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Microsoft Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade Pack [Home Basic to Home Premium] [OLD VERSION]

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Features

  • User-friendly software combines the features of Vista Home Basic with even more impressive and user-friendly capabilities
  • 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

Description

Product description WAU HomeBasic to HomePrem English UPG Not to Latam DVD WAU Retail Tech Windows Vista Home Premium (DVD-ROM) makes finding information, staying connected, and interacting with your PC easier and more secure. Whether you use your PC for organizing and sharing photos, watching videos and TV programs, balancing your checkbook, doing homework, or listening to music, Vista Home Premium makes it easy to enjoy your computing time. An ideal operating system for homes with advanced computer needs, Vista Home Premium combines the features of Vista Home Basic with even more impressive and user-friendly capabilities. 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. Compare Windows Vista editions. 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. It will help you use your laptop or desktop PC more effectively as well as enable you to take advantage of cutting-edge digital entertainment experiences --all with the benefit of added security and reliability.Breakthrough Windows Vista Experience Designed to help you feel confident in your ability to view, find, and organize information and to control your computing experience, all editions of Windows Vista introduce a breakthrough user experience. The visual sophistication of Windows Vista helps streamline your computing experience by refining common window elements so you can better focus on the content on the screen rather than on how to access it. The desktop experience is more informative, intuitive, and helpful. And new tools bring better clarity to the information on your computer, so you can see what your files contain without opening them, find applications and files instantly, navigate efficiently among open windows, and use wizards and dialog boxes more confidently.Innovative User Interface Vista Home Premium has a new user interface named Windows Aero, which is both efficient and visually stunning. This new interface makes it easier than ever before to find your way around the operating system; it even makes it a snap to accomplish multiple tasks at once by providing a three-dimensional, real-time, animated view of all of your open applications and documents. Additionally, Vista Home Premium helps you quickly find and organize large collections of documents, pictures, movies, videos, and music. By integrating search throughout the operating system, this software helps you quickly find exactly what you are looking for.Improved Mobility Vista Home Premium makes it easy to take your home computing experience with you wherever you go. For example, the system 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. Computers that include Vista Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow display will also allow you to access key data even when your computer is off. You'll even be able to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect to your favorite Wi-Fi hotspot.More Entertainment Options Vista Home Premium has the power to improve every aspect of your digital entertainment experiences, including viewing and sharing photos, video, TV, movies, music, games, and more. For example, you can create your own DVDs and edit your own high-definition movies. The most exciting news, however, is that Vista Home Premium includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center so you can enjoy your music, photos, and DVD movies. You can also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online entertainment content. You will also be able to connect Windows Vista Home Premium to your Microsoft Xbox 360 to extend your Media Center experience to multiple rooms in your home.

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No


Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.53 x 6.61 x 0.24 inches; 2.4 ounces


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 66I-01527


Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2007


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Microsoft


Customer Reviews: 3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 5 ratings


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Don't Get Suckered By Microsoft
Vista is pure junk no matter what version you are running. If you have XP, keep it. If you are running any Vista version, don't waste your money on a Vista downgrade. Mad Doctor Frankengates is conducting a sick experiment with you and ripping you off in the process. The bottom line is: If you are running any Vista version, do yourself a favor and upgrade to XP. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2008 by Allen A. Elkins

  • Very slow even on fast computer
This system is very slow even in my 2GHZ and 2 GB of ram laptop.
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2007 by Alexey Shaykhiev

  • Vista Home Premium - o.k. but not great
I purchased this upgrade hoping it would alleviate some issues I had with the home basic graphics accelerator. It was no help at all. The screen looks a little more colorful but I can't see any significant difference.
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2007 by Bob

  • No hitches ~ easy upgrade
We recently got an Acer computer with Vista Home Basic and needed the upgrade for the Windows Media Center to run our Win-TV. We read previous reviews for this upgrade, heeded the warnings about the on-line upgrade and ordered the physical disc. Worked like a charm and back in business! Thanks for all the great info we get in these reviews. KC in Maine ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2008 by Amazon Customer

  • Microsoft Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade Pack
Product is great.No problems loading upgrade.I like the new graphics,and Windows Media Center. I would recommend this product to anyone wanting to upgrade from Basic to Premium.
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2008 by Oscar L. Maurer Jr.

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