Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 Upgrade [OLD VERSION]

3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars | 41 ratings

Price: 145

Last update: 10-03-2024


About this item

Mobility-based operating system meets all your computing needs whether you're working from home, working on the road, or searching for entertainment options
Combines all the features of a business-focused operating system, all the efficiency features of a mobility-focused operating system, and all of the digital entertainment features of a consumer-focused operating system
Remotely connect to business networks; Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption provides improved levels of protection against theft for your important business data whether you are at home, on the road, or in the office
Delivers all of the entertainment features available in Windows Vista Home Premium; includes everything you need to enjoy the latest in digital photography, music, movies, analog TV, or even HDTV
Ideal for both business and home entertainment use

Top reviews from the United States

Mo Grunt
4.0 out of 5 stars Up and running after some vendor assistance
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2012
After receiving assistance from Vendor and some web searching I got this product loaded on formerly dead computer - did require significant catch-up updates from Microsoft to bring this version up to current.
TN Homesteader
5.0 out of 5 stars Great if you need clean install
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
Although an old OS version, my issue was related to hardware failures that required rebuilding. Since they are "older" machines, yes two of them, it was best to rebuild the software layer and thus installing existing OS. Since this is a full upgrade CD, it allows for full (clean) install of OS using existing Product Keys and thus reverts to OEM keys once activated leaving the key with disks (32 and 64 bit) intact. This comes in very handy as I have 1 more machine running Vista.
The product was delivered promptly and in very good condition. The price was acceptable considering my need and particularly when compared to other pricing on Amazon.
Rhett E. Parler
1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2009
There is absolutely no reason to buy this product. Stick with XP and wait and see how Windows 7 does when released this year. Vista adds some eye candy that you can get for your xp system for free or a small fee.

It does add heaches, UAC (goggle that one and check the number of problems), terrific bloat, system slow down, driver issues, software issues,etc...

Also take a look at the people giving 4 and 5 stars and then listing a host of problems.
Frank R
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2014
Waste of money
Stephen B. Shedden
3.0 out of 5 stars Will Not Properly Uprgrade from the Non- SP1 Version of Home Premium
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2008
I recently bought this product in an attempt to upgrade my new sony Laptop to 64-bit from 32-bit to take advantage of the 4MB installed memory. According the the statement on the package you can upgrade from Vista home Premium to Vista Ultimate without doing a re-format. First off my new system would not accept the 64-bit disc. I then tried to install the 32-bit disc and it would only accept the installation if I was willing to completley re-format the hard drive because I was not upgrading from Windows Home Premium SP1. This is even though I had dowloaded all the latest Microsoft updates to bring it up to SP1 status. Since it was a new computer and I did not want to lose all the bundled software I opted to return it and remain with what I had. It would not be economically feasible to purchase the Home Premium SP1 Upgrade just to install the Ultimate SP1 upgrade behnd it. Bottom line, if you want to save your programs and files (not do a complete re-format) Ulitmate SP1 it seems will only upgrade from another SP1 product.
Stan
4.0 out of 5 stars Vista Ultimate Upgrade
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2008
I waited until Vista was available in a retail box so that I would not have to deal with a large download. Amazon was the first place that had the product available. There are many differences between XP and Vista. Learning the newer version takes a little time but it is well worth it. My boot time is 20 seconds compared to my XP's boot time of 45 seconds. There are many new features in Vista. One of my favorites is the sleep mode with a keyboard wake.
Cesar
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2017
worked great
Mike
1.0 out of 5 stars It's not worth the money
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2010
I had been running XP for some time, but I ended up getting a virus despite sophisticated internet security. I figured I'd upgrade to Vista and do a fresh install. The installation was easy. After everything was up and running, I noticed it ran pretty well on my system. I have a 2gig AMD 64 dual core processor. After about a week, I noticed that my computer would progessively slow down day by day. Which is funny since it hasn't gotten any more sophisticated. It just takes more memory. I have a gig of memory, but even with that, Vista was using around 68% at any given time...just to run the OS. I could use a little extra memory for my system, but why would I want to spend money to upgrade my hardware just to run the same stupid tasks? This OS takes 15 extra gigabytes of hard drive space too. 15 gigabytes can hold about 1000 mp3 files, and I'm basically subtracting it from my computer without question so I can have Vista hog it all. Now I know why Macs have been selling so well.

I don't have $1500 for a new Mac, so I put a copy of Ubuntu Linux on my computer. It took 10 minutes to install. It's just as flashy, more intuitive, and it does everything Windows can do-and it's friggin' free. It reads all my music files, it reads all my pictures and videos. My printer works and I have Open Office. From the time it takes to boot up Vista, I can log on, off, and back on again 10 times over.

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