difference between mce and pro?

[Robert Blackwell]

I'm about to buy a new computer and I noticed the option for mce 2005 @ 26
bucks more than home and pro @52 bucks more then home edition.
So, I just wanna know
MCE = Pro but with PVR software right?

 

[DJ Borell]

I'm about to buy a new computer and I noticed the option for mce 2005 @
26 bucks more than home and pro @52 bucks more then home edition.
So, I just wanna know
MCE = Pro but with PVR software right?

Sort of...MCE is a somewhat stripped down version of Pro with added
"Multimedia" features that primarily relate to Windows Media Player. There
isn't anything that can be done in MCE that cannot be done in Pro (let the
flaming begin...), but the reverse isn't true.

As does Home, MCE removes the advanced security features found in Pro (ie,
you cannot make an MCE machine a member of a domain).

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

What is Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/hardware.mspx

Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/faq.mspx

Unless your PC has the necessary additional hardware to support
Windows Media Center, you'll never see the benefit of its features.
I would suggest purchasing either XP Home or XP Pro.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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| I'm about to buy a new computer and I noticed the option for mce 2005 @ 26
| bucks more than home and pro @52 bucks more then home edition.
| So, I just wanna know
| MCE = Pro but with PVR software right?

 

[S.Sengupta]

You need additional hardwares to support Windows MCE2005.
see:-
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1778/

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Alex Nichol]

Sort of...MCE is a somewhat stripped down version of Pro with added
"Multimedia" features that primarily relate to Windows Media Player. There
isn't anything that can be done in MCE that cannot be done in Pro (let the
flaming begin...), but the reverse isn't true.

Not stripped, apart from MCE 2005 not supporting joining a domain.
Otherwise it is a superset of Pro

 

[Robert Blackwell]

Okay, thanks for the feedback.

 

[Robert Blackwell]

And actually, most if not all tv cards come with their own software anyways.

Thanks again