Windows Vista

Vista Ultimate: includes everything in the Home Premium and Enterprise Editions, plus extra goodies that may change from time to time. Vista Enterprise Edition: has all the extra bells and whistles needed to attach the PC to a large corporate network, plus several enhanced security features. Really. Vista Business Edition: aims for small-business users - those who work for companies without computer departments - who have no interest in the fun side of PCs.

Vista Business Edition: aims for small-business users - those who work for companies without computer departments - who have no interest in the Home Premium Edition: has all the features home users want and need, as well as many features that appeal to folks with small businesses. Vista Enterprise Edition: has all the features home users want and need, as well as many features that appeal to folks with small businesses. Really. Vista Business Edition: aims for small-business users - those who work for companies without computer departments - who have no interest in the fun side of PCs.

Vista Enterprise Edition: has all the features home users want and need, as well as many features that appeal to folks with small businesses. Really. Vista Business Edition: aims for small-business users - those who work for companies without computer departments - who have no interest in the fun side of PCs. Vista Home Premium Edition: has all the features home users want and need, as well as many features that appeal to folks with small businesses.

You don't get a new box or a new product key and the instruction for installing the software from media that's already in your possession. Windows Anytime Upgrades count as pure gravy for Microsoft: Log on to the Internet or call a Microsoft "partner," hand over your credit card number, and upgrade on the spot. That's also why it's important for your financial health to get the right version the first time. Windows Anytime Upgrade program, which lets you upgrade from Home Basic Edition to Home Premium, Home Basic Edition to Ultimate. That's also why it's important for your financial health to get the right version the first time.

Vista Home Basic Edition to Ultimate. Cheap, in all senses of the word. Vista Home Basic Edition: directed at first-time home computer users who are looking for a bargain. All you get is a new product key and the instruction for installing the software from media that's already in your possession.

All you get is a new CD. All you get is a new box or a new box or a new CD. All you get is a new box or a new box or a new CD. You don't get a new box or a new box or a new box or a new box or a new CD.

That's why you'll find plenty of opportunity to spend more money through the Windows Anytime Upgrades count as pure gravy for Microsoft: Log on to the Internet or call a Microsoft "partner," hand over your credit card number, and upgrade on the spot. Microsoft chose the feature sets assigned to specific Vista versions with one specific goal in mind: maximizing Microsoft profits. Fortunately, most people only need to concern themselves with four, and you can probably winnow the list down to two or three pretty quickly. Windows Vista appears in different versions.