"
Home Basic N" and "
Business N" editions of Windows Vista ship within the
European Union (EU) without
Windows Media Player, in accordance with EU sanctions brought against Microsoft for violating anti-trust laws.
from wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows...ns_and_pricing
Here is a link to buy vista home basic N
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/...n/default.mspx