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D. Spencer Hines
What do folks here see as the merits and limitations of these two OS, as
compared and contrasted with each other.
Has anyone used both?
DSH
compared and contrasted with each other.
Has anyone used both?
DSH
D. Spencer Hines said:What do folks here see as the merits and limitations of these two OS,
as compared and contrasted with each other.
Has anyone used both?
D. Spencer Hines said:What do folks here see as the merits and limitations of these two OS, as
compared and contrasted with each other.
Media Center is a superset of XP Professional (with one exception).
Everything thatis in XP Professional is also in Medai Center, except
for the ability to join a domain. Media Center also has it's extra
media-realted features. If these features are valuable to you you
that's what you should get. Unless you need the ability to join a
domain (very few home users do) there is no downside to choosing
Media Center over Professional.
D. Spencer Hines said:Interesting!
What do you mean by "join a domain"?
Not the same as a network, I presume.
Dell charges about $120 MORE for XP.
An adeendum to the above that I just discovered. Media Center also doesn't
permit connecting to a wireless network. See
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/editions/xp-pro/media.mspx
D. Spencer Hines said:Interesting!
What do you mean by "join a domain"?
Not the same as a network, I presume.
Dell charges about $120 MORE for XP.
I wonder why.
DSH
Yves said:I dispute the claims that Microsoft makes for XP Pro. You can connect your PC
to LCDs/Plasma screen, record and watch TV on XP Pro. However, you need to
install third party drivers and programs which give you these feature. MCE
has all this built-in by MS.
D. Spencer Hines said:Interesting!
What do you mean by "join a domain"?
Not the same as a network, I presume.
So...which claims are you disputing?
D. Spencer Hines said:In XP Home Edition one can NOT even encrypt files or limit access to some
folders and files?
"Encrypt sensitive files and data"
"Restrict access to selected files and folders"
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/editions/xp-pro/media.mspx
Paltry and pernicious, if true.
How can multiple users operate in that environment?
Yves said:Microsoft is stating that XP Professional:
1) Can not connect to LCDs or Pkasma screens. Most newer video card from ATi
or nVidia have DVI interfaces, which can connect to these type of screens.
2) With TV tuner add-on card, you can record and watch TV.
D. Spencer Hines said:NOT if they cannot:
"Encrypt sensitive files and data"
"Restrict access to selected files and folders".
What A Scam!
D. Spencer Hines said:NOT if they cannot:
"Encrypt sensitive files and data"
"Restrict access to selected files and folders".
What A Scam!
D. Spencer Hines said:What do folks here see as the merits and limitations of these two OS, as
compared and contrasted with each other.
Has anyone used both?
DSH
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