Windows XP Professional boot

[Dan]

Hello,

I have Windows XP Pro on my pc and recently installed
Service Pack 2. Now when I boot up the screen that
says "Windows XP" doesn't have the word "Professional"
included. It just says "Windows XP."

Is that supposed to be the case or did I do something
wrong? The good thing is everything seems to be working
fine so far.

Thanks.
Dan

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hello,

I have Windows XP Pro on my pc and recently installed
Service Pack 2. Now when I boot up the screen that
says "Windows XP" doesn't have the word "Professional"
included. It just says "Windows XP."

Is that supposed to be the case or did I do something
wrong? The good thing is everything seems to be working
fine so far.

Hi

Yes, it is supposed to be like this (no "Professional" anymore).

 

[Ron Martell]

Hello,

I have Windows XP Pro on my pc and recently installed
Service Pack 2. Now when I boot up the screen that
says "Windows XP" doesn't have the word "Professional"
included. It just says "Windows XP."

Is that supposed to be the case or did I do something
wrong? The good thing is everything seems to be working
fine so far.

Yes. Service Pack 2 is used for 4 different versions of Windows XP:
- Professional
- Home
- Media Center
- Tablet PC

Microsoft decided to use a common opening splash screen for all
versions rather than include separate screens for each version in the
service pack.

Your actual XP version type will still show correctly in Control Panel
- System - Properties or by using Start - Run - WINVER

Hope this explains the situation.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Dan]

Yes, that makes sense. Thank you very much for the
explanation.