Home vs Pro

[Sam]

Is there in real advantage to XP Pro over XP Home?

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Is there in real advantage to XP Pro over XP Home?

Unless you need to join a Domain, no.

 

[Jake]

-----Original Message-----
Is there in real advantage to XP Pro over XP Home?
.
Some, but it costs more!

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Could you try to avoid typing within the ">" marks, as it makes your reply
look like part of the original post.

thanks

 

[Chris Lanier]

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

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Is there in real advantage to XP Pro over XP Home?

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.

 

[Chris Lanier]

Yes, Jake please could you use a Newsreader like Outlook Express when
posting

 

[Michael Stevens]

Could you try to avoid typing within the ">" marks, as it makes your
reply look like part of the original post.

thanks

Tried pointing this out to Jake many times, Jake is not taking any advice.
Must not understand the concept.
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[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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[davetest]

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.

What about the GPEDIT.MSC and all those policies that can be changed?
IS that PRO only?

Dave

 

[Larc]

| On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:06:52 -0600, "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.
| >
| What about the GPEDIT.MSC and all those policies that can be changed?
| IS that PRO only?

Yes, it's in Pro only.

Larc



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[David C.]

Is there in real advantage to XP Pro over XP Home?

One thing that I never see mentioned in the replies to this
frequently-asked question is that, according to the information
at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycleconsumer.mspx
the effective date for "Exiting Extended Support phase" is
12/31/06 for XP Home and 12/31/08 for XP Pro.
Also, the effective "End of Life" date is 12/31/07 for XP Home
and 12/31/09 for XP Pro.

David C.

 

[Alex Nichol]

What about the GPEDIT.MSC and all those policies that can be changed?
IS that PRO only?

Pro only, but Doug Knox has a utility in a late stage of development to
provide for the same things in Home. I don't think it is quite ready
for release, but watch the space, at http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils
where i expect it will appear

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Yes.

Bruce Chambers

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