Posted 08/28/2009 at 10:20:10pm

Buyer beware. Sure, you can get vista for $109 with a free upgrade to Windows7....BUT IS JUST AN UPGRADE!. Also, just like the Vista OS, it is OEM. This means both the VISTA 0S and Windows 7 OS can be installed on only one computer PERIOD! Further more, every time you need to re-install the OS, you will have to install vista first and THEN upgrade to Windows 7. It is much better to buy the full retail version...if you can afford it. This way, the OS does not die with the computer and gives you a much shorter install time.

Posted 02/07/2009 at 09:00:31pm

OK first off... VISTA stinks! I work in the IT department at a contractor/ construction buisness that has a lot of specialty software for CAD design and contractor services. Vista is not compatible with any of that specialty software and the companies that designed the programs don't want to bother with re-writing the programs to be compatible with VISTA. Then there are the stability issues. Sure, SP1 might have created a fix, but look at the whole picture! Directx10 has had more bark than bite.Microsoft sure mad a mess of things by offering not one, two, or three variations of vista but FOUR! There is Basic, Premium, Buisness and Ultimate. I hated VISTA and right now, I am not sure Windows7 will be any better. Until Microsoft decided to initiate a de-activation of every XP OS when it tries to access the internet....I  think I will stick with good old XP PRO!