Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Upgrade w/SP1
Windows Vista Home Basic
A quick look: Windows Vista Home Basic is an entry-level operating system designed for home users.
- Windows XP Professional (clean install only)
- Windows XP Home
- Windows XP Media Center (clean install only)
- Windows XP Tablet PC (clean install only)
- Windows XP Professional x64 (clean install only)
- Windows 2000 (clean install only)
Vista® Home Basic Edition is designed for home users that only require a basic, yet secure and easy-to-use operating system. Comparable to Windows XP Home Edition, Vista Home Basic offers improved security features compared to previous versions of Windows, an intuitive user interface, and more powerful searching tools. For all this and more, consider purchasing Vista Home Premium or Ultimate.
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- The Vista Experience
Vista Home Basic isn't as graphics-heavy as higher versions of Vista, but it is still one of the most secure versions of Windows available. Instant Search quickly scans for documents and files on your system, and the Internet Explorer 7.0 web browser makes it easy to search and surf the web safely.
- Data and computer security
Vista Home Basic contains security features like Windows Defender to help keep your system spyware-free and your private data private. Internet Explorer 7.0 (IE7) offers new anti-phishing tools to check the safety of each site you visit. Additionally, Home Basic offers customizable parental controls to help keep your children safer online.
- Additional features
Vista Home Basic includes Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Media Player 11 to let you organize and share media files and photos. Performance Self-Tuning and diagnostics keep your computer optimized and running smoothly, and Vista Easy Transfer can transfer files from an old PC to a new one.
- Hard Drive Space: 15 GB (20 GB drive size recommended)
- Processor Type: 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
- Processor Speed: 800 MHz (1 GHz recommended)
- RAM: 512 MB
- Graphics: Microsoft DirectX® 9 support, 32 MB (min) of VRAM
- Other: DVD-ROM drive, internet access
- Note: Your system must meet or exceed the recommended requirements to gain access to advanced features. 64-bit media and CD-ROM discs are available through Microsoft for an additional fee.
