Microsoft Windows Vista Business FULL VERSION [DVD] [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Microsoft Windows Vista Business FULL VERSION [DVD] [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: Vista on Mac
Summary: 4 Stars
I've installed Vista on Mac using "Boot Camp" for the purpose of running one business software that I own. Vista works flawlessly both native and Virtual on the IMac 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme 4GB RAM allocating only 32GB to the partition - I would recommend about 80 GB. Running Visa in Virtual - i think - is awesome and you can easily allocate addtional RAM on the fly.
I would admit that vista is slightly buggy compared to xp and installing a wireless Lexmark commercial printer was a breeze using vista. It was almost as quick as the Mac and xp takes about 45 minutes to set up. Point is, vista is a great improvement over xp. I purchased an OEM product for about 100.00 less.
Final word - Is it worth updating xp? For my purposes it would not help me in anyway, but when I order more Macs, I will most certainly install Vista on all of them. OEM software is great because it does not come with any, nada, nothing, no junk software and it is about half the price at NewEgg.
Customer Review: A real review
Summary: 4 Stars
First off I want to respond to the previous users who have upgraded your pc's from Vista, obviously not a good idea whatsoever, you always want a clean copy of xp or system restore the laptop/desktop if you bought a name brand PC.
People who are experiencing freezing, what are you guys talking about? There is obviously something wrong with your pc's. I have a Sony Vaio with 2GB of RAM and a Core 2 Duo T5600 with Business on it, and the thing works very very well.
Programs not working? Yea, only some of them if they require specific drivers that aren't developed for Vista. People saying Itunes, Firefox and other programs like that don't work, you've got to be extremely dumb not to realize that everything works perfectly. All the programs work listed above and even more now.
Service Pack 1 will be released soon enough to fix any minor issues that haven't yet been fixed.
If you don't know how to turn things off in the control panel, like UAC you probably should have someone do it for you. That is there for your protection.
Windows Aero, can also be turned off if you don't like its little featuers like the popup windows and flipping.
My Background:
I have 6 computers running all versions from Home Premium to Ultimate of Vista and I have only had minor driver issues, with my sound card. THATS IT. Every company that I know of has perfectly stable drivers for most devices. People who say they can't find drivers for their printers and or other devices must be something that company doesn't support anymore and or they haven't looked in the correct places.
Speed? I haven't noticed anything different, but I guess there obviously would be differences because Aero does take more memory to run the 3D interface.
Epilisy? Uhh I suggest you go to a doctor, or stop using computers all together if you have this issue. And by the way its under mouse features.
Customer Review: You will be sorry
Summary: 1 Stars
The worst thing you could do to your business is install windows vista on any of you machines. Vista is a bloated, slow, buggy piece of junk that could ruin your business. Stick with XP and don't even think about Microjunk vista. I would give it zero stars as a rating, if I could. May bill gates burn inhell.Customer Review: VISTA = MILLENIUM EDITION
Summary: 3 Stars
Purchase from Amazon went without trouble: Item shipped quickly and arrived complete and safe.
Installation went without trouble on a Intel motherboard based, Dual Core, 2 Gig machine. Be sure to update all of Intel's drivers and software.
I can't tell much about software compatibility issues: This machine is used by my accountant, and only runs Quickbooks and Office. And so far, runs them well.
Microsoft promised A LOT for this version of Windows. However, as far as I can tell, the transition from Windows-XP to Windows-Vista felt almost as Windows-98 to Windows-ME: Some fixes and features were added, many things got broken. Given that, I believe it's over-priced software. And us, users, feel like beta-testers of an unfinished product, which upon fixing, Microsoft will probably sell to us in the future as another new version of Windows.
Customer Review: VISTA- Apple's most compelling secret weapon
Summary: 1 Stars
Disgusting! After 5 years in the making, and promises of a super-duper search engine (that they couldn't get to work in the end), this is just creaky non-productive yet indcrediby expensive flash-in-the-pan stuff. I have to rely on Windows to use my business software. For starters, all office machines needed at least 2 GB RAM to run all those decorative see-through windows (who really cares). It's slow, buggy, already needs dozens of fixes and - hopefully - an SP1 release to address the worst. The annoying 'permissions' dialog requires you to sit in front of the computer, particularly if your office is networked; 'activation' is better called 'aggravation' - seems you are stealing their copyrights - and viruses and worms still infest the system because the browser (incrediby, really) was integrated into the operating system, thereby offering a direct pipeline into the kernel innards.
There is no instruction manual other than pages of denial of user rights. Customer service is "help yourself" via the (highly technical) Knowlege Base ... you've got to be a bit of a geek to start messing in the registry after digesting those pages of legalese that fully protect the company, but offer no warranties for the hapless consumer.
Enough said - Apple's Bootcamp now lets you install and run both Mac and Win operating systems (go back to XP/SP2!), elegantly executing the occasional Windows program such as Quicken or games. Leopard now is a de facto dual operating system product. Goodbye Bill Gates, hello Steve Jobs!