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12-03-2006, 11:39 PM
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XP Media edition?
A lot of new machines are now coming with the Media edition
of Win XP. A not necessarily knowledgeable informant says this is "almost" XP Professional. Is this so, and if so what is missing -- anything that a home network would miss? Thanks. |
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12-03-2006, 11:53 PM
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Re: XP Media edition?
Anthony Buckland wrote:
> A lot of new machines are now coming with the Media edition > of Win XP. A not necessarily knowledgeable informant > says this is "almost" XP Professional. Is this so, and > if so what is missing -- anything that a home network > would miss? Thanks. Windows XP Media Edition is Windows XP Professional. It has had its ability to join a domain removed (after installation and without hacking.) In almost all other aspects it is fully functional as a Windows XP Professional substitute and thus - provides MORE than the average home user would need. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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13-03-2006, 06:56 AM
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The only two features that are not in XP MCE that are in XP Home are domain
join and cached credentials. Aside from those two features, XP MCE has additional media related functionality that XP Pro does not have. -- Gary Tsang Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp "Anthony Buckland" <buckland@direct.ca> wrote in message news:uz9r44iRGHA.1780@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >A lot of new machines are now coming with the Media edition > of Win XP. A not necessarily knowledgeable informant > says this is "almost" XP Professional. Is this so, and > if so what is missing -- anything that a home network > would miss? Thanks. > |
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13-03-2006, 07:07 AM
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Upgrading keeps domain membership. So just nobbled pro.
-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/ha...g.html#comments ================================================= "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eWvT9AjRGHA.5924@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Anthony Buckland wrote: >> A lot of new machines are now coming with the Media edition >> of Win XP. A not necessarily knowledgeable informant >> says this is "almost" XP Professional. Is this so, and >> if so what is missing -- anything that a home network >> would miss? Thanks. > > Windows XP Media Edition is Windows XP Professional. It has had its ability > to join a domain removed (after installation and without hacking.) In > almost all other aspects it is fully functional as a Windows XP Professional > substitute and thus - provides MORE than the average home user would need. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > |
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14-03-2006, 01:09 AM
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Anthony Buckland wrote:
> A lot of new machines are now coming with the Media edition > of Win XP. A not necessarily knowledgeable informant > says this is "almost" XP Professional. Is this so, Yes. > and > if so what is missing -- The ability to join a domain. > anything that a home network > would miss? Nope. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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14-03-2006, 08:32 PM
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> Anthony Buckland wrote: > > >>A lot of new machines are now coming with the Media edition >>of Win XP. A not necessarily knowledgeable informant >>says this is "almost" XP Professional. Is this so, > > > > Yes. > > > >>and >>if so what is missing -- > > > > The ability to join a domain. > > > >>anything that a home network >>would miss? > > > > Nope. > Ok, thanks to you and the other responders. |
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14-03-2006, 10:37 PM
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Anthony Buckland wrote:
> Ken Blake, MVP wrote: >> Anthony Buckland wrote: >> >> >>> A lot of new machines are now coming with the Media edition >>> of Win XP. A not necessarily knowledgeable informant >>> says this is "almost" XP Professional. Is this so, >> >> >> >> Yes. >> >> >> >>> and >>> if so what is missing -- >> >> >> >> The ability to join a domain. >> >> >> >>> anything that a home network >>> would miss? >> >> >> >> Nope. >> > Ok, thanks to you and the other responders. You're welcome. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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