Easier then Expected | Microsoft Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade Pack with SP1 [Home Premium to Ultimate]

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	• Microsoft Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade Pack with SP1 [Home Premium to Ultimate] Windows \| Microsoft Software, 2008 average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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How Many Windows, Let Me Count the Ways

First there's Vista Home Basic which, like all the versions of Vista, has your basic digital media features like Windows Photo Gallery, but it doesn't do Aero. You get Windows Flip, but no 3D and no live taskbar thumbnails. If that stuff means nothing to you, go with it.

Second there's Vista Home Premium. Add Flip 3D and Aero to the version above and the availability to do scheduled backups. Also you get Windows Media Player, which you don't get with Home Basic. Windows Media Center can truly can handle all your Media needs. It comes with HDTV support, Xbox 360 Center Extender compatibility (which means nothing to me as I'm not a gamer), Windows DVD Maker and Windows Movie Maker.

Third there's Vista Business. You get everything you get in the above versions, but no Windows Media Player, but you do get business features like Windows Fax and Scan, offline files and folder support and Remote Desktop. If you're a business person, then perhaps this is the version for you.

Fourth there's Vista Ultimate. With this version you get it all, the business stuff plus the media stuff.

And then there's the Upgrades, like the four versions above, they are all upgrades to the SP1 versions.

So far we have eight versions. The first four, plus the four upgrades. That's eight different prices. But wait, I'm not finished. There's four more upgrades, you can upgrade from Home Basic to Home Premium, from Business to Ultimate, from Premium to Ultimate, from Basic to Ultimate.

That's a lot to digest. Then there's still a version you can't buy, one you've got to be a Microsoft Assurance customer to get, called Windows Vista Enterprise.

That's a lot of windows in the Microsoft Operating System house, but I'm guessing there are only three versions that will be of interest to most. Vista Home Basic, because it's the cheapest. Home Premium, because you get the Aero interface and Windows Media Player, or lastly Vista Ultimate, because with this one you get it all.

I was pretty confused when I started this review and maybe I still am, a little, but I think I've got it all sorted out in my head and I'm wondering if I've been any help to you, dear reader, at all. For the money, Basic is the best deal, but me, I'd go with Home Premium or even Ultimate, because I can afford it and because it's the latest and the greatest.

Now with all that out of the way, do I like Vista? Absolutely. I've been an XP girl for way too long. I didn't upgrade straightaway when Vista first came out, because I'd heard all the horror stories. I have Vista now and I'm happy with it. Will I go back to XP? Answer, no. I've got Vista now and I'm sticking with it.

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Easier then Expected

Upgrade was easier then expected. Took a little less then 1 hour. Would have helped if the requirements had stated that Home Premium had to be updated to SP1 first. This caused an abort of initial attempt and it took almost as long to upgrade Premium to SP1 as it took to upgrade to Ultimate. Also I feel that most installations fail because people get impatient and anxious during periods when no activity is evident. It would help significantly if Microsoft designed the installer to constantly assure the user that things are proceeding successfully.

Windows Anytime Upgrade Home Premium to Ultimate SP1 - DVD More fun. More features. More Windows Vista. Are you ready for the best of what Windows Vista has to offer? As an existing Windows Vista user, Windows Anytime Upgrade gives you the most affordable way to move up to a more powerful version. Home Premium to Ultimate: You've experienced Windows Vista Home Premium and you're ready for the best of everything Windows Vista has to offer! With an upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate, you'll have all the capabilities you enjoy in Windows Vista Home Premium?plus all the power and convenience of Windows Vista Business.

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