1. Safety for the family
Nothing is more important to parents than their children's safety. Windows Vista Home Basic makes it easy for parents, as they may choose to allow or restrict specific game titles. Also, Vista provides parents with an activity report that shows what their children have been doing on the computer. This includes the games they played, the websites they visited, and the applications they have used.

2. Confident Computing
Windows Vista increased security and functionality gives you greater control over you computing experience. Efficient and easy-to-use, Vista will give you the confidence to get more from your PC. Your desktop will become more informative, intuitive, and helpful, while new tools will deliver enhanced administrative features to simplify the organisation and management of personal information.

3. Greater Productivity
There’s nothing worse than wasting hours trying to locate files and documents. The Vista operating system lets you maximise your PC's potential so you can be more productive. The enhanced file search and management features find files in an instant, so you can spend more time doing the things you want.

4. Easy Transfer
One of the worst experiences people have after purchasing a new computer is transferring their personal files, e-mail, and settings from their old computer to the new one. The intuitive Windows Easy Transfer provides a number of ways to transfer your data: create a direct cable link between your old PC and your new PC. Alternatively you can transfer data using a wireless network, a removable hard drive, or CD and DVD.