A group inside Microsoft recommended in 2005 that the lowest-priced version of Windows Vista be released without the Vista moniker because of concerns over 'user product expectations,' according ...

Editor's Note: Product not yet tested. The following description is from the manufacturer. Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing needs. If you only want to ...

Microsoft is clearly positioning Home Basic as the soon-to-be-forgotten little brother to Windows Home Premium. Don't be too quick to dismiss Vista Basic. Written by Marc Wagner, Contributor Feb ...

You may think of Wal-Mart as a down-market PC seller, but as emails in the Vista “junk PC” case show, Wal-Mart was furious at Microsoft’s Vista Capable scheme, and thought that Vista Home ...

Windows Vista Home Premium improves every aspect of digital entertainment experiences, including photos, video, TV, movies, music and games. Windows Vista Home Premium includes everything in Windows ...

Back in 1998 there was one consumer Windows OS release tier, just like in 1995. Come 2001, there were two: Home and Professional. In 2007, there will be four: Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate ...

If you can run Vista on your PC, Home Premium is a bargain. Home Basic, on the other hand, is not. It's £50 less than Home Premium, but the only reason for buying it is if you have an old PC that ...

In a blow to Microsoft Corp., a federal judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit late Friday alleging that Microsoft unjustly enriched itself by promoting PCs as "Windows Vista Capable" even ...

If you are using Microsoft’s Windows Vista Home Premium, there are chances, you would like to upgrade to Windows 7. Since, Windows Vista basic or home premium cannot be upgraded to profession of ...

Microsoft has confirmed the existence of six separate Windows 7 versions. That's identical to what launched with Windows Vista, although you won't likely see Windows 7 Home Basic appearing on your ...

Not only should an in-place upgrade go smoothly (barring any unexpected incompatibilities), but future upgrades to higher Windows Vista SKUs (going from, say, Home Basic to Home Premium), later ...