For your basic home computing needs
Product Information
Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing
needs. If you only want to use your PC for tasks like browsing the Internet,
using e-mail, or viewing photos, then Windows Vista Home Basic may be the right
edition for you. While it won't provide as many benefits as Windows Vista Home
Premium, it will help you use your PC more easily and more safely than you could
with Windows XP.
The first thing you'll notice about Windows Vista Home Basic is how easy it is to find the programs and files you're looking for. The instant desktop search feature looks across all of your documents, e-mails, photos, and other files, organizing the results in the way that you want to view them. When coupled with the built-in web search of Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista, you'll spend less time looking for the things that you need and more time on the activities that you care about.
With automatic defenses against malicious software and fraudulent websites, Windows Vista Home Basic enables you and your family to use your computer with greater confidence. Plus, parents can use built-in controls to help ensure their children's computer use is protected and appropriate.
Windows Vista Home Basic makes it easier than ever to set up your new PC, with features that easily transfer all of your data and settings from your old PC to your new one. What's more, you can have peace of mind for years to come with technology that keeps your system running quickly and reliably over time.
Simply put, Windows Vista Home Basic provides you with just the essentials you need for home computing.
Product Highlights
Windows Defender: Helps automatically safeguard your PC against
pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other
unwanted software.
Dynamic Security Protection: Internet Explorer 7 helps you achieve a
higher level of security protection than ever before when browsing the web.
Anti-Phishing Technology: Internet Explorer 7 helps protect you from fraudulent websites that attempt to steal your personal information.
Internet Explorer Protection Mode: Unique to Windows Vista is Internet Explorer protected mode, which makes browsing the web even safer by helping prevent unwanted malicious software downloads.
Parental Controls: Manage the rules for your children's computer use. You can set time limits for use, and also manage their access to the web and to PC games.
Standard User Accounts: You can confidently allow your children to use your PC, and lessen the risk that they will install malicious software or make harmful changes to the PC.
Backup Features: Use basic backup features to safeguard your files—priceless digital photos, music, movies, documents, and more.
Product Features
Windows Requirements
For users running
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
only. Backup and clean install may be
required.
Please Note: Due
to the "Special Packaging" on this item, it can not be returned once
it has been opened.
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