Windows XP Home vs. XP Pro

[mholt]

I found an application that requires XP Pro. I was told that "he
main difference between XP Home and XP Pro is, you can't join Windows
domain with XP Home." What is "Windows domain" and why would I want
to join it?

 

[JS]

Using Windows XP Professional on a Domain
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/crawford_december24.mspx

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I found an application that requires XP Pro.

What application? That's very rare.

I was told that "he
main difference between XP Home and XP Pro is, you can't join Windows
domain with XP Home."

That's correct, except that it's not "Windows domain," it's *a*
Windows domain.

What is "Windows domain" and why would I want
to join it?

*Wanting* to join a domain isn't the issue. The issue is whether there
exists a domain that you *need* to join. A domain is a kind of network
that's not peer-to-peer, but has a computer running server software.
It's typically used only in large corporations and in all probability,
if you are asking the question, it's not at all a factor for you.

 

[Johhny]

I found an application that requires XP Pro.   I was told that "he
main difference between XP Home and XP Pro is, you can't join Windows
domain with XP Home."  What is "Windows domain" and why would I want
to join it?

If you are running XP Home, then are you at home? If you are at home
and only have one computer, you are probably not interested in
domains.

It would be helpful to know what application you are trying to run
that someone told you needs XP Pro.

 

[mholt]

If you are running XP Home, then are you at home? If you are at home
and only have one computer, you are probably not interested in
domains.

I'm at home. Have no need to connect with any other computers.

It would be helpful to know what application you are trying to run
that someone told you needs XP Pro.

It's called "eDrawings viewer."
http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/pages/products/eDrawingsViewerpage.html

 

[Johhny]

I'm at home.  Have no need to connect with any other computers.


It's called "eDrawings viewer."http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/pages/products/eDrawingsViewerpage.html

That was easy.

I looked on their WWW site for eDrawing under the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and it says:

Which operating systems are supported by eDrawings software?

Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP
Tablet PC Edition, Windows 2000 (eDrawings 2008 will be last version
to support this OS), Windows NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 6 or later are
supported.

It does not say XP Home, but you may contact their support and see if
they have anything similar that will work under XP Home, or just poke
around their home page (http://www.solidworks.com/sw/products/free-cad-
software-downloads.htm) a bit. It would seem they might have
something...

 

[Johhny]

I'm at home.  Have no need to connect with any other computers.


It's called "eDrawings viewer."http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/pages/products/eDrawingsViewerpage.html

....or, you could upgrade to XP Pro or one of the operating systems
they do support for the products you like.

 

[Bob I]

I'm at home. Have no need to connect with any other computers.




It's called "eDrawings viewer."
http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/pages/products/eDrawingsViewerpage.html

try downloading and installing it, it's a freebie, nothing ventured
nothing gained.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I found an application that requires XP Pro. I was told that "he
main difference between XP Home and XP Pro is, you can't join
Windows domain with XP Home." What is "Windows domain" and why
would I want to join it?

Most consumer -level applications, unless specifically written to not work
on one or the other - will work on Windows XP Home or Professional.

A domain is basically a network that has protected resources - accessed by
becoming a member. Schools, businesses, etc.

 

[VanguardLH]

I found an application that requires XP Pro. I was told that "he
main difference between XP Home and XP Pro is, you can't join Windows
domain with XP Home." What is "Windows domain" and why would I want
to join it?

Why do you care (since obviously you are NOT logging into a domain)?
Your concern is that the unidentified program demands it be installed on
Windows XP Professional. So now your choice is to toss the program or
upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro. Depends on how important is that
application to you.

If you want to use the unidentified application, and because it demands
XP Pro, then you'll have to upgrade to XP Pro. Really doesn't matter
what Pro has over Home since the choice to upgrade is decided by whether
or not you want to use this unidentified application.