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• Limited Numbered Edition Signed by Bill Gates
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Windows XP Professional / Windows XP Home Edition / Microsoft XP Media Center Edition | | Media:
| DVD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Buyer Beware !Mar 09, 2007
By TechEvangelist
Do your homework on hardware compatibility. While you may be able to run Microsoft's analysis tool during install which is supposed to alert you to any problems with existing hardware ... it does NOT work in all cases.
Good luck !
17 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 "Ultimate"--not even closeFeb 11, 2007
By D. Nehring
"browncoat"
After 5+ years in development, I expected a little more from Vista and from the 3rd party vendors (hardware and software).
Pros:
1. Nice smooth install, even on raid system
Cons:
1. Driver support lacking
2. Software support lacking
3. Price
Push:
1. Eye candy
The only thing I found better about Vista over XP was the installation process. The GUI effects are a nice evolution for the Windows platform, but certainly nothing groundbreaking.
As for the cons, it is probably more a knock against the 3rd party vendors then it is against Vista. One would think that these vendors would have invested more time and resources into their Vista drivers, but sadly many drivers are still very buggy (nvidia), in beta, or not being supported at all for some products (i.e. several HP printers). Fortunately, you are able to install XP drivers if they are properly signed (in most cases).
Also note that certain programs will not run under Vista even though they ran under XP (e.g. Quickbooks 2006). If you have "legacy" software that you need in your daily computer life, make sure it is supported under Vista or at least find out if there is an upgrade available. If you plan accordingly hopefully you won't have any unpleasant surprises.
Don't forget that when you upgrade your XP license is no longer valid. If you plan to dual boot, get the retail version or use the upgrade workaround.
Recommendation: Stay with XP until more of the driver and software issues are resolved or buy a new system that is completely Vista compatible. No matter which way you go, this upgrade will not come cheap (in money or time)
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 VISTA Rulez!!Jul 28, 2007
By Alejandro Lopez
Long awaited, but well worth it....... installed it in less than 15 mins. Yes, plan for a bigger Hardrive, and unlike many other reviews, the Driver issues are all being worked out. I didn't have to search the world over to find my driver, it picked everything, even things that only got as far as Win 98 SE support.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Too many issuesMar 08, 2007
By F. Hankic
After dealing with a number of driver issues I went back to XP (Built a new system about 3 months ago). It's not a bad product if it comes preinstalled on a new machine, but if you are looking to upgrade I would not recommend it.
I also hated the new look. I find it very ugly and realy hope that Mircrosoft, or anyone else, comes up with some new visual styles for it. I might try insatlling it again a year or so from now once manufacturers catch up with their drivers and software.
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Needs another year to two and it will be a great OSFeb 23, 2007
By Tom Cooper
I installed it on 2 computers. One was an upgrade. One was a clean install. Both have had many complete system lock ups. Both systems seem somewhat unstable, unlike xp which was relatively good for a new os. There are many, many pieces of software that are not ready yet (check Linksys support for only one example). The security is so extreme that a virus looks easy to deal with. Turning off "user account control" even they say not to seems to help greatly if you are doing a clean install and have to reinstall a lot of programs. I wish I had waited 6 months or more before doing this.
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