Difference between Xp Home and Professional

[Guest]

I would like to know the difference between XP home and Professional, can
anyone help?

Thanks,
Adam

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Adam

It is truly amazing what can be found in a Google search..

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

Windows XP Home Edition Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

Windows XP Professional Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/featurecomp.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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| I would like to know the difference between XP home and Professional, can
| anyone help?
|
| Thanks,
| Adam

 

[jopa66]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

The core operating system is the same. Differences:

- WinXP Pro will allow 10 inbound connections, Home only 5
- Pro has policy editors (useful in a corporate environment)
- Pro has IIS (useful if you build server apps)
- Pro can become part of a domain (another corporate use)
- Both use simple file sharing by default, but it can only be disabled in
Pro
- Firewall and file security between users is the same
- Encrypted file system is only available in Pro

If you need any of the benefits of a Pro system, then go with it. Otherwise,
most home users are happy with XP Home.

More details:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Richard Urban]

Heh! Heh!

He's a computer geek. He knows all about stuff like that! (-;

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Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I would like to know the difference between XP home and
Professional,
can anyone help?

XP Professional and XP Home are exactly the same in all respects,
except that Professional has a few features (mostly related to
networking and security) missing from Home. For most (but not
all) home users, even those with a home network, these features
aren't needed, would never be used, and buying Professional
instead of Home is a waste of money.

For details go to

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Also note that Professional allows ten concurrent network
connections, and Home only five.

 

[Simon Brown]

I would like to know the difference between XP home and Professional, can
anyone help?

Thanks,
Adam

You aint a computergeek yet m8
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Richard

I misread then.. thought that he was a ComputerGreek.. best part is that I
sent the post and realised that I may have spelled Groogle wrongly.. I had,
of course, missed the 'r' out.. I will be more careful next time..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user