Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate FULL VERSION [DVD] [OLD VERSION]

do not buy this.

fewer software/hardware companies really care enough to release working drivers for vista because they know its a flop.

i got this with a laptop, and i wish i had the option to take xp, but certain laptop manufacturers are in bed with microsoft.

dont be an annoying jerk and need to impress others with how much like a mac your pc looks. you want to use a computer because it works, not so you can pretend you are doing stuff and look like a moron who paid too much for their equipment... (like a big portion of mac users are!)

i went back to xp and didnt look back! dont be fooled by the nicer looking solitaire game and whatnot. believe me, its not worth it.

forget doing pro audio on vista, by the way. you will meet only frustration.

I have XP running on a bootcamp partition on my MacBook and it is doing just fine. I spend most of my working time in Word, hardly ever using any of the other programs in the Office suite. However, I use the Adobe products Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator a whole bunch. Other than that I play solitaire, watch videos and, of course, use both Explorer and Firefox when I go online. That's about it for me, software wise, and XP handles it all without fail, without crashing and without giving me any headaches.

And I will miss it when I upgrade to Vista, however my machine can handle the upgrade, so I'm giving it a try.

Okay, I like the look and feel of Vista, however it's not as snappy as XP or even System X. I like the AERO bit, quite snazzy and one of the reasons my machine runs a bit slower, I suspect, however I'm loath to turn it off as it's so cool.

Word works fine and that's to be expected. My Adobe software runs well too. The browsers, no problem. I did have to upload a printer driver, but that only took a few minutes and I was good to go.

I've read a lot of reviews by people who are having problems with Vista and I'm getting the SP1 upgrade any day and I'll instal it, but I'm not experiencing the problems others appear to be having. Maybe because it's because I only use four or five programs on my Machine. I don't use iTunes or Windows Media as I still listen to my CDs the old fashioned way and only then if I don't have the phonograph record.

After getting a new computer at work complete with Vista and Office 2007, I've decided that I won't be upgrading my home computer or my laptop computer any time soon. I used to upgrade every 2 or 3 years, but if I have to work with this garbage, I'll use my old hardware with XP and Office 2003 as long as possible. Then I'll make the move to Apple. Sorry Dell, my complaint isn't with you. From a simple productivity point of view, Vista (and Office 2007) are HUGE steps backward. And to think they're actually charging for these upgrades. They should actually be paying me to use them.

Vista should get no stars. We are all beta testers for Mad Doctor FrankenGates. I hope he burns inhell for all the trouble he has caused with this junk known as Vista. Microjunk is so worried about themselves and their profits, they have forgotten how to take care of their customers. Don't waste your money on any more micro-junk, buy a Mac like I did. You will not be disappointed.
Microsoft vista......What a joke!

It gives me no trouble on my Macbook Pro. I'm using it through VMWare Virtual Machine. I am not a PC person, but had some programs for school that needed Windows. I can't compare it to previous Windows versions, but for me, it works great.