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The latest Operating systems reviews at PC Advisor. Operating systems user reviews, ratings, buying advice and price comparison
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Windows Server 2008 review
Microsoft's long-awaited Windows Server 2008 delivers advancements in speed, security and management, but its virtualisation and network-access control features come…
22/02/2008
£500 inc VAT
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Windows Server 2012 review
Much easier DirectAccess deployment and a full-scale dynamic access control system are among the key benefits of Windows Server 2012. Here's our Windows Server 2012…
10/07/2012
£300 inc VAT
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Microsoft Windows 7 review
With its Windows 7 OS, Microsoft gets the basics right. It just works, and after Windows Vista that may be enough to make it a winner. Read PC Advisor's in-depth…
15/06/2010
£229 inc VAT
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Microsoft Windows Vista review
Windows Vista finally launches on 30 January – and we've got a comprehensive review to help you decide whether to upgrade.
30/01/2007
£99 inc VAT
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Windows Vista Business Edition review
With the Business Edition of Windows Vista, you lose the natty multimedia tools of Home Premium but gain solid business-oriented capabilities such as some better…
14/02/2007
£99 inc VAT
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Windows Vista: the new interface
The moment Windows Vista starts, some of its biggest changes are in plain view: the new interface is distinctive and eye-catching. Colours are subtler and the overall…
11/01/2007
£99 inc VAT
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Windows Vista: Security Center
Following years of criticism about Windows security, Microsoft had promised that Vista would be the most secure OS it had produced. This goal seems to have been met –…
11/01/2007
£99 inc VAT
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Windows Vista: search and networking
Search is one of Windows Vista's greatest strengths. Finding files using a built-in Windows tool has never been so simple. You'll be constantly using search in…
11/01/2007
£99 inc VAT
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Windows Vista: bundled applications
Simply opening and closing windows and tweaking your system gets dull after a while. Windows Vista includes far more built-in applications than Windows XP while…
11/01/2007
£99 inc VAT
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Windows XP Professional X64 Edition
Cast your mind back to September 03 and you might remember AMD's shock announcement that it thought we were all ready for 64bit computing. AMD put its money where its…
20/10/2005
£99 inc VAT
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Microsoft Windows Vista Computer Management review
If you're not familiar with Microsoft Windows Vista's own disk management tools, don't beat yourself up over it. They're not exactly lying around the desktop in plain…
08/05/2009
£99 inc VAT
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
Windows 8 represents the biggest change to Microsoft’s operating system since the launch of Windows 95. Here’s our Windows 8 review. It’s the only Windows 8 review…
29/10/2012
£25 inc VAT
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Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 review
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is a significant improvement over SharePoint 07, providing IT execs with multiple ways to streamline their infrastructure and cut costs.
09/11/2009
Free
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Windows XP SP3 review
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), just out from Microsoft as Release Candidate 2 (RC2), may not necessarily be worth the download now, but when it's finally released,…
27/02/2008
Free
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Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 review
With Microsoft Small Business Server 2008, Microsoft has added big business functionality to an affordable SME tool.
03/10/2008
Free
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Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate
The just-released Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate (RC), like the previous beta, does more to improve the internal plumbing of Windows Vista than it does to make…
07/12/2007
Free
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Windows Vista SP1 review
The final version of Vista SP1 focuses on under-the-hood improvements to reliability, security, and performance, with very few changes made to the interface or…
15/02/2008
Free
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Windows Search 4.0 review
Windows Search 4.0 is finally here, and it's ready to enter the workplace as a well-mannered IT citizen.
10/07/2008
Free
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Windows Vista SP2 beta review
In the initial beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), the changes made aren't immediately obvious. And even the under-the-hood changes are incremental rather…
09/12/2008
Free
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 review
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, aka "Katmai", gives SQL Server shops plenty of reasons to get excited. The best SQL Server release to date, it sports more nice new…
05/11/2008
Free

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