Vista product edition

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Type

Retail price

Upgrade price

Windows Vista Starter

XP Starter Edition

No

Select countries only, with new PC purchase

n/a

n/a

Windows Home Basic

XP Home Edition

Yes

Retail

$199

$99.95

Windows Home Basic N

XP Home Edition

Yes

Retail, EU only

$199

$99.95

Windows Vista Home Premium

XP Media Center Edition

Yes

Retail

$239

$159

Windows Vista Business

XP Professional Edition

Yes

Retail

$299

$199

Windows Vista Business N

XP Professional Edition

Yes

Retail

$299

$199

Windows Vista Enterprise

XP Professional Edition

Yes

Volume-license only

n/a

n/a

Windows Vista Ultimate

n/a

Yes

Retail

$399

$259

Home Basic

Home Premium

Business

Enterprise

Ultimate

Windows Vista Basic UI

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Aero UI ("Glass")

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Flip

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Flip 3D

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Live Taskbar Thumbnails

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Instant search

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Live content organization in Explorer windows

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Home Basic

Home Premium

Business

Enterprise

Ultimate

User Account Control (UAC)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Security Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Defender

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Firewall

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internet Explorer 7 Protected Mode

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Phishing Filter (IE7 and Windows Mail)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Update (can access Microsoft Update)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Parental Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Home Basic

Home Premium

Business

Enterprise

Ultimate

Windows ReadyDrive

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows ReadyBoost

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

64-bit processor support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maximum RAM (32-bit version)

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB