Can someone please give me a (very short) rundown of major networking
differences between Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate as
compared to the XP editions?

I looked at this website
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx), but
it is so full of buzzwords and marketing hype I can't tell the real
differences.

Example...
XP Home:
Cannot join Domain
Does not have Administrative Shares
Does not include "Administrator" logon by default (only in Safe mode)

XP Media Center:
Cannot join Domain
Does not have Administrative Shares
Does not include "Administrator" logon by default (only in Safe mode)
Includes enhanced device specific drivers and the Media Center Application

XP Pro:
Can join a Domain
Includes Administrator Shares
Can logon as Administrator in normal mode

How do the above listed features translate to the Vista Editions?

Thanks,

-Frank

Frankster wrote:
> Can someone please give me a (very short) rundown of major networking
> differences between Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate as
> compared to the XP editions?
>
> I looked at this website
> (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx), but
> it is so full of buzzwords and marketing hype I can't tell the real
> differences.
[snip]
> XP Media Center:
> Cannot join Domain
> Does not have Administrative Shares
> Does not include "Administrator" logon by default (only in Safe mode)
> Includes enhanced device specific drivers and the Media Center Application
>
[snip]

Although I realize this isn't why you poisted the part about MCE and
Administrative shares I believe is incorrect.. I will have to
doublecheck that.

Download the Windows Vista Product Guide at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

"Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:b7ednX3OZ-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can someone please give me a (very short) rundown of major networking
> differences between Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate
> as compared to the XP editions?
>
> I looked at this website
> (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx),
> but it is so full of buzzwords and marketing hype I can't tell the real
> differences.
>
> Example...
> XP Home:
> Cannot join Domain
> Does not have Administrative Shares
> Does not include "Administrator" logon by default (only in Safe mode)
>
> XP Media Center:
> Cannot join Domain
> Does not have Administrative Shares
> Does not include "Administrator" logon by default (only in Safe mode)
> Includes enhanced device specific drivers and the Media Center Application
>
> XP Pro:
> Can join a Domain
> Includes Administrator Shares
> Can logon as Administrator in normal mode
>
> How do the above listed features translate to the Vista Editions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Frank
>

"Robert Pendell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Frankster wrote:
>> Can someone please give me a (very short) rundown of major networking
>> differences between Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate
>> as
>> compared to the XP editions?
>>
>> I looked at this website
>> (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx),
>> but
>> it is so full of buzzwords and marketing hype I can't tell the real
>> differences.
> [snip]
>> XP Media Center:
>> Cannot join Domain
>> Does not have Administrative Shares
>> Does not include "Administrator" logon by default (only in Safe mode)
>> Includes enhanced device specific drivers and the Media Center
>> Application
>>
> [snip]
>
> Although I realize this isn't why you poisted the part about MCE and
> Administrative shares I believe is incorrect.. I will have to
> doublecheck that.

Could be wrong. I don't have a Media Center machine around to check now
either I was just assuming... and I know what they say about that. LOL.

-Frank

Frankster wrote:
> "Robert Pendell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Frankster wrote:
>>> Can someone please give me a (very short) rundown of major networking
>>> differences between Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate
>>> as
>>> compared to the XP editions?
>>>
>>> I looked at this website
>>> (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx),
>>> but
>>> it is so full of buzzwords and marketing hype I can't tell the real
>>> differences.
>> [snip]
>>> XP Media Center:
>>> Cannot join Domain
>>> Does not have Administrative Shares
>>> Does not include "Administrator" logon by default (only in Safe mode)
>>> Includes enhanced device specific drivers and the Media Center
>>> Application
>>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> Although I realize this isn't why you poisted the part about MCE and
>> Administrative shares I believe is incorrect.. I will have to
>> doublecheck that.
>
> Could be wrong. I don't have a Media Center machine around to check now
> either I was just assuming... and I know what they say about that. LOL.
>
> -Frank
>
>

Yea. I just checked it with my laptop. I connected to \\MyMachine\c$
just fine. Please note that in order for the administrative shares to
work I believe you have to turn off simple file sharing. I believe this
to be the same on XP Pro...

"Robert Pendell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Frankster wrote:
>> "Robert Pendell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Frankster wrote:
>>>> Can someone please give me a (very short) rundown of major networking
>>>> differences between Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and
>>>> Ultimate
>>>> as
>>>> compared to the XP editions?
>>>>
>>>> I looked at this website
>>>> (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx),
>>>> but
>>>> it is so full of buzzwords and marketing hype I can't tell the real
>>>> differences.
>>> [snip]
>>>> XP Media Center:
>>>> Cannot join Domain
>>>> Does not have Administrative Shares
>>>> Does not include "Administrator" logon by default (only in Safe mode)
>>>> Includes enhanced device specific drivers and the Media Center
>>>> Application
>>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>> Although I realize this isn't why you poisted the part about MCE and
>>> Administrative shares I believe is incorrect.. I will have to
>>> doublecheck that.
>>
>> Could be wrong. I don't have a Media Center machine around to check now
>> either I was just assuming... and I know what they say about that.
>> LOL.
>>
>> -Frank
>>
>>
>
> Yea. I just checked it with my laptop. I connected to \\MyMachine\c$
> just fine. Please note that in order for the administrative shares to
> work I believe you have to turn off simple file sharing. I believe this
> to be the same on XP Pro...

Gotcha. So, XP Media Center does have admin shares. Thanks.

-Frank