-up and running smoothly.
Parental Controls help parents keep children safer while using PCs through convenient tools to manage and monitor children's computer use, access to websites, and ability to play certain games and use certain applications.
PCs running Windows Vista are 60% less likely to be infected with viruses, worms and rootkits than PCs running Windows XP SP2.
Windows Internet Explorer 7 helps protect your PC and your personal information against malicious software, fraudulent websites, and online phishing scams. New phishing attacks are more than 25 times as common as new viruses, and over 20,000 fraudulent phishing websites are created every month. Internet Explorer 7 is now blocking nearly one million inadvertent attempts to access fake phishing sites per week.
Help defend your PC against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software with Windows Defender. Windows Defender in Windows Vista automatically scans Internet Explorer 7 downloads to help bring spyware to your attention before it can infect your computer.
More easily back-up the content on your PC--including digital photos, music, movies, and documents--with Scheduled and Network Backup.
Ease
It's easier and faster than ever to find, use, manage and share the information on your PC or on the Web with Windows Vista with SP1.
Most Windows Vista-based PCs boot in less than a minute, which can be an improvement over Windows XP boot times.
The Windows Vista sleep and resume features can bring your PC to life in a snap. The vast majority of Windows Vista-based PCs resume from sleep in less than six seconds.
Find it fast! Simply type something about a file, picture, or song, such as a word contained in a document or e-mail message, the artist of a song, or the date a picture was taken, and Instant Search will bring back any matches instantly.
Organize a lifetime of photos and movies with ease using Windows Photo Gallery. Tag your photos by date, keyword, star rating or any identifying label you choose--so you can find them anytime you want them.
Display live information, like weather, stocks, and news, directly on your desktop with easy-to-use Gadgets and Windows Sidebar.
View multiple web pages simultaneously with Quick Tabs in Windows Internet Explorer 7.
Get up and running faster than ever with Windows Easy Transfer that automatically copies your files and settings from your old PC.
Mobility
With special features to help you go mobile, Windows Vista with SP1 makes computing and connecting away from home or the office easier than ever.
Set up a wireless network at home with Network and Sharing Center--so you can experience the freedom of working virtually anywhere in your home. Then easily find and join a wireless network at your favorite hotspot--so you can stay productive wherever you go.
Optimize your power and mobile settings centrally with Windows Mobility Center.
Easily sync and manage your music, contacts and pictures across your devices and other PCs with Sync Center.
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Paimful very painful
The sole porpuse I want a windows machine is to have Flight Simulator on it. I am a mac user, for 99% else. Well I bought a pc with Windows Vista Home Basic SP1. Here are the list of problems i have found.
1.) For some extrange reason Vista wanted to be activated twice. The second time It willtell me that I could not activate because the key was already in use. It never told me that the solution was to activate by phone, but I guessed so by posts in the internet. I called the phone ... Read More
Rating:  - Awesome OS
Windows Vista Home Basic w. SP 1 is the best Windows offering yet, more security, awesome new features and beautiful graphics.MAC OS X and Vista sp 1 are the only way to go for solid operating systems, both offer amazing unique features and you can now run Vista on a MAC.5/5 Great job Microsoft.
AVOID Linux it sucks...
Rating: - I despise this operating system.
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. ... Read More
Rating: - U need Vista like you need a hole in the head
I was warned by every IT person I know - stay away from Vista. Anyway, I bought a new Dell vostro 1400 (very nice by the way - do buy) and it came with Vista Basic. I admit Vista is relee pretty and very cool looking. However, Vista treats me like a second class citizen on my own system.
I should say that the problems stem mainly from my old LEGALLY purchased software that I subsequently installed and that work really well on XP!!!
The last straw is just now when my Corel Paint ... Read More
Rating:  - Re-Vista
On the whole I have been happy with my new Vista Home Basic operating system. I chose Home Basic over the other versions because I felt the extra features were nothing more than eye candy and software bloat that taxes your system resources and ram. One thing I did to optimize my experience with Vista was to install it as a new operating system, instead of upgrading Windows XP to Vista Home Basic. This freed me of any bugs or bad registry data that has collected in XP over the last 5 years. I copied only ... Read More
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