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Out of thousands of reviews for 118 products, over 100 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Control. 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
23 People Recommend
"it has kinks- like user control annoyances and a lack of available drivers for 64-bit, made worse by the requirement they be digitally signed.…"

- Amazon.com User

"other thoughts: asus a8n32-sli board the drivers for the on board sound haven't been updated so it gives an error in control panel.…"

- Newegg.com User

"other thoughts: click away until you get everything set to classic view, turn user account control off, and it becomes an xp clone...not as good as the original, but passable.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 2 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
8 People Recommend
"also called a "sandbox." the idea is that this one application is cordoned off from the rest of the system, thereby making it more difficult for malicious software to take control of your computer.…"

- Amazon.com User

"-the navigation system (control panel, start menu, etc) is much easier to use and locate items than it was in windows xp.…"

- Amazon.com User

"also, i understand the need for the user account control (uac), but when it pops up every 5 seconds, i ended up turning it off, against the will of windows vista.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 3 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Full Version
Microsoft Windows Vista  Ultimate Full Version for PC $158 - $346 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
5 People Recommend
"user account control will take some getting used to, although it does help to bolster vista's security; anti-virus software is incompatible with vista due to hardened security, so the onus is now on…"

- Amazon.com User

"don't let anyone tell you that user access control (uac) is bad; it isn't - its what makes this os more secure than any previous ms release!…"

- Amazon.com User

"microsoft has always had a greater challenge than the closed architecture of the highly derivative mac os which controls both the os and the hardware, when it upgrades the myriad of substandard or…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 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
4 People Recommend
"the added advantages of xp pro include 1) the ability to encrypt files and folders at the os level; 2) the ability to control read/write/access rights of individual files and folders; 3) enhanced…"

- Amazon.com User

"another wish is, better integration of the activex controls with microsoft's own technologies, i notice that when i had to do a office update, the activex api engine on microsoft's office website had…"

- Amazon.com User

"cons: still does not allow the control that linux does, but is less hard to run. …"

- called4more at Shopping.com


No 5 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Full Version
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Full Version for PC (25 Client/s) $325 - $5,091 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
3 People Recommend
"it looks a lot like a simplified xp pro with an added server management, improved networking controls, and reliability.…"

- Msn.com User

"strengths: has higher security, easy server management, online updates troubleshooting and repair, and excellent networking controls including wireless.…"

- AlexanderAkulick at Pricegrabber.com

"it looks a lot like a simplified xp pro with an added server management, improved networking controls, and reliability. …"

- Msn.com User


No 6 Xandros Desktop Home Edition Premium Full Version
Xandros Desktop Home Edition  Premium Full Version for PC Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"i'm using evga's mb, 122-m2-nf59-ax [590sli amd am2; socket 940] with onboard raid controller; i installed xandros on a raid 1 array as a duel-boot to winxp pro with no problems at all.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"it has an nvidia graphics card and a hardware controlled pci internal modem.…"

- Amazon.com User

"not a stable with some windows emulations.other thoughts: the os works great but can be limiting from a linux perspective its overly controlled on what can be installed but it is definately something…"

- Newegg.com User


No 7 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
2 People Recommend
"2.(uac) user account control is very annoying if your the only user. …"

- Newegg.com User


No 8 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
2 People Recommend
"another wish is, better integration of the activex controls with microsoft's own technologies, i notice that when i had to do a office update, the activex api engine on microsoft's office website had…"

- Amazon.com User

"with the new start menu, you can navigate to control panel, my computer, help, your documents, music, pictures, and network easily. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 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
2 People Recommend
"another wish is, better integration of the activex controls with microsoft's own technologies, i notice that when i had to do a office update, the activex api engine on microsoft's office website had…"

- Amazon.com User

"no problem if you can control volume with a kb or from the speakers volume control. …"

- Beachaudio.com User

"with the new start menu, you can navigate to control panel, my computer, help, your documents, music, pictures, and network easily. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 10 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
1 People Recommend
"everything works like remote controls which does not work in vista due to drivers incompatiblity …"

- Newegg.com User

"a virus and take hold and control of the windows xp os. …"

- crimsy at Newegg.com


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