Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit English 1pk

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit English 1pk

October 24th, 2009

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Product information Brand: Microsoft
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
Release Date: April 7, 2008
Format: Dvd-rom
Model: 66I-01939

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Product Description: Windows Vista Home Prem 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVDPrimary InformationOperating System : Windows Vista Home Prem 64-bit Header / Localization : English OS Provided / Media : DVD-ROM UNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code : 43233004 Product IDUPC: 882224351638Manufacturer Part: 66I-00788

Amazon.com: Please note: This OEM software is intended for system builders only and cannot be transferred to another PC once it is installed. The purchaser of this software is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end-user support for the software.

Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 is the preferred edition for home desktop and mobile PCs. It provides a breakthrough design that brings your world into sharper focus while delivering the productivity, entertainment, and security you need from your PC at home or on the go.

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.

Improved Reliability and Performance
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 and improvements delivered by hardware and software partners increase the reliability, performance, and compatibility of Windows Vista-based PCs.

With Windows Vista with SP1, many of the most common causes of operating system crashes and hangs have been addressed. Windows Vista includes new, innovative technologies that help pinpoint and diagnose issues reported anonymously by Windows Vista-based PCs from millions of users who have elected to have their PC send us system information.

Windows Vista with SP1 supports a number of important new technology standards, so it will keep making your PC easier and more enjoyable to use for years to come.

Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers more ease of use, security, and entertainment to your PC at home and on the go.
Here it is: the preferred edition of Windows for home desktop and mobile PCs. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers the productivity and entertainment that you need from your PC at home or on the go. It includes Windows Media Center, which helps you more easily enjoy your digital photos, TV, movies, and music. Plus, you'll have the peace of mind of knowing that your PC has a whole new level of security and reliability. All together, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 redefines enjoyment in home computing.

It starts with a breakthrough design that makes your PC easier to use every day. With Windows Aero, you'll experience dynamic reflections, smooth gliding animations, transparent glass-like menu bars, and the ability to switch between your open windows in a new three-dimensional layout. Instant desktop search capabilities, coupled with powerful new ways to organize and visualize your information, means you can instantly find and use the e-mails, documents, photos, music, and the other information you want, when you need it.

Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 also helps keep your personal information, your PC, and your family computing experience safer than in previous versions of Windows. For example, Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista includes automated defenses against malicious software and fraudulent websites so you can use your PC online with greater confidence. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 also provides automatic backup of your files, such as your valuable digital photos, music, movies, documents, and other files, so you can relax and focus on the things you care about most. And, by using the built-in parental controls, parents can help ensure their children's computer use is appropriate and safer.

And what about fun? A major advance in Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 is the dramatically improved digital entertainment experience. Windows Media Center makes organizing and enjoying photos, music, DVDs, recorded TV, and home movies easier and more fun. Enjoy the entertainment on your PC or even on your TV in the living room with an Xbox 360 wirelessly networked to your PC. Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 makes it easier to burn your photo slide shows and home movies to a professional-looking video DVD that your friends and family can watch on a DVD player or PC whenever they like. Combined with unbeatable support for gaming and music, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 delivers a complete home entertainment experience.

If you want a PC that can keep up with you while you're on the go, then you'll appreciate how Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 helps you get the most from your mobile PC. It provides simplified power management, easier wireless networking, and streamlined ways to sync with the devices that keep you connected. Because it's incredibly flexible, you can even draw and write by hand on a Tablet PC, and enjoy all of your entertainment through Windows Media Center when you're on the road, in a coffee shop, or relaxing on the couch. Mobile computing has never been like this before.

Finally, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 makes it easier than ever to set up and maintain your new PC. There are new features that make it easier to transfer all of your data and settings from your old PC to your new one and technology that helps keep your system running quickly and reliably over time.

Whether you're balancing your checkbook, studying for school on your mobile PC, watching a downloaded or recorded movie at home, or sharing your favorite photos with friends on a custom DVD, the experience is much better on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1.

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.

Safety
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 helps protect your family and your personal information from threats from malicious software and phishing scams and helps you keep your PC backed-up and running smoothly.

Parental Controls help parents keep children safer while using PCs through convenient tools to manage and monitor children's computer use, access to websites, and ability to play certain games and use certain applications.

PCs running Windows Vista are 60% less likely to be infected with viruses, worms and rootkits than PCs running Windows XP SP2.

Windows Internet Explorer 7 helps protect your PC and your personal information against malicious software, fraudulent websites, and online phishing scams. New phishing attacks are more than 25 times as common as new viruses, and over 20,000 fraudulent phishing websites are created every month. Internet Explorer 7 is now blocking nearly one million inadvertent attempts to access fake phishing sites per week.

Help defend your PC against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software with Windows Defender. Windows Defender in Windows Vista automatically scans Internet Explorer 7 downloads to help bring spyware to your attention before it can infect your computer.

More easily back-up the content on your PC--including digital photos, music, movies, and documents--with Scheduled and Network Backup.

Entertainment
Windows Vista with SP1 is more entertaining. With Windows Media Center, you can enjoy your digital photos and music on your TV as well as on your PC. And it can turn your PC into a digital video recorder, so you can record TV and watch it on your schedule, not theirs.

Sit back and enjoy recorded TV, photos, music, home videos, games and DVDs from the comfort of your couch with Windows Media Center.

Access and project your TV, music, photos, and movies to any room in your house using an Xbox 360 console connected to your wired or wireless home network. It's like having your Media Center PC wherever you have an Xbox 360!

Author and burn movies, photos, and music to DVDs you can play on your PC or a DVD player with Windows DVD Maker.

Live the game! It's easier for you to find, play, and manage your games with GAMES EXPLORER. Games Explorer provides detailed information including when you last played, game genre, and rating of your games. With DirectX 10, play vivid and engaging games with unrivalled realism. Also, use the same game controller with both your PC and your Xbox 360 system.

Ease
It's easier and faster than ever to find, use, manage and share the information on your PC or on the Web with Windows Vista with SP1.

Most Windows Vista-based PCs boot in less than a minute, which can be an improvement over Windows XP boot times.

The Windows Vista sleep and resume features can bring your PC to life in a snap. The vast majority of Windows Vista-based PCs resume from sleep in less than six seconds.

See everything you're working on more clearly with Windows Aero and quickly switch between windows or tasks using Windows Flip 3D.

Find it fast! Simply type something about a file, picture, or song, such as a word contained in a document or e-mail message, the artist of a song, or the date a picture was taken, and Instant Search will bring back any matches instantly.

Organize a lifetime of photos and movies with ease using Windows Photo Gallery. Tag your photos by date, keyword, star rating or any identifying label you choose--so you can find them anytime you want them.

Display live information, like weather, stocks, and news, directly on your desktop with easy-to-use Gadgets and Windows Sidebar.

View multiple web pages simultaneously with Quick Tabs in Windows Internet Explorer 7.

Get up and running faster than ever with Windows Easy Transfer that automatically copies your files and settings from your old PC.

Mobility
With special features to help you go mobile, Windows Vista with SP1 makes computing and connecting away from home or the office easier than ever.

Work the way you want with touch and digital input and handwriting. Tablet and Touch Technology makes your notebook PC experience truly personal.

Set up a wireless network at home with Network and Sharing Center--so you can experience the freedom of working virtually anywhere in your home. Then easily find and join a wireless network at your favorite hotspot--so you can stay productive wherever you go.

Optimize your power and mobile settings centrally with Windows Mobility Center.

Easily sync and manage your music, contacts and pictures across your devices and other PCs with Sync Center.

Share your desktop or any program with Windows Meeting Space. Co-edit documents, and pass notes in class, a favorite hotspot, or where no network exists.

Customer Reviews

vista 64 oem

by bob 2007-12-30, 19 people found this review helpful

Received it from Amazon in 4 days. I would buy from Amazon again, but I would not buy this product. I loaded it up with no problem, it activated
itself (it was checked to activate). When I tried to install a better video card it had to be reactivated. Microsoft refused so I had to phone a number and recite 56 numbers to a computer. Again I was refused and I had to wait for 30 minutes to talk to a human. He told me I wasn't permitted to update my hardware with the oem edition. He finally gave me 56 more numbers to type in. I used win64 oem and never had this problem ( I have update the hardware many times). Vista 64 works fine ( a little slower than win xp)but knowing I can't update to new hardware means I'll be going back to win xp64 from now on.

How to spend less on windows

by Illiterate chimp 2008-08-07, 8 people found this review helpful

Vista is good. Alot of people talk trash but I enjoy the features, but then the computer I built to go along with this OS is real highspeed-lowdrag (AMD 2.31 GHZ phenom quadcore, 4 GB DDR2 1066HZ RAM, 2x NVDIA 8800GT in SLI configuration, all on one of the worlds best mother boards the ASUS crosshair II formula.)

I needed the 64 bit version to read all of the system memory that I have, since 32 bit will only read 3GB total, including what you have on your video cards. Buying this version instead of the regular version is what will save you money. You are allowed to buy this product even if you arent a system developer or whatever arbitrary term microsoft uses, the draw back is is that you cannot tranfer windows once you have installed it on a computer. Essentially the PIN number becomes tied to your mother board. Your mother board dies or whatever and so does your version of windows.

So yes, this is cheaper, but it comes with a slight risk. I took it and Im happy.

Don't believe the Vista Hate! Get 64 bit Vista Home Premium!

by John B. Kalla 2008-07-06, 11 people found this review helpful

Vista x64 is a necessity if you want to use more than 3.5GB (or so) of RAM (2GB per application). It's rock solid and has better driver support now (1-1/2yrs after introduction) than when I bought it, but even then, it ran flawlessly on my MacBook Pro and Mac Pro. My Mac Pro has 6GB of RAM, and Vista x64 sees all of it. This is a plus for people who use Photoshop and other high-intensity applications. To tell the truth, I'm not really sure why Microsoft didn't make Vista 64-bit only, since all processors in modern computers are 64-bit. Vista 32 alone takes up over half the available max RAM, and doesn't leave much for applications.

FYI: If you want the best available (non-gaming), fastest Vista computer, get a Macintosh! There have been several tests and comparisons that show that regular PCs, with their outdated BIOS, serial ports, and parallel ports (and sometimes even floppy disks!), can't keep up with a modern, EFI-based computer like all current macs. And Vista was made with EFI (not BIOS) in mind. This, plus the expandability of the Mac Pro to the currently available 32GB of RAM, make it a no-brainer, unless you're strapped for cash. If you want, you can even reformat the Mac to run Windows-only, though why you'd want to, I have no idea...

Summary: If you MUST use Windows, don't believe the haters! Get Vista x64, and get the Home Premium version and save some cash over Vista Ultimate x64. XP is not nearly as secure, and WinXP x64 still has driver issues. Drop 6 to 10GB RAM from Crucial.com into a Mac Pro, and you'll have the best Windows computer available.

Vista 64-bit: No 16-bit programs, no unfettered kernel access

by Douglas Vanderweide 2009-05-18, 7 people found this review helpful

Some notes about Vista in light of previous reviews: Programs more than five years old likely will not run on it.

-- Vista will not run 16-bit programs.

Any Vista -- 64-bit, 32-bit, Home, Business, Ultimate, etc. -- will NOT run 16-bit programs.

How do you know if a program you use is 16-bit? That's hard to say. If you got the program when you were running Windows 95/98, Windows ME or Windows 2000 / NT4, there's a good chance the program is 16-bit. If the program is more than four years old, some or all of a program's parts may be 16-bit.

Windows XP, Microsoft's first true 32-bit operating system, was capable of running 16-bit programs in compatibility mode. Therefore, it's the last Microsoft OS capable of running such programs.

-- Any Vista will run 32-bit programs. That constitutes the vast majority of software for sale over the last few years on store shelves / over the Internet. Anyone claiming a 32-bit Windows program will not run in 64-bit Vista is simply wrong.

There are rare occasions, namely when installing 32-bit DLLs from the command line, where Vista 64-bit installs require extra effort. The average computer user will never face this issue.

-- Vista does not allow unfettered access to the kernel.

Anyone who's used Windows 95 / 98 / ME is intimately familiar with the Blue Screen of Death. That was caused by software sending bad instructions to the kernel -- the core part of Windows. Mostly, it was caused by bad drivers (the mini-software that controls things such as printers, monitors, etc.).

Beginning in Vista, Microsoft no longer allowed just anyone to write software that talks directly to the kernel. Only select companies who have been given special permission can write such software.

This change means that some older software won't work, because it tries to talk directly to the kernel but doesn't have this special permission. That is actually a step forward for computer security, because it allows Microsoft to terminate bad software developers who make software that causes crashes.

Most of the people complaining here about Vista are having problems with running older software. It's akin to complaining that an automobile won't go, no matter how hard you hit it with a crop. The same way you can't hook a horse-drawn plow to a tractor and expect it to work, you can't install ancient software on Windows Vista and expect it to run.

That said, Vista 64-bit is a vast improvement over all previous Windows distributions. It is considerably more stable; the average home user may only need to restart the machine once a week.

Security, as previously noted, is vastly improved. The biggest change is user access control. That feature prevents software from installing itself or making significant changes to the system without your express permission -- which should help to significantly reduce the problem of worms, viruses and spyware.

The 64-bit software allows users to address more memory, and as more 64-bit software comes on line, you'll notice a significant increase in program performance (those of us who use 64-bit Photoshop have seen this first-hand).

No, you cannot run your copy of dBase III on Vista. Office 97 won't work, either. But any program you can buy off the shelf at any big-box retailer will run on it just fine ... no, better than fine; better than ever before.

Great! But where are the drivers?

by James O. Sims 2007-12-08, 8 people found this review helpful

Work great and fast with my Athlon 64. But drivers are still lacking for scanners and other peripherals. Nobody tells you ahead of time that lots of things won't work with a 64-bit system. This may be a product for the future. But the future ain't here just yet!

VERY happy with this software!

by Ric Corless 2009-05-01, 5 people found this review helpful

Having recently (Apr 09) built an Intel DX58SO (i7)-based system, I wanted to see full performance from day-1. All my historical software has been compatible with 32-bit Vista, and after reading a lot of (hate to use the term, but) whiney reviews about 64-bit Vista being incompatible with "all my important software" and "no drivers available" I still decided to dive into 64-bit Vista with the intent to upgrade to Windows-7 when it is released later in the year. An OEM version is highly restrictive, but it's not that difficult to anticipate needs and install all the necessary hardware prior to installing that version, especially in view of a highly praised upcoming new release, and an OEM version saves a significant amount of money. I like to keep in mind that it is NOT Microsoft's responsibility to write drivers for every peripheral in the world, it is the OEM's responsibility to write a driver for their product to provide compatibility with the reigning OS of the day, and to keep them upgraded as new OS hits the horizon!!!!

NO REGRETS!!

Pioneer CD/DVD DVR2920 ran without a hiccup. My four year old wireless Logitech keyboard & mouse worked from power-up. 64-bit drivers for my Canon iP6600D printer readily available. Likewise for an LiDE100 scanner and a CanoScan 9950F scanner (all tested, all working without problems)! The RAID controller on the Mobo set up flawlessly once the Intel drivers were installed.

Adobe Photoshop Express installed in 32-bit emulation mode and is running like a champ. Even dropping in a couple of fairly obscure plug-ins were no issue! Nero-9 installed in 32-bit emulation mode and is running like a rocket sled!! Plugging in a Sony DV camcorder received a nearly instant "installing drivers" pop-up and thereafter Nero was in control of the camcorder for DV downloads: smooth as silk.

Quicken-8, no problem.

I'll edit this review in the future (until Windows-7 is released) if I run into any problems, but so far this is a dream! I feel bad for all the nay-sayers, but I'm convinced a lot of folks have a real problem doing basic pre-purchase research and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their own flawed decisions or assumptions.

On a scale of....

by t rasa 2008-11-16, 5 people found this review helpful

The caveat:
All my comments are strictly relative to Microsoft products.

I bought this OS after a year with an HP Pavilion that was produced during the great Vista wars when all the branded folks were refusing to build drivers for the new OS. HP had no compatible drivers, even for their bundled peripherals. After a nightmare year in which MS, to their credit, tried mightily but vainly to get my system to install SP1 and zero help from HP, I decided to wipe out every character of that nasty HP bloatware code. It worked. I'm now 100 percent HP free and my system is compatible with the world of computers. It's also much more stable. The problems with 64-bit are largely gone now and I am happy with my system. Anyone fighting with brand name crap-ware should, IMHO, spend the hundred bucks, do a clean installation and get on with life. There are 64-bit drivers galore available now. I've had no problems since the upgrade.

It's not HORRIBLE but many things will no longer work.

by tempgal 2008-11-12, 5 people found this review helpful

Vista 64-bit home premium came preinstalled on a new laptop. I purposely selected this option because I wanted a laptop that would be current for about five years. Have used it for about 6 weeks now and it's not as difficult to use as I thought it would be. However, yesterday I ordered a new desktop -- NOT with Vista 64-bit. Am tired of having to upgrade fairly new software just for Vista 64, tired of not being able to hear streaming music, not being able to use my Slingbox, not being able to see certain HTML effects, and not being able to get help for any of this. I also needed something that would work with my other hardware such as printers, scanners, etc. for which there are no Vista 64-bit drivers. By the time Vista 64-bit is ready, five years will likely have passed. Don't buy this unless you're running something that truly needs it or you have another PC that you can count on.

Works well for limited use

by S. Kim 2007-10-22, 7 people found this review helpful

Finding Vista 64-bit supported hardware was difficult. Many hardware vendors would say Vista is supported, but only for 32-bit Vista. The most difficult item to find was the wireless network card. GUI is colorful and interface is easy to use. But it is also processor and memory pig. The operating system would take about 1 GB so you would need about 2 GB of memory to run applications. Most 32-bit applications will run well under Vista 64. The purpose of operating system is manage the system resource. The operating system eats up most of resource so there isn't much to manage so I guess this is consider as good... I use it for my HTPC, only runs few applications for video and image processing.

Amazingly slow

by John Doe 2008-12-04, 7 people found this review helpful

I have been using Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit version patiently for several months now. The "performance indicator" says my Windows Vista experience is a 5.6 out of a possible 5.9 -- this is supposed to be some indication of how fast my hardware is. So, my hardware is top notch -- brand new HP quad core Phenom 2.4 GHz processor with 8GB of RAM. As a matter of fact, all my hardware gets a 5.9/5.9 except my video card. But, as soon as I boot, I notice the OS is using 1.5GB of RAM, before I touch anything. If I leave Internet Explorer open, it has a memory leak that gets progressively worse and completely overtakes the system within a few hours. I tried to play a movie, and it struggled to decode it fast enough -- playback suffered immensely.

My patience has run out. I'm reverting back to Windows XP, or at least installing a dual boot configuration, because this machine is just silly slow. I have brand new, top-of-the-line 64-bit hardware and a crazy amount of RAM; and this machine feels slow. I'm amazed at how inferior of a product this is.