XP Home vs. XP Pro
Wednesday, December 26, 2001 by jtfolden | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I might be needing to install one of the above for support purposes... up til now, I frankly haven't given a da*n and so haven't been keeping score on the issue, but...
Is there something in the Pro version to make it worth the extra $100 for general use? Obviously there were big differences between something like Win98 and Win 2000 Pro but after a quick perusal of the MS site it seems like a very fine line between XP Home Edition and Pro...
Is there something in the Pro version to make it worth the extra $100 for general use? Obviously there were big differences between something like Win98 and Win 2000 Pro but after a quick perusal of the MS site it seems like a very fine line between XP Home Edition and Pro...
Chris
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 26, 2001 8:11 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 26, 2001 8:11 PM
Also, I think home can't be used to join a domain.
kith
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 26, 2001 9:18 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 26, 2001 9:18 PM
John,
Not much for the average user really. If you are setting up a stand alone machine save your money and install home. If you are on a network and want to be able to remotely update through your server etc. spend the money for pro and save yourself some time.
Not much for the average user really. If you are setting up a stand alone machine save your money and install home. If you are on a network and want to be able to remotely update through your server etc. spend the money for pro and save yourself some time.
paxx
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 26, 2001 9:19 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 26, 2001 9:19 PM
Home version also lacks the server components I believe (IIS et al.).
shoggot
Reply #5 Thursday, December 27, 2001 9:46 PM
Reply #5 Thursday, December 27, 2001 9:46 PM
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
differences between xp home & pro
differences between xp home & pro
Splash0453
Reply #6 Friday, December 28, 2001 9:17 AM
Reply #6 Friday, December 28, 2001 9:17 AM
He. I've just got XP home for Christmas and it's great. Check out the microsoft site and see exactly what you need windows for, then look @ the specs!
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Reply #1 Wednesday, December 26, 2001 8:01 PM