Is Microsoft PowerPoint included in Basic Windows Vista?

PowerPoint

PowerPoint is part of Microsoft Office, which you have to pay for, so it is separate from Vista or XP or any other operating system.

Basic Windows Vista is rubbish anyway and you shouldn't get it, if you want Vista make sure you get at least Home Premium edition or you're just wasting your money.

If you just want PowerPoint, you can either buy Microsoft Office (availably in all good computer shops, as well as online shops like Amazon, Play.com, etc), or you can get a similar free alternative called OpenOffice.Org, which has a free version (its all available to download from www.openoffice.org)