- User-friendly software offers powerful new ways to organize, find, and share information
- Keeps your network running smoothly and securely without excessive reliance on dedicated IT support; ideal for organizations of all sizes
- Sophisticated data protection and auditing capabilities help simplify IT management and can help lower costs for regulatory compliance
- Warns you of impending hardware failures early on, so you don’t have to worry about the devastating loss of any important business data
- Includes Small Business Resources, a built-in how-to guide leads you through everyday tasks and troubleshooting in non-technical language; more securely connects you to your business information whether you’re in or out of the office
Product Description
Item #: Q75385. Windows Vista Business is the first Windows operating system designed specifically to meet the needs of small businesses. You’ll empower your entire business to work more efficiently with a stunning and improved, simple-to-use interface that makes it easier to search and find the information you need quickly and easily, both on your PCs and on the web. With powerful new safety features, you’re in control and can better protect the key information tha… More >>
Windows Vista Business with SP1
Tags: Business, data, information, network, reliance, share, software, User-friendly, Vista, Windows
#1 by Victor Hernandez on May 28, 2010 - 11:35 am
IT HAS BEEN ALMOST TWO MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE ITEM. IT IS A TOTAL LET DOWN. I GUESS THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND AN ITEM CHEAPER THAN THE MRSP. I WAS JACKE.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Malcolm Johnson on May 28, 2010 - 12:07 pm
Nothing much to add. It’s Vista Business and it works as I’d expect – which is fine.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by W. Roth on May 28, 2010 - 2:55 pm
After receiving Vista on my HP laptop and running it for 1.5 years now, I am throwing in the towel and leaving my PC because of the buggy OS. As an operating system, I expect functionality first, then design. Microsoft clearly got this one backward. I have had massive compatibility issues with many of my peripherals (scanners, printers, etc) since day 1 and still can’t use 2 of my peripherals (they say drivers are still coming, but it’s going on two years now). Running any Adobe product basically brings my machine (with 2G of RAM) to a crawl. I have had countless problems with the conflicts between Vista and the Office Suite – mainly Outlook and Word. I’ve actually had to run without anti-virus protection because that too brings the machine to a halt. Boot up and shut down time is at least 2-3 minutes and 2 minutes respectively. The automatic updates generally cause more problems than fixes. While not highly technical, I do understand testing and regression testing with the primary software and others. I am not convinced that Microsoft regression tests with its own products let alone non-MS products. I have thought about downgrading my machine to XP several times, but that seems counter-intuitive. The Mac ads on TV are so true. They’re not even cute and funny to me anymore. I just resonate with the problem. Where is the fix MS?
I’ll end this by saying that I love to adopt and experiment with new technologies. I was willing to play the Vista game knowing that while not as pretty of a UI, XP is significantly more stable and dependable. As I have been putting up with this pain from November of 07′ and it is now September of 09′ and bugs are still shutting me down (my mouse no longer works in MS Word and Microsoft says the problem is a conflict in the registry keys between Vista and Word (occurred as a result of one of THEIR updates), there is no fix), I cannot support this product. As Macs still do not support 3 pieces of software that I need (snagit (rumored to be coming soon), MS Visio, and MS Project) I will reluctantly still have to run some Windows OS on my Mac through Parallels Desktop. It will be XP only because I can trust it more.
Those considering upgrading, don’t. Save yourself the frustration.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Erich Maria Remarque on May 28, 2010 - 4:53 pm
Vista is indeed a revolutionary OS. The user interface was a MAJOR improvement over XP. The Game Explorer is a very nice addition for gamers. And best of all, it doesn’t crash! It’s just stable.
I have used Vista Business since its release in January 2007 and it has been absolutely rock solid. It’s fast (faster than XP even on systems with more than 4Gbs of RAM), much more secure than XP, compatible with older software, sexy Aero effects, and boasts loads of new features and improvements. And I already mentioned the much improved interface.
Yes, it does have a few bad things. UAC is one of them, but that can be easily turned off. Slow file transfer over the network was indeed a problem early on, but was fixed even before SP1 came out. And DRM is still just as bad as in XP.
Windows 7 is coming out in a few months, but it’s not out now, so Vista still holds the crown as the best Windows version out there. Actually, Windows 7 is nothing but Vista SE with a new name. I ran the Windows 7 release candidate full time for a month, and realized that I had been running “Windows 7″ since January 2007. Heh. I will still upgrade to Win7 though, if I find it for cheap (the current upgrade prices are NOT worth it if you already own Vista).
Overall, this OS has served me well over these past three years, and just felt compelled to write a positive review. Good job Microsoft!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by The Codifier on May 28, 2010 - 6:54 pm
Vista Business came with a Dell machine I bought. It is horrible — slow, non-intuitive interface, seem to be hiding things (as compared to XP), etc. For me to upgrade to Windows 7 (hoping it would be an improvement for the horrible product they sold as an improvement to XP), Microsoft wants me to pay them $130. I am not going to pay $130 for it. My recommendation is to get a Mac. They work well (not perfectly, but better than Microsoft), and Apple is more responsive to their customers. The Apple Tax? Run the numbers on truly equivalent machines (all hardware, any apps you would buy, etc.)
Rating: 1 / 5