10 Best Operating Systems for Computer
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What To Look For
- Easy To Install
- Frequent Updates
- Feature Packed
Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 121 products, over 1,000 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Computer. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM
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$110 - $135
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66 People Recommend
"other thoughts: anyone who gives this a bad rating is either non-computer savvy, or just trying to run it on a very old system.…" - EVGA Fan at Newegg.com "if u right click on the my computer it pops up a window..…" - Newegg.com User "i reluctantly installed it on my new computer i just purchased because i knew xp would work.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English
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$86 - $110
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24 People Recommend
"not to mention the most annoying error reporting program that will open multiple instances of itself and drain 100% of your cpu or cause your computer to freeze (and you can't uninstall it!).…" - Tigerdirect.com User "you will have to download it to another computer and use a portable drive or cd/dvd to install it.…" - Beachaudio.com User "running windows 95 and that means windows 98 is illegal in your country and you are in the land of needing a new computer fast, feeling that you might have a box that looks like it is running windows…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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$97 - $230
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23 People Recommend
"been using this product on other computers for years.…" - Newegg.com User "i was hoping i wouldn't need this registration code, since there was one already on the outside of the computer on which i was going to install it.…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: in the end if i had not been doing this for my aunt and uncle (very computer illiterate) i would have slapped up some fedora8 linux o/s, because all they are using it for is open…" - h*klown at Newegg.com |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
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$132 - $419
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15 People Recommend
"even gives you a coa label to affix to your tower.cons: noneother thoughts: i have been using xp pro on all of my computers, and i have to say it is the most stable operating system out there to date.…" - Newegg.com User "i had to build a new system when i realized how old my other system was when it wouldn't run my kids computer games.…" - Newegg.com User "it is the stablest, fastest, and most compatible (thats where linux fails) system ever created for the personal computer.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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$140 - $219
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12 People Recommend
"i tried to use windows 98 se in this computer because i like the way it looked, but after i had every thing working it would take 5 minute for windows 98 se to boot the pc up.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "if you update your computer ocasionaly, and drivers and update windows, it will run flawless from day 1 to next time you upgrade it.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "running windows 95 and that means windows 98 is illegal in your country and you are in the land of needing a new computer fast, feeling that you might have a box that looks like it is running windows…" - Amazon.com User |
Enteractive WinCleaner OneClick CleanUp 11
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$25 - $30
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12 People Recommend
"i downloaded the 30 day fully functional trial version directly from wincleans website, and it has fixed my computer's problems.…" - SLC comp from SLC UT at Circuitcity.com "my computer is so much faster and the error messages are gone!…" - Jen Stone at Target.com "i purchased this product after reading some reviews on it, i like the fact that you can use it on more than one computer.…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit
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$136 - $165
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9 People Recommend
"other thoughts: sould have gotten this for me when it came out got it for a new computer for my mom to destroy her own computer this time.…" - Rob at Newegg.com "all my computer parts from newegg, you guys are the best, and i mean the best.…" - Newegg.com User "research everything in your computer to make sure drivers are available before buying this…" - ME at Newegg.com |
Xandros Desktop Home Edition Premium Full Version
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7 People Recommend
"good for 10 computers as well!…" - Tigerdirect.com User "i had built this computer from parts from tiger direct and was using windows 98.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "install it with all the devices you have connected to the computer turned on.…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Full Version OEM
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$90 - $102
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6 People Recommend
"running windows 95 and that means windows 98 is illegal in your country and you are in the land of needing a new computer fast, feeling that you might have a box that looks like it is running windows…" - Amazon.com User "i do have a few problems but it may not be caused by the operating system as my computer is over five years old and my hard drive is pretty full.…" - Amazon.com User "i had windowsme, but something went wrong with my computer and it wasn't recognizing drivers for stuff so i got xp and that fixed all that because xp has all the drivers you need already included in…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version OEM
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$100 - $199
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4 People Recommend
"the snipping tool lets you easily take screenshots, the whole-computer backup tool lets you image your entire hard drive for backup purposes (only in business and ultimate editions), and the search…" - Tigerdirect.com User "i wouldn't recommend vista 64-bit to anyone who uses a computer on a daily basis unless you know it can do what you want it to do.…" - Newegg.com User "going from my vista x64 home computer to my xp pro work computer i must say that xp looks dated now.…" - Amazon.com User |
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