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Out of thousands of reviews for 119 products, over 800 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Driver. These 10 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
152 People Recommend
"it had all the drivers for everything except my printer, a lexmark x1185, which i got at windows update.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"can be tricky when it comes to drivers (make sure all your devices ie printers support 64bit operating sys)…"

- Newegg.com User

"other thoughts: do yourself a favor and make sure all hardware drivers/updates are installed before activating your os, otherwise; you will get stuck calling the "traditional" tech support to get…"

- Newegg.com User


No 2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit
 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit $136 - $165 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
53 People Recommend
"i might have some driver issues--don't know yet--but they'll be worth it.…"

- Newegg.com User

"other thoughts: my bluegears sound card driver blue screens my system about 75% to 80% of the time when launching games such as crysis and grid.…"

- Cstokes at Newegg.com

"same 320gb wd hard driver.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 3 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version
Microsoft Windows  Vista  Home Premium Edition Full Version for PC (1 Computers, 1 User/ s) $97 - $285 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released 1 year ago
29 People Recommend
"i love windows vista, even though it is expensive, at first i had trouble with my hardware drivers, but since intel has realease new drives it just works fine.…"

- Danny from Los Angeles, California at Circuitcity.com

"consthe issues with drivers are not necessarily the os fault but since it may be annoying to some users i may say it is a “con”; at least while manufacturers catch up with vista.…"

- Dell.com User

"i think it was the hp photosmart 3180 update driver that caused the problem as ive reinstalled everything i had installed before except that & vista seems to be operating just fine.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with SP2b Full Version for PC $97 - $230 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
17 People Recommend
"i have been looking forward to getting vista for so long thinking it would be a good pc performance increase and easier to use, only to find out it has so many driver problems, poor performance and…"

- Newegg.com User

"it does work ok now they have sp2 out for it also, but still some drivers can not be found and its about 95-99% reliable.…"

- Newegg.com User

"i have updated to vista, and i like it a lot more, but for customers xp is a rock solid, stable os--with drivers for just about anything they buy.…"

- pcwizard at Newegg.com


No 5 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English W/SP2 Upgrade Upgrade Version for PC $86 - $110 Compare Prices
  • Upgrade Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
15 People Recommend
"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

"i had to find a couple of new drivers for hardware but that's been it.…"

- Amazon.com User

"affordable operating system although a memory and/or hard drive upgrade would be recommended in many cases!cons: some of your drivers and/or software (kodak camera drivers for example) may not work…"

- Newegg.com User


No 6 Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version OEM
Microsoft Windows  Vista  Business Edition Full Version OEM for PC $100 - $199 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
10 People Recommend
"yes, there might be some driver issues, but as long as you know what you are doing then everything will be ok.…"

- Mwave.com User

"it is true for the now the other software people need to get there drivers out for vista...…"

- Newegg.com User

"i'm a gamer so the dx10 gpu's work to perfection on this os.cons: 1.more drivers are needed (duh!)…"

- Newegg.com User


No 7 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
10 People Recommend
"eny thing that uses virtual driver will not work (alcohol) but thay make an update that fixes it.…"

- Newegg.com User

"it didn't find any yet.but i did find out it was an issue with x-fi driver for vista.it's still beta…"

- Newegg.com User

"lack of drivers is not a con you newb!…"

- Newegg.com User


No 8 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP2b Full Version for PC $132 - $419 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
9 People Recommend
"before you install this be sure to research and save to a cd or dvd all the x64 drivers for such as your mobo (msi k9n is a prime example, also nvidia, audigy, ...) if you don't you will join the…"

- Newegg.com User

"i couldn't find vista drivers for my scanner so i stayed with xp when building my new computer.…"

- Newegg.com User

"extensive driver library.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 9 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Full Version OEM
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Full Version OEM for PC $90 - $102 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
7 People Recommend
"strengths: 3 pack is convenient, product has matured, works on different platforms, drivers available…"

- stockshowgypsy at Pricegrabber.com

"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

"make sure to use the dynamic update option and it will automatically update your incompatible drivers.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 10 Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Upgrade Version for PC $140 - $219 Compare Prices
  • Upgrade Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
7 People Recommend
"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

"includes new driver support for updated hardware.…"

- AlexanderAkulick at Pricegrabber.com

"strangely enough, it takes your existing drivers from windows 2000 and uses those, and it also searches for new drivers for you using windows update.…"

- Amazon.com User


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