What are the main differences between Windows Home Edition and Professional?

[Dev]

Hi

I was wondering what the major differences between XP home user which is
what I have got and XP Professional?
Wondered if it was worth seeing if their was an "upgrade"?

Thanks

 

[WTC]

Google Search = xp pro vs xp home

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=xp+pro+vs+xp+home&btnG=Google+Search&meta=


Pro vs Home

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

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

There is no specific upgrade from Windows XP Home to Pro.
The Windows XP Pro upgrade is the upgrade path.

The differences are mostly security and networking related and unnecessary
for most home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

 

[Guest]

~ 100 USD

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx



Good Luck!

 

[Dev]

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=xp+pro+vs+xp+home&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Perfectly illustrated by Google!! I should have searched google before
posting!

 

[Dev]

There is no specific upgrade from Windows XP Home to Pro.
The Windows XP Pro upgrade is the upgrade path.

The differences are mostly security and networking related and unnecessary
for most home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

Thanks, this was the kind of info I was looking for. Essentially with regard
to functionality and reliability there doesn't seem to be any difference.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I was wondering what the major differences between XP home user
which
is what I have got and XP Professional?
Wondered if it was worth seeing if their was an "upgrade"?

First, there is no special upgrade version just for this, but the
regular XP Professional Upgrade works fine (although it doesn't
say so on the box).

Second, for those who have to ask whether to consider upgrading,
the answer is almost always no. 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.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Windows XP Home and Pro are identical in stability and performance and there
is no point in upgrading in hopes of either of these improving.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi

I was wondering what the major differences between XP home user which is
what I have got and XP Professional?
Wondered if it was worth seeing if their was an "upgrade"?

Thanks

The WinXP Home and WinXP Pro 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. (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

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Bruce Chambers

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