| Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium OEM/OEI DSP - 64-bit Edition SP1 (PC DVD) | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft OEM Licence
Category: Software
Buy New: £87.39
New (6) from £87.39
Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 90
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Vista Home Premium
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
Legal Disclaimer: Disclaimer: This OEM product is intended for system builders and may or may not be transferrable to another PC once it is installed. This product is for New and/or Fresh Installation and is NOT Retail nor Upgrade product. The purchaser of this product is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end user support for the software.
MPN: 1315141
UPC: 882224641944
EAN: 0882224641944
ASIN: B000MFIPDC
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 I never thought I'd say anything good about a Microsoft OS! May 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bad reviews, like those below really put me of Vista. After XP service pack 3 caused my PC to become totally unusable, I couldn't face yet another installation of it, especially with the RAID driver hassles. So I took a risk and bought the 64 bit Vista OS with SP 1. I ran the Vista tool from the MS website first just to check all my hardware was OK and had all the 64 bit drivers out so I figured it'd be OK.
After the usual idiot errors MS make on OEM installations I now have it running and couldn't be happier. No driver problems at all, very slick and a much improved media centre, very solid and stable. I've not had one crashed program, hang, BSOD, etc. My computer is also working much faster under this than it ever did with XP and that's something I truly didn't expect.
I never thought i'd say it but it's actually a very good OS.
There is an installation 'issue' if you have a RAID drive setup and any other additional hard drives in your machine.
Vista will recognise the RAID and let you install onto it...BUT... it will install some of the critical boot files on any other drive it finds (i.e. D:); meaning the computer won't boot. You need to remove any additional drives other than the RAID drives your installing it onto first. After it's on the RAID put in your other hard drives and it'll be OK.
 absolute rubbish May 15, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
everything about vista reeks of microsoft spending time conjuring up fantasy ideals about what they think an OS should be, instead of asking people what they really need. add to that the fact that it took them much longer than anticipated to implement the design - necessitating the ejection of some of the core features in the process - and you end up with a half-finished product that almost every major hardware company appears to be weary of.
i've had this on my system for over a year, and the most recent discovery was that some of my files are being corrupted and destroyed. even after more than a year, my motherboard (a crosshair) still doesn't have driver support and the sound management is consequently terrible. for a flagship product, these kind of things are totally unacceptable.
i have many, many years of maintaining and fixing pcs, but i have had to admit defeat with this. it is by far the worst thing that MS have released since Windows ME. it looks flash and enticing, but hidden under the "ooh.. isn't that nice" exterior is some of the most counter-intuitive rubbish i've ever had to use. the UAC should surely win an award for the biggest joke in IT history, i simply don't know anyone who hasn't switched it off. security does not mean intruding on a users every interaction with the the interface.
i'm rolling back to XP because i want my machine to actually work. it's as simple as that. it might not be as flash, but it does a better job. vista has been a total waste of time and money for me.
Great piece of OS in Great Price!!! February 14, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is absolutely the best operating system currently avaialable in the market. Make no mistake about it! Linux is still couple of year's away from the main stream. OS X is no match for Vista. You really cannot go wrong with Vista, particularly if you have a nex machine. Go for it.
My Review February 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
having previously used windows xp for many a time, and the disk suddenly decaying from scratches etc after continuous use, it was time to dump xp overall. Microsoft were unable to send a new cd, so I found this package on the amazon website, and believe me this is value for money.
First, it supports my AMD 4000 SLI esc motherboard, to true 64 bit processing. Second it has 32 bit backward compatibility with older applications which I later found to be ideal as I have xp on the other side of my hard drive, although corrupted, the program files are intact.
Third the OS is more stable to me, and I feel secure/safe, when applying firewall and antivirus and vista updates.
Forth It makes world of warcraft come to life, so those of you who play the game, and want to use your 64bit motherboard/processor to the max, this is the OS for you.
Happy browsing.
Stu.
 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium February 3, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Windows has never been a particularly good OS, though XP gave reason for optimism. Vista is a total pig, conflicting with much widely-used (and in some cases industry standard) software (Adobe/Macromedia DreamWeaver 8, Apple QuickTime and Apple iTunes etc for example) that worked perfectly well with Windows XP. Of course, nearly all OEMs are compelled to install Vista on any new hardware, but thankfully Dell will still sell new kit with XP installed. Stick with XP if you have to use a Microsoft Windows OS, otherwise consider a wider range of options...
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