Windows Vista Home Basic w/SP1 (Product Upgrade)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 is the entry-level offering for consumers with basic computing needs. If you want to use your PC for tasks like surfing the Internet, keeping in contact with friends and family via e-mail and chat and creating and editing documents, Windows Vista Home Basic edition is for you. Windows Vista Home Basic edition is designed to help people stay better connected and to be compatible with a wide range of software, devices and services that people use and trust the most.Windows Vista Home Basic will deliver a safter, more reliable and more productive computing environment. In fact, itA{cent}a {not}a {cent}s the safest operating system that Microsoft has ever developed. Whether browsing the internet, connecting to wireless or reading an e-mail, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition protects you with security tools and technologies, parental control features and more. And with new tools to move your files and settings from your old PC, Windows Vista Home Basic makes using your computer a snap.Windows Vista SP1 is an update to Windows Vista that, along with improvements delivered to users via these other channels, addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also will continue to make it easier for IT administrators to deploy and manage Windows Vista.