What Faetures from Windows 2000 are Lost if I switch to XP Home

[Guest]

I have to replace a laptop that was stolen that had Win 200 Pro installed on
it. I used it to remotely access other computers, syncronize files with home
computer(Windows 2000 Pro installed), and connect to neworks when I was in
other offices. I also used hibernate. Question is:
Will I lose abilities I had with Windows 2000 Pro by buying a system with XP
Home installed on it rather than XP Pro...and what features will I lose.
Can I stll network with home machines (peer to peer) and other offices
(domains)
Can I still hibernate?
Can I still syncronize files?
I could upgrade the home computer to XP Pro if need be.
Thanks for any and all info

 

[Richard Urban [MVP]]

You will need Windows XP Professional if you connect to a domain in your
office. Nothing will be lost.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

 

[Guest]

XPH cannot connect to a domain.

xph does hibernate.

Five editions of Windows XP compared
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx

 

[Kerry Brown]

I have to replace a laptop that was stolen that had Win 200 Pro installed
on
it. I used it to remotely access other computers, syncronize files with
home
computer(Windows 2000 Pro installed), and connect to neworks when I was in
other offices. I also used hibernate. Question is:
Will I lose abilities I had with Windows 2000 Pro by buying a system with
XP
Home installed on it rather than XP Pro...and what features will I lose.
Can I stll network with home machines (peer to peer) and other offices
(domains)
Can I still hibernate?
Can I still syncronize files?
I could upgrade the home computer to XP Pro if need be.
Thanks for any and all info

You cannot log onto a domain with Home. If you share files Home only
supports simple file sharing and it's very awkward to change NTFS
permisssions. The rest should work OK.

Kerry

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the Info, One more question:
Can I use remote desktop with Home edition to access remote servers?

 

[Kerry Brown]

Thanks for the Info, One more question:
Can I use remote desktop with Home edition to access remote servers?

Yes you can use XP Home to connect to a remote server. XP Home can be used
as a client but not a server.

Kerry