One more time Pro vs Media Center

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I am doing some Access db work at home and am looking at buying a laptop to
do it on. My company office runs Pro but the laptop I am looking at has
Media Ctr on it. People at the office tell me to get Pro on the laptop.
Will I run into problems / conflicts if I do not?

I have no need for the "media" side of Media and I will not be plugging into
the office network.

I have always tried to match what the products the office has in the past
but I really do not know if it is required.
 
ES said:
I am doing some Access db work at home and am looking at buying a
laptop to
do it on. My company office runs Pro but the laptop I am looking at
has
Media Ctr on it. People at the office tell me to get Pro on the
laptop.
Will I run into problems / conflicts if I do not?

I have no need for the "media" side of Media and I will not be
plugging into
the office network.

I have always tried to match what the products the office has in the
past
but I really do not know if it is required.
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Give your "... I will not be plugging into the office network. ..."
then you will not have any issue using Media Center Edition as opposed
to Professional
 
ES said:
I am doing some Access db work at home and am looking at buying a
laptop to
do it on. My company office runs Pro but the laptop I am looking at
has
Media Ctr on it. People at the office tell me to get Pro on the
laptop. Will I run into problems / conflicts if I do not?

I have no need for the "media" side of Media and I will not be
plugging into the office network.

I have always tried to match what the products the office has in the
past but I really do not know if it is required.
Click to expand...

If you never need to join the office domain, MCE will be fine. MCE is XP
Pro with additional media features, but it cannot join a domain. The
more important thing for you will be to use the same version of Access
on the laptop as you do at work.

Malke
 
ES said:
I am doing some Access db work at home and am looking at buying a laptop to
do it on. My company office runs Pro but the laptop I am looking at has
Media Ctr on it. People at the office tell me to get Pro on the laptop.
Will I run into problems / conflicts if I do not?
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No, you won't.

I have no need for the "media" side of Media and I will not be plugging into
the office network.
Click to expand...


Then you could probably save quite a bit of money by ordering the
laptop with WinXP Home.

I have always tried to match what the products the office has in the past
but I really do not know if it is required.
Click to expand...

In this case, you'd want to match the versions of Microsoft Access, but
the specific WinXP edition operating system is irrelevant; all of them
support Microsoft Office applications.

The WinXP Home and WinXP Pro editions 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. (Oh,
and WinXP Pro usually costs roughly $100 USD more than WinXP Home.)

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

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp


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