Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1* 64Bit 1Pk OEM (DVD)

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Product Overview * Via SP1 Update disk supplied FOC

More entertaining, improved mobility and new user interface
Windows Vista Home Premium is the operating system for homes with advanced computer needs. It will help you use your laptop or desktop PC more effectively as well as enable you to enjoy new, exciting digital entertainment experiences-all with the benefit of added security and reliability.

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Features Get things done more easily and intuitively
Breakthrough design makes your PC easier to use. Integrated search makes it finding the programs and files (including documents, e-mails, photos, and music) you're looking for super fast.

Have better protection for your PC and family
With features including Windows Defender and improved Parental Controls, your personal information, your PC, and your family are better protected than in previous versions of Windows.

Enjoy entertainment a whole new way
The dramatically improved entertainment experience-spanning TV and movies, photos, music, and DVDs-will redefine the way you think about your PC.

Be productive, entertained, and mobile
Get the most from your mobile PC with simplified power management, easier wireless networking, easier device synchronization and improved Tablet PC support.

System Requirements
Processor
Required: 800 MHz or faster processor
Recommended: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

Memory
Required: 512 MB of system memory
Recommended: 1 GB of system memory

Hard Disk
Required: 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Recommended: 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Drive
Required: DVD-ROM drive

Display
Required: Support for Super VGA graphics
Recommended: Support for DirectX 9 graphics with WDDM Driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum), Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, and 32 bits per pixel

Sound Card
Audio output recommended

Internet Connection
Some features require an Internet connection

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.

Buying Guide

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Date Issued: 29th Jul 2009

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Windows7
Date Issued: 29th Jun 2009

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System Buses & Bandwidth
Date Issued: 21st Oct 2008

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Wi-Fi
Date Issued: 20th Oct 2008

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Intel Robson Technology
Date Issued: 20th Oct 2008

This TekSpek explains what Intel’s Robson technology is, why it matters and what currently supports it.

GPU
Date Issued: 20th Oct 2008

Explaining how a modern GPU works in completeness would take a book. Or two. Per class of chip. Per vendor. They’re extraordinarily complex pieces of engineering and production, and the end result contains more transistors than multiple modern x86 processors.

64 Bit Operating Systems
Date Issued: 14th Jul 2008

This TekSpek explains the essentials required to run a 64-bit operating system and native 64-bit applications on a modern 64-bit capable PC system.

Intel’s 45nm technology
Date Issued: 24th Jun 2008

This TekSpek discusses Intel’s 45nm process technology. What it is, what it provides, and how it benefits the consumer.

Wi-Fi Security
Date Issued: 19th Jun 2008

WiFi is a wonderful thing. You can take your laptop anywhere in your house and access the Internet, or access your network from the garden. However, it does introduce the grim possibility of somebody else doing exactly the same, without you ever knowing. This guide seeks to make you aware of various security terms and ideas associated with wireless networking and what you should consider when setting up a wireless network.

Gigabytes and Gibibytes
Date Issued: 23rd Aug 2005

If you've used a computer for any duration of time you'll have come across the terms “kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte” and so on. Then there's “kilobit, megabit and gigabit” to add a bit of confusion and to top it all off you've maybe heard or read terms like “gibibyte” on occasion.