Microsoft Windows Vista
This is the latest of Microsoft's operating systems. It installs on to your computer and allows you to control all of your hardware devices and software programs that are installed once the "OS" has been installed.
Windows Vista Editions :
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Ultimate
This is the complete version of Microsoft Vista. Contains the Aero Desktop, Windows Media Center, Windows complete backup and restore, makes high definition DVD movies, amoungst other things...
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Home Premium
Mainly used for home desktops and mobile computing. Contains the Aero Desktop, Windows Media Center, makes high definition DVD movies, amoungst other things...
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Home Basic
This is the basic version of Vista. It provides access to email, browsing the internet and viewing photos.
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Business
Contains the Aero Desktop, Windows complete backup and restore, and other things...
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Enterprise
This version is designed to significantly lower IT costs and risks.
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The first service pack for Windows Vista, Service Pack 1, will be available supposedly in the 2nd half of 2007. At this current time of writing (August 2007), SP1 is in beta mode and weighs in at approx. 650MB!
The official website can be found here.