10 Best Operating Systems for Desktop
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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 119 products, over 200 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Desktop . 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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9 People Recommend
"the desktop looks boring when first using the os, but customization for an hour or two changes that completely, as it's a good bit more personal than xp customization.…" - Newegg.com User "vista is so ram intensive, running nothing and just the desktop, it's eating up 500-800mb of ram straight up...…" - Doomeraye at Newegg.com "if you were to get windows vista, wait until you buy your new desktop, or notebook.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Full Version
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$158 - $346
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5 People Recommend
"in addition, the new sidebar allows you to customize your desktop with various gadgets such as calendar, weather, news headlines, or notes.…" - Amazon.com User "i have vista running smoothly on a desktop with 3 ghz intel pentium 4 with 1 gb ram and a laptop with 1.8 ghz amd turion64 with 512 mb of ram.…" - Amazon.com User "windows dreamscene, also known as 'motion desktop', basically allows users running windows vista ultimate to have an animated desktop background!…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit
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$136 - $165
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4 People Recommend
"i have vista on the self, with vista the hard drive was always working, doing something every on desktop.…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: if you bought this so you can use your 4+ gb of ram for your desktop, then you are smart.…" - StyListiK SmurF at Newegg.com "other thoughts: i run this os on all my computers and love the remote desktop capabilities.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
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$132 - $419
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3 People Recommend
"more stable than any other pc desktop microsoft os yet. …" - Newegg.com User "have a few extra pcs layin around (3 desktops and a laptop)…" - Newegg.com User |
Xandros Desktop Home Edition Premium Full Version
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3 People Recommend
"i've found that xandros desktop has greatly reduced the trouble of administration and fixing problems my wife has.…" - Jeff Smith from Springville, UT at Buy.com "xandros desktop os has always been very easy to use.…" - Jitin Arora from El Paso, TX at Buy.com "desktop with all the tools you'll ever need.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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$140 - $219
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2 People Recommend
"summary: i am an dedicated windows 2000 pro user and did not like what i saw in the xp desktop.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "first, your desktop is clutter free, allowing you better access to your computer's front-line page.…" - Amazon.com User "disable desktop cleanup wizard every 60 days 10. …" - Pricegrabber.com User |
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version
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$97 - $285
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1 People Recommend
"the start menu also contains most of the system links usually found on the desktop (computer, documents, etc.), which is why the only thing on the desktop the first time you boot up is the recycle bin…" - Amazon.com User "the gadgets are also cool, but since i don't normally see my desktop except when starting up the pc, i haven't played with them much.…" - Amazon.com User "the desktop is an improvement on xp and i particularly like the sidebar with its gadgets such as the clock, weather, news items, and date etc.…" - Amazon.com User |
Apple Mac OS X V10.3 Full Version
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$199 - $250
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1 People Recommend
"for anyone who has booted linux or freebsd can see the advantages of having a desktop that is better than gnome or kde.…" - Amazon.com User "i also really find hitting that f9 key, to see all the open files on the desktop, is a tool i'm using more than i thought i would.…" - Amazon.com User "for anyone who has booted linux or freebsd can see the advantages of having a desktop that is better than gnome or kde. …" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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$97 - $230
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1 People Recommend
"ram hog, resource hog-1 gig of my ram sitting at idle at the desktop!!…" - Newegg.com User "ram hog, resource hog-1 gig of my ram sitting at idle at the desktop!! …" - Newegg.com User "cons: only thing about home is that it doesn't have remote desktop. …" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English
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$86 - $110
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1 People Recommend
"more user-friendly; doesn't leave you staring at the screen as often asking "now what?" without desktop you can still run programs by hitting ctrl-alt-del.-file-new task(run)...…" - Amazon.com User "plus, the desktops and screen savers are less outstanding, though with the upgrade, the 98 themes are still inside.…" - Amazon.com User "prosamong the most stable and easiest to work with versions of the windows family of operating systems; i have upgraded several older desktop computers that were running either windows me, or windows…" - Dell.com User |
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