Operating systems
Another important choice when choosing your PC. Currently available in 3 versions;
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft windows Vista
Microsoft Windows 7
Typically our users choose the home versions of the desired operating system, simply because it includes everything they need.
If your PC comes with an operating system or you choose one then it comes pre installed by one of our engineers. We dont stop there, all the windows updates are installed, drivers are updated and our engineers tweak a few settings so you get the best out of your machine.
All versions of operating systems are OEM unless otherwise stated.
Just incase you were wondering to choose a 32 bit or 64 bit operating system then take a look at this. The main advantage of a 64 bit Operating system is that it can address over 4GB of RAM. 32 bit operating systems can not.
Windows XP Home |
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Microsoftｮ Windowsｮ XP Home Edition with Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes a collection of software updates that improve on the Windows XP operating system since its general availability in October 2001. Service Pack 2 brings users of Windows XP advanced security technologies and innovations that establish stronger security settings to help defend against viruses, hackers, and worms. This Service Pack also has tools that help users manage and control security settings even better. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 |
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One of the most popular choices here at UK Gaming Computers. If you are not sure what version you want, then Vista Home Basic will be for you. Windows Vista Home Basic is the operating system for homes with basic computing needs. It is easy to set up, it helps you use your PC more securely and reliably, and like all of the editions of Windows Vista, it is compatible with the widest range of software, devices, and services that you use and trust. If you simply want to use your PC for tasks such as surfing the Internet, corresponding with friends and family using e-mail, or performing basic document creation and editing tasks, then Windows Vista Home Basic will deliver a safer, more reliable, and more productive computing environment. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 64bit |
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One of the most popular choices here at UK Gaming Computers. If you are not sure what version you want, then Vista Home Basic will be for you. Windows Vista Home Basic is the operating system for homes with basic computing needs. It is easy to set up, it helps you use your PC more securely and reliably, and like all of the editions of Windows Vista, it is compatible with the widest range of software, devices, and services that you use and trust. If you simply want to use your PC for tasks such as surfing the Internet, corresponding with friends and family using e-mail, or performing basic document creation and editing tasks, then Windows Vista Home Basic will deliver a safer, more reliable, and more productive computing environment. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 |
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Windows Vista Home Premium is a great choice for going beyond e-mail and web surfing to improve personal productivity and enjoy all kinds of digital entertainment. You can search for anything on your computer from virtually anywhere, so you'll save lots of time. You値l get improved performance and better protection for your PC, your personal information, and your family. You値l find more ways to have fun with your music, TV, games, and digital media. Plus, if you have a laptop, you'll love the new way your computer connects to wireless networks and manages battery life. Vista Home premium also includes windows media center, a must for media center computers. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64bit |
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Windows Vista Home Premium is a great choice for going beyond e-mail and web surfing to improve personal productivity and enjoy all kinds of digital entertainment. You can search for anything on your computer from virtually anywhere, so you'll save lots of time. You値l get improved performance and better protection for your PC, your personal information, and your family. You値l find more ways to have fun with your music, TV, games, and digital media. Plus, if you have a laptop, you'll love the new way your computer connects to wireless networks and manages battery life. Vista Home premium also includes windows media center, a must for media center computers. |
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes a collection of software updates that improve on the Windows XP operating system since its general availability in October 2001. Service Pack 2 brings users of Windows XP advanced security technologies and innovations that establish stronger security settings to help defend against viruses, hackers, and worms. The Service Pack also has tools that help users manage and control security settings even better. We recommend that each system builder and technology partner investigate Service Pack 3 before determining whether to deploy it. Customers receive the level of networking they need now, and they'll have a flexible networking foundation as their businesses evolve from a simple peer-to-peer network to integrating into a client/server network-based on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 operating systems. Peer-to-peer networking in Windows XP Professional allows for sharing of documents, printers, and an Internet connection with up to 10 computers without a server and has the ability to add a Windows XP Professional-based system as a client to a domain environment. Customers can work from the road or from home with the ability to access the files and applications on their desktop computers when they are away from the office. |
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64bit |
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes a collection of software updates that improve on the Windows XP operating system since its general availability in October 2001. Service Pack 2 brings users of Windows XP advanced security technologies and innovations that establish stronger security settings to help defend against viruses, hackers, and worms. The Service Pack also has tools that help users manage and control security settings even better. We recommend that each system builder and technology partner investigate Service Pack 3 before determining whether to deploy it. Customers receive the level of networking they need now, and they'll have a flexible networking foundation as their businesses evolve from a simple peer-to-peer network to integrating into a client/server network-based on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 operating systems. Peer-to-peer networking in Windows XP Professional allows for sharing of documents, printers, and an Internet connection with up to 10 computers without a server and has the ability to add a Windows XP Professional-based system as a client to a domain environment. Customers can work from the road or from home with the ability to access the files and applications on their desktop computers when they are away from the office. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 |
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If you own or run a small business, you'll want Windows Vista Business, the first Windows operating system designed specifically to meet your needs. With its powerful new security features, you can better protect the key information that your business depends on and that your customers trust you to keep confidential. Your employees can use its enhanced mobility technology to stay connected in and out of the office. They will find information more easily and collaborate better using this edition's new search and organization features. And you will spend less time on technology support issues with the advanced network management features in Windows Vista Business. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 64bit |
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If you own or run a small business, you'll want Windows Vista Business, the first Windows operating system designed specifically to meet your needs. With its powerful new security features, you can better protect the key information that your business depends on and that your customers trust you to keep confidential. Your employees can use its enhanced mobility technology to stay connected in and out of the office. They will find information more easily and collaborate better using this edition's new search and organization features. And you will spend less time on technology support issues with the advanced network management features in Windows Vista Business. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
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If you use the same computer at home and for your daily work, Windows Vista Ultimate is an excellent choice. You can smoothly shift between the things you want to do and the things you need to do. For fun, you'll love the extensive options you get for music, images, live and recorded TV, and online entertainment. For work, you'll find improved document sharing and networking support. If your PC is a laptop, you'll appreciate how easily you can manage and extend your battery life. And you'll get the most advanced, layered security protection of any Windows release yet. It is the first operating system that combines all of the advanced infrastructure features of a business-focused operating system, all of the management and efficiency features of a mobility-focused operating system, and all of the digital entertainment features of a consumer-focused operating system. For the person who wants one operating system that is great for working from home, working on the road, and for entertainment, Windows Vista Ultimate is the operating system that lets you have it all. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit |
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If you use the same computer at home and for your daily work, Windows Vista Ultimate is an excellent choice. You can smoothly shift between the things you want to do and the things you need to do. For fun, you'll love the extensive options you get for music, images, live and recorded TV, and online entertainment. For work, you'll find improved document sharing and networking support. If your PC is a laptop, you'll appreciate how easily you can manage and extend your battery life. And you'll get the most advanced, layered security protection of any Windows release yet. It is the first operating system that combines all of the advanced infrastructure features of a business-focused operating system, all of the management and efficiency features of a mobility-focused operating system, and all of the digital entertainment features of a consumer-focused operating system. For the person who wants one operating system that is great for working from home, working on the road, and for entertainment, Windows Vista Ultimate is the operating system that lets you have it all. |
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
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Windows 7 Home Premium offers a rich, dynamic entertainment experience on your PC, making it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, and rewind TV or record it to watch whenever and wherever you want. - Record TV on your PC: Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV, movies, and other video content with Windows Media Center, updated to manage a single TV guide containing both standard and digital high definition TV shows.- Personalise your desktop: Easily change backgrounds, window colours and sounds to reflect your personal style. You can even turn your desktop into a slide show of your favorite photos. - Share files across the various PCs in your home: Use HomeGroup to connect your PCs running Windows 7 to a single printer. Specify exactly what you want to share from each PC with all the PCs in the HomeGroup. - Pin any program to the taskbar: Any program is always just a click away - and you can rearrange the icons on the taskbar just by clicking and dragging. - Stream music files on any network-connected device: Just open Windows Media Player, right-click on what you'd like to hear, select Play To, and you'll see a list of devices and PCs on which you can play your music. - Find virtually anything on your PC - from documents to photos to e-mail: Just click on the Start button, and enter a word or few letters in the name or file you want into the search box, and you値l get an organised list of results. - Access recently used files with just two clicks: Right-click the relevant program icon (such as Word) on your taskbar and Jump List will show your most recent, frequently used, and pinned Word documents. |
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
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Windows 7 Home Premium offers a rich, dynamic entertainment experience on your PC, making it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, and rewind TV or record it to watch whenever and wherever you want. - Record TV on your PC: Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV, movies, and other video content with Windows Media Center, updated to manage a single TV guide containing both standard and digital high definition TV shows.- Personalise your desktop: Easily change backgrounds, window colours and sounds to reflect your personal style. You can even turn your desktop into a slide show of your favorite photos. - Share files across the various PCs in your home: Use HomeGroup to connect your PCs running Windows 7 to a single printer. Specify exactly what you want to share from each PC with all the PCs in the HomeGroup. - Pin any program to the taskbar: Any program is always just a click away - and you can rearrange the icons on the taskbar just by clicking and dragging. - Stream music files on any network-connected device: Just open Windows Media Player, right-click on what you'd like to hear, select Play To, and you'll see a list of devices and PCs on which you can play your music. - Find virtually anything on your PC - from documents to photos to e-mail: Just click on the Start button, and enter a word or few letters in the name or file you want into the search box, and you値l get an organised list of results. - Access recently used files with just two clicks: Right-click the relevant program icon (such as Word) on your taskbar and Jump List will show your most recent, frequently used, and pinned Word documents. |
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Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |
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Windows 7 Professional includes all the Home Premium features you love and the business features your work demands. Connect to company networks easily and more securely and share files across the various PCs in your home. In addition, you can run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode and recover your data easily with automatic back-ups to your home or business network. - Use XP Mode: Run many existing productivity and business programs designed for Windows XP - additional necessary software is available for download, free-of-charge from Microsoft.- Share files across the various PCs in your home: Use HomeGroup to connect your PCs running Windows 7 to a single printer. Specify exactly what you want to share from each PC with all the PCs in the HomeGroup. - Record TV on your PC: Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV, movies, and other video content with Windows Media Center, updated to manage a single TV guide containing both standard and digital high definition TV shows. - Connect multiple PCs, with or without a server: Use Domain Join to connect PCs quickly and more securely to your wired or wireless domain network. - Help prevent theft or loss of data: Use BitLocker and BitLocker To Go to better protect your valuable files - even on removable drives such as USB devices. - Automatically back up your files: Protect your data from user error, hardware failure, and other problems. You can back up your files to an external hard drive, secondary hard drive, writable CD or DVD, or to a network location. - Find virtually anything on your PC - from documents to photos to e-mail: Just click on the Start button, and enter a word or few letters in the name or file you want into the search box, and you値l get an organised list of results. - Find the right printer: Location Aware Printing helps you identify your printer when moving between the office and home. |
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Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit |
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Windows 7 Professional includes all the Home Premium features you love and the business features your work demands. Connect to company networks easily and more securely and share files across the various PCs in your home. In addition, you can run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode and recover your data easily with automatic back-ups to your home or business network. - Use XP Mode: Run many existing productivity and business programs designed for Windows XP - additional necessary software is available for download, free-of-charge from Microsoft.- Share files across the various PCs in your home: Use HomeGroup to connect your PCs running Windows 7 to a single printer. Specify exactly what you want to share from each PC with all the PCs in the HomeGroup. - Record TV on your PC: Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV, movies, and other video content with Windows Media Center, updated to manage a single TV guide containing both standard and digital high definition TV shows. - Connect multiple PCs, with or without a server: Use Domain Join to connect PCs quickly and more securely to your wired or wireless domain network. - Help prevent theft or loss of data: Use BitLocker and BitLocker To Go to better protect your valuable files - even on removable drives such as USB devices. - Automatically back up your files: Protect your data from user error, hardware failure, and other problems. You can back up your files to an external hard drive, secondary hard drive, writable CD or DVD, or to a network location. - Find virtually anything on your PC - from documents to photos to e-mail: Just click on the Start button, and enter a word or few letters in the name or file you want into the search box, and you値l get an organised list of results. - Find the right printer: Location Aware Printing helps you identify your printer when moving between the office and home. |
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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate |
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Windows 7 Ultimate gives you everything Home Premium and Professional offers - plus added security features and the flexibility to work in multiple languages. Create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos and music. You can even watch TV programs for free, whenever and wherever you want. - Help prevent theft or loss of data: Use BitLocker and BitLocker To Go to better protect your valuable files - even on removable drives such as USB devices.- Automatically back up your files: Protect your data from user error, hardware failure, and other problems. You can back up your files to an external hard drive, secondary hard drive, writable CD or DVD, or to a network location. - Find virtually anything on your PC - from documents to photos to e-mail: Just click on the Start button, and enter a word or few letters in the name or file you want into the search box, and you値l get an organized list of results. - Save time and money resolving IT issues: Take advantage of the powerful diagnostics and troubleshooters built into Action Center to resolve many computer problems on your own. - Get remote services with DirectAccess: Access corporate resources seamlessly when you池e on the Internet, without having to initiate a VPN connection. - Share files across the various PCs in your home: Use HomeGroup to connect your PCs running Windows 7 to a single printer. Specify exactly what you want to share from each PC with all the PCs in the HomeGroup. - Connect multiple PCs, with or without a server: Use Domain Join to connect PCs quickly and more securely to your wired or wireless domain network. - Work in the language of your choice: Switch between any of 35 languages as easily as logging off and back on again. |
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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit |
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Windows 7 Ultimate gives you everything Home Premium and Professional offers - plus added security features and the flexibility to work in multiple languages. Create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos and music. You can even watch TV programs for free, whenever and wherever you want. - Help prevent theft or loss of data: Use BitLocker and BitLocker To Go to better protect your valuable files - even on removable drives such as USB devices.- Automatically back up your files: Protect your data from user error, hardware failure, and other problems. You can back up your files to an external hard drive, secondary hard drive, writable CD or DVD, or to a network location. - Find virtually anything on your PC - from documents to photos to e-mail: Just click on the Start button, and enter a word or few letters in the name or file you want into the search box, and you値l get an organized list of results. - Save time and money resolving IT issues: Take advantage of the powerful diagnostics and troubleshooters built into Action Center to resolve many computer problems on your own. - Get remote services with DirectAccess: Access corporate resources seamlessly when you池e on the Internet, without having to initiate a VPN connection. - Share files across the various PCs in your home: Use HomeGroup to connect your PCs running Windows 7 to a single printer. Specify exactly what you want to share from each PC with all the PCs in the HomeGroup. - Connect multiple PCs, with or without a server: Use Domain Join to connect PCs quickly and more securely to your wired or wireless domain network. - Work in the language of your choice: Switch between any of 35 languages as easily as logging off and back on again. |
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