Differences Between Home and Pro

[DaveHawk]

Hi,

I am getting a new PC that will serve as the main PC for my home
network. The PC I am looking at has XP Home on it.

I am not sure if I should look for PRO or not. Can someone lay down the
main differences between the two.

DHawk

 

[Frank GoBell]

Hi,

I am getting a new PC that will serve as the main PC for my home
network. The PC I am looking at has XP Home on it.

I am not sure if I should look for PRO or not. Can someone lay down
the main differences between the two.

DHawk

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

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi DHawk,

Have a look at these sites:

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

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


Regards,

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The two versions are _identical_ when it comes to performance,
stability, and device driver and software application compatibility,
but are intended to meet different functionality, networking,
security, and ease-of-use needs, in different environments. The most
significant differences are that WinXP Pro allows up to 10
simultaneous inbound network connections while WinXP Home only allows
only 5, WinXP Pro is designed to join a Microsoft domain while WinXP
Home cannot, and only WinXP Pro supports file encryption and IIS.

Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Which Edition Is Right for You
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

Windows XP Home Edition vs. Professional Edition
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

"Which is better?" That depends entirely upon the uses to which
you put your computer, the network environment in which you'll operate
it, your specific security needs, and your level of computer
knowledge.

Bruce Chambers
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[Alex Nichol]

I am getting a new PC that will serve as the main PC for my home
network. The PC I am looking at has XP Home on it.

I am not sure if I should look for PRO or not. Can someone lay down the
main differences between the two.

See http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
for the list of things that are in Pro only. In addition Pro will
support ten simultaneous connections in a network - Home only five,
which *might* matter if you have more machines than that in your home
network

If you see no need for any of these Pro only matters, save money and get
Home. Only other reason that seems likely is if you want to go in for
file access control at the file/folder level

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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I am getting a new PC that will serve as the main PC for my home
network. The PC I am looking at has XP Home on it.

I am not sure if I should look for PRO or not. Can someone lay down
the main differences between the two.

In all probability Home is sufficient for you. 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,
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.