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Out of thousands of reviews for 116 products, over 100 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Basic. These 4 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM
Microsoft Windows  Vista  Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM for PC (1 Computers) $110 - $135 Compare Prices
  • Feature Packed
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
13 People Recommend
"well all in all i like it, but i will say you can safly stick with xp and you will still be fine so basicly upgrade if you have the money and the computer power, if you dont dont worry about it…"

- N/A at Newegg.com

"the biggest con is that m$ is basically forcing us to switch from a perfectly good platform, winxp, by clearly planning to stop supporting it as time goes on.…"

- Newegg.com User

"i'm running a basic setup with 1 hard drive, 1 video card, etc and it was nearly automatic.…"

- phantomw72 at Newegg.com


No 2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit
 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit $136 - $165 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"-- so basically, we have to wait for windows 7 now lol…"

- N/A at Newegg.com

"compatible with most everything i have found useful as a basic interactive client for years. …"

- Newegg.com User

"cons: one big one....anti-virus...and basic home users may not find drivers for all your gizmos!!!that gamers dont use..avast.com --offers free anti virus for home user's.that works well with xp…"

- Newegg.com User


No 3 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Full Version
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Full Version for PC $6 - $20 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
2 People Recommend
"in this book microsoft , takes you all the way from explaining the basic concepts of mail servers and move on to installing, upgrading, migrating and clustering of exchange servers and in a very…"

- Amazon.com User

"this book can be read and understood by exchange vets or newbies...it covers basics and more complicated matters in a format that is easy to look up when an issue arises.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this book goes over the basic principles of configuring and administering an exchange 2003 infrastructure.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition Full Version OEM
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition Full Version OEM for PC $87 - $180 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
1 People Recommend
"other thoughts: since this is the home basic edition, i really don't see the big advantage over xp.…"

- Newegg.com User

"for home use is great basic and premium. …"

- Newegg.com User

"pros: i read alot of trashing of vista home basic and was reluctant to buy except for the smoking price. …"

- Newegg.com User


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