10 Best Operating Systems for Free
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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 117 products, over 300 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Free. 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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22 People Recommend
"but within 5 min of vista starting up it freezes.…" - Newegg.com User "first try was an upgrade but resulted in bsods and freezes (from corrupt system files).…" - Newegg.com User "also, superfetch and other such programs don't do much except eat up all of your free ram and wear your hd out faster by constantly accessing it if you aren't doing anything.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit
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$136 - $165
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16 People Recommend
"default firewall with avast free does the job, so far.…" - Big Ron from Iowa at Buy.com "this is based on the most stable core that ms has written, i haven't had one freeze or error in the whole 12 days i've been running it.…" - Newegg.com User "it also freezes up on me occasionally; i'm not sure if it's os-related though.…" - PitonPeludo at Newegg.com |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English
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$86 - $110
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13 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 "i bought this back in 2001 the first week it came out to get all the free after rebate promotions stores have the first week windows comes out.…" - Msn.com User "i don't have as many freezes and to stop them , i just open windows task manager and close it instead of restarting the operating system.…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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$97 - $230
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10 People Recommend
"ive had it freeze on me so many times, if you plan to use this os for video editing, get smart and get something like nero express.…" - Newegg.com User "yes - it arrived in 2 days with 3 day free shipping.…" - pepper at Newegg.com "other thoughts: get good virus protection (there are plenty out there, many free and excellent) windows firewall?…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
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$132 - $419
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7 People Recommend
"other thoughts: cant wait for vista to be bug freee.then i'll probably buy it…" - Newegg.com User "just wish i could break free of the m$ hold while keeping the same progs.…" - Newegg.com User "almost free upgrade to vista business if you get this now.cons: almost free upgrade is buggy....…" - Newegg.com User |
Xandros Desktop Home Edition Premium Full Version
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6 People Recommend
"i tried the free version first then ordered this version.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "you get free updates, and you can download tons of games & programs for free!cons: noneother thoughts: save your activation # they send you (email) just in case you need to re-do your system at any…" - Newegg.com User "you could get ubuntu for free.…" - Amazon.com User |
Enteractive WinCleaner OneClick CleanUp 11
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$25 - $30
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5 People Recommend
"it cleans the files i couldn't do myself and those nasty little attachment that often comes with those "free downloads" which are impossible to remove, wincleaner got them!…" - Amazon.com User "i bought this product because my computer was really slow and was freezing up on me.…" - Amazon.com User "i have brought numerous tune up utilities that have a clean up programs , downloaded freeware cleaners, and didn't see much of a difference.…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version
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$97 - $285
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4 People Recommend
"100% trouble free installation got everything up and running it automatically updated my drivers.…" - Amazon.com User "truth-be-told, in modern times when everyone is downloading everyone else's stuff for free, microsoft are even in on the game, and making money of it.…" - Amazon.com User "my pc runs fast and smooth and is virtually free of all the bugs and random system crashes that plagued my old xp pc.…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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$140 - $219
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4 People Recommend
"really of no great advantage over previous versions except for the sp2 update, but remember the update is available free.…" - Msn.com User "if you are programming or doing fundamental computer work then do check out linux because it might be what you need and learning linux is like dos with a bit of windows with all the free fundamental…" - Amazon.com User "it's still not robust yet; you need a firewall (e.g., a router or zonealarm software) and a free anti-virus program (avg, from grisoft.com) to beef up your security.…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Full Version OEM
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$90 - $102
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4 People Recommend
"i don't have as many freezes and to stop them , i just open windows task manager and close it instead of restarting the operating system.…" - Amazon.com User "freezing - i've only had my computer freeze once on windows xp (and it was my fault to, i pressed ie about 10 times in a row).…" - Amazon.com User "if you are programming or doing fundamental computer work then do check out linux because it might be what you need and learning linux is like dos with a bit of windows with all the free fundamental…" - Amazon.com User |
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