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Out of thousands of reviews for 20 products, over 70 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Research. These 5 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
10 People Recommend
"to clear this thing out, i researched online and in my understanding opk is required for those who install vista in a serie of pc declaring 1 master and 1 or more slave+ 1 for tech support in some…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"if you plan on upgrading to vista/64-bit, do a bit of research with the applications you plan to run and verify your hardware configuration.…"

- Newegg.com User

"either i got lucky or did a thorogh research job when choosing the hardware for my new build.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit
 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit $136 - $165 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"research everything in your computer to make sure drivers are available before buying this…"

- ME at Newegg.com

"other thoughts: for anyone that is posting that this os is not going to support directx 10, i would recommend doing a bit more research.…"

- Newegg.com User

"do your research please, locate drivers prior and make sure your equipment isn't 5 years old!…"

- ControL at Newegg.com


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
3 People Recommend
"it's been said before, but if you're going to upgrade to vista, do alot of research to see if it's what you need and make sure the programs you have will be compatible.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this unusable is this: expose makes it easier to go from one application to another, something i do a lot while doing school work, while making web sites (well, i use to), even while doing research.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i spent a few weeks before i actually purchased vista, researching what was going to work and not.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 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
2 People Recommend
"if u r thinking about getting vista you should do your research and know the issues so you can go into it with yer eyes open.…"

- Newegg.com User

"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


No 5 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
"- drivers: you have to research to make sure you have drivers for the hardware. …"

- Newegg.com User

"cons: yes its resource intensive but you should have done your research homework before you bought this.(or downloaded for free). …"

- Newegg.com User


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