Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 [OLD VERSION] Review
Vista reminds me of how I felt when upgrading from Windows 95 to XP; bascially, "Why did I wait so long?" Well I suppose if you are still clinging to XP, then you might as well wait for Windows 7 to roll out... but don't kid yourself: for the first year (or longer) after W7 is out, there will be all kinds of complaints from XP users who skipped Vista and are having trouble adapting to W7. I'll admit that I was reluctant to buy into Vista because of the thrashing it got from critics... not to mention an old pc guru I know who verified for me a couple years ago that Vista was a resource hog... but these days a multi-core pc with at *minimum* 2 GB of RAM will be the standard anyway, so this "hog" issue is in reality a non-issue unless you are going to work with a fossil pc in 2010. However, I do still see one good use for XP after 2010: on the netbooks that have become popular around the globe.
I waited until Service Pack 1 came out before I purchased a new system with Vista, which may help explain why I have enjoyed Vista from Day 1 of using it. Any sane consumer will wait until the SP1 version for ANY version of Windows comes out -- and if you rightly do this for W7, it means you will be stuck with XP for even longer, while meantime the pc world around you rapidly becomes a 64-bit environment and XP starts to look like a dinosaur (64-bit XP is NOT the answer to your future 64-bit problems).
I am a pc multi-tasker (30+ hrs/wk) and a gamer (10+ hrs/wk), plus need to be on it for my job (20+ hrs/wk). Vista is not cut out for some of the more ancient games, but my problems running those had more to do with the 64-bit nature of my OS than the fact that it isn't XP. With so many games coming out every year, you really have to be quite nostalgic to insist on running all the oldies that came out over half a decade ago (although I do still play Morrowind on Vista, and it runs the 50+ mods just fine). Basically 90% of my old software runs on Vista; the remaining 10% doesn't have a grudge against Vista, it simply doesn't like 64-bit systems. I also run a separate machine under XP, but I use that pc only when I need to. For the most part, the use of my XP system centers around my expensive Rosetta Stone purchase not working on my 64-bit (Vista) pc and when I am stuck in the office with XP.
I would say the biggest reason to NOT upgrade from XP to Vista is the cost. Microsoft is pretty damn cocky when it comes to how much they think the non-OEM version of their OS should sell for.
Bottom line: I LOVE VISTA, and I avoid XP systems in my life when possible. I'm not going to write paragraph upon paragraph here about VISTA it better: 1/3 of the reasons are technical, 1/3 of the reasons are aesthetic (like DX10 in some of my games *BIOSHOCK!*), and 1/3 of the reasons are functional. At my minimum of 60 hours per week in front of a pc, I simply can't afford to deal with XP crashes, inefficiency, or a system that no longer keeps up with some of the latest tech I use.
As for you, you won't unfortunately know if you will like Vista until you use it for a few months. Realize there will be a learning curve, as there will be with every new OS you learn as you hone your technical prowess.
Update 7/28/09: forced to use Mac.
I got a new job at a small company where there's a Mac in everyone's office, including mine. I have no choice but to use it due to their Apple-only server. It is a form of torture. I am a computer geek, so I try for the life of me to enjoy my Apple experience -- to no avail. There are a couple features that I like on the Mac OS, but I waste half my day figuring out how to work fluently with the 20 or so windows that I have open for a project. The leap from XP to Vista is NOTHING like the leap from Windows to Mac OS. Vista improves the things in XP that bother you, but it isn't like working with an alien system. I guess if I had used Apple my whole life and then jumped right into Vista, it may have been a 1-star review. But then you probably aren't reading this because you are a Mac user.
Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 [OLD VERSION] Feature
- Sold Individually
- Features Windows Aero, an efficient and visually stunning interface that makes it easier to accomplish multiple tasks at once by providing a three-dimensional, real-time, animated view of all of your open applications, and documents
- By integrating search throughout the operating system, helps you quickly find and organize large collections of documents, pictures, movies, videos, and music
- Includes Windows Tablet and Touch Technology that enables you to interact with your Tablet PC-compatible computer with a digital pen or your fingertip instead of having to use a keyboard
- Includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center; enjoy music, photos, and DVD movies
Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 [OLD VERSION] Overview
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Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 [OLD VERSION] Specifications
Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 is the preferred edition for home desktop and mobile PCs. It provides a breakthrough design that brings your world into sharper focus while delivering the productivity, entertainment, and security you need from your PC at home or on the go.
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Use Instant Search to quickly find the information you need. View larger. |
Windows Vista Aero provides spectacular visual effects such as glass-like interface elements that you can see through. |
The redesigned Windows Media Center in Windows Vista lets you enjoy your media throughout your home, even on your Xbox 360. View larger. |
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.
Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers more ease of use, security, and entertainment to your PC at home and on the go.
Here it is: the preferred edition of Windows for home desktop and mobile PCs. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers the productivity and entertainment that you need from your PC at home or on the go. It includes Windows Media Center, which helps you more easily enjoy your digital photos, TV, movies, and music. Plus, you'll have the peace of mind of knowing that your PC has a whole new level of security and reliability. All together, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 redefines enjoyment in home computing.
It starts with a breakthrough design that makes your PC easier to use every day. With Windows Aero, you'll experience dynamic reflections, smooth gliding animations, transparent glass-like menu bars, and the ability to switch between your open windows in a new three-dimensional layout. Instant desktop search capabilities, coupled with powerful new ways to organize and visualize your information, means you can instantly find and use the e-mails, documents, photos, music, and the other information you want, when you need it.
Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 also helps keep your personal information, your PC, and your family computing experience safer than in previous versions of Windows. For example, Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista includes automated defenses against malicious software and fraudulent websites so you can use your PC online with greater confidence. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 also provides automatic backup of your files, such as your valuable digital photos, music, movies, documents, and other files, so you can relax and focus on the things you care about most. And, by using the built-in parental controls, parents can help ensure their children's computer use is appropriate and safer.
And what about fun? A major advance in Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 is the dramatically improved digital entertainment experience. Windows Media Center makes organizing and enjoying photos, music, DVDs, recorded TV, and home movies easier and more fun. Enjoy the entertainment on your PC or even on your TV in the living room with an Xbox 360 wirelessly networked to your PC. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 makes it easier to burn your photo slide shows and home movies to a professional-looking video DVD that your friends and family can watch on a DVD player or PC whenever they like. Combined with unbeatable support for gaming and music, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers a complete home entertainment experience.
If you want a PC that can keep up with you while you're on the go, then you'll appreciate how Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 helps you get the most from your mobile PC. It provides simplified power management, easier wireless networking, and streamlined ways to sync with the devices that keep you connected. Because it's incredibly flexible, you can even draw and write by hand on a Tablet PC, and enjoy all of your entertainment through Windows Media Center when you're on the road, in a coffee shop, or relaxing on the couch. Mobile computing has never been like this before.
Finally, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 makes it easier than ever to set up and maintain your new PC. There are new features that make it easier to transfer all of your data and settings from your old PC to your new one and technology that helps keep your system running quickly and reliably over time.
Whether you're balancing your checkbook, studying for school on your mobile PC, watching a downloaded or recorded movie at home, or sharing your favorite photos with friends on a custom DVD, the experience is much better on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1.
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 Flip 3D to navigate through open windows using the scroll wheel on your mouse. View larger. |
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.
Entertainment
Windows Vista with SP1 is more entertaining. With Windows Media Center, you can enjoy your digital photos and music on your TV as well as on your PC. And it can turn your PC into a digital video recorder, so you can record TV and watch it on your schedule, not theirs.
Sit back and enjoy recorded TV, photos, music, home videos, games and DVDs from the comfort of your couch with Windows Media Center.
Access and project your TV, music, photos, and movies to any room in your house using an Xbox 360 console connected to your wired or wireless home network. It's like having your Media Center PC wherever you have an Xbox 360!
Author and burn movies, photos, and music to DVDs you can play on your PC or a DVD player with Windows DVD Maker.
Live the game! It's easier for you to find, play, and manage your games with GAMES EXPLORER. Games Explorer provides detailed information including when you last played, game genre, and rating of your games. With DirectX 10, play vivid and engaging games with unrivalled realism. Also, use the same game controller with both your PC and your Xbox 360 system.
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.
See everything you're working on more clearly with Windows Aero and quickly switch between windows or tasks using Windows Flip 3D.
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.
Work the way you want with touch and digital input and handwriting. Tablet and Touch Technology makes your notebook PC experience truly personal.
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.
Share your desktop or any program with Windows Meeting Space. Co-edit documents, and pass notes in class, a favorite hotspot, or where no network exists.
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