window xp home vs professional

[sigggyfreud]

I've been a windows 98 user(home computer) for many years
and am now looking at new computers. what is the
difference between home and professional versions of win
xp? Pros and cons of each.
thanks in advance for any comments.

 

[Ken Blake]

I've been a windows 98 user(home computer) for many years
and am now looking at new computers. what is the
difference between home and professional versions of win
xp? Pros and cons of each.

First of all, note that there are no pros of XP Home over XP
Professional except a lower price. Home is a subset of
Professional, and there's nothing in Home that isn't also in
Professional.

The two 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

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The two versions are identical when it comes to stability,
functionality, and device driver and software application
compatibility, but are intended to meet different networking,
security, and ease-of-use needs, in different environments. One
difference not usually mentioned is that WinXP Pro allows up to 10
simultaneous inbound network connections, while WinXP Home only allows
a maximum of 5.

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


Bruce Chambers

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[shell]

XP Pro has more Security and Networking capability than
home.

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hello!
1] Networking> The networking in Windows XP Home is not designed for use
in any networking environment beyond the home or a small office.

2]Security> Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional are both
relatively secure operating systems. However, XP Professional has some
features that Windows XP Home does not have. Firstly, Windows XP Home
does not have file access control, so all users of the machine have
access to all files in the same way as on Windows 98. Under Windows XP
Professional access can be restricted so that users can only see their
own files. Secondly, Windows XP Professional can be configured to have
encrypted file systems that are pretty secure.

3]Offline features> Windows XP Professional has a development of the
"Briefcase" and "Offline Folders" technology seen in earlier versions of
Windows which allows people using laptops to automatically "download"
their files from a server, work on them while disconnected from the
network, and then have them automatically upload when they next connect
so that their work is kept sychronised and available both on- and
offline automatically. Windows XP Home does not have this. Windows XP
Professional also has the Remote Desktop facility which allows you to
access your desktop from other machines.

4] System features> Windows XP Professional has support for
multi-processor PCs. It also has additional features for backup and
restoration of crucial system files and states so that it should be
easier to recover a Windows XP Professional system.

Further Reading:-*]Windows XP Comparison Guide
Link:> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.asp
**]Which Edition Is Right for You?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

with regards/
ssg/pronetworks.org