XP Home or Pro?

[Guest]

Ok, i have a pretty decent rig with a P4 3.2 Extreme Edition chip. So which
OS should I use with it to get best performance? Is XP Pro alot faster than
Home?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The performance of both Windows XP operating systems is the same.

Windows XP Home Edition Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

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| Ok, i have a pretty decent rig with a P4 3.2 Extreme Edition chip. So which
| OS should I use with it to get best performance? Is XP Pro alot faster than
| Home?

 

[Alias]

Ok, i have a pretty decent rig with a P4 3.2 Extreme Edition chip. So which
OS should I use with it to get best performance? Is XP Pro alot faster than
Home?

No. It's the same. If you don't plan to network, get Home and save
money. It's the same OS.

Alias

 

[Guest]

XP Pro is not any faster that Home. It is bigger and is probably slower.

You only need to use the Pro version for the extra security features and
network logging on to a domain.

Otherwise get the Home Edition.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Nick;
Both are identical in performance and stability so performance is not an
issue with either one.
For most users Windows XP Home is fine...and cheaper.

See this link for more on the differences:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx
And:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx

 

[Guest]

Thank you to everyone who wrote, I appreciat ethe advice!

 

[Ron Martell]

Ok, i have a pretty decent rig with a P4 3.2 Extreme Edition chip. So which
OS should I use with it to get best performance? Is XP Pro alot faster than
Home?

If your system has only a single CPU chip then the only reason to go
to XP Pro would be if you have a current or anticipated future need
for one of the specific functions which are part of XP Pro but are not
included with XP Home. Other than these items the two versions are
identical and both are compiled from the same source code base.

If your motherboard had two CPU chips (e.g. dual Pentium 4s) then that
might be a reason to go for XP Pro, as it will utilize both CPUs
whereas Home will only use one of them. Other than this specific
situation there is zero difference in performance or stability between
the two versions.

Note: Dual CPUs means two separate processor chips. A single
Pentium 4 processor with Hyperthreading capability will show as 2 CPUs
in Windows Task Manager but this is in fact only a single CPU. Both
XP Home and XP Pro fully support the Pentium 4 Hyperthreading.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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[Bruce Chambers]

Ok, i have a pretty decent rig with a P4 3.2 Extreme Edition chip. So which
OS should I use with it to get best performance? Is XP Pro alot faster than
Home?

The WinXP Home and WinXP Pro versions are _identical_ when it comes
to performance, stability, and device driver and software application
compatibility, but are intended to meet different functionality,
networking, security, and ease-of-use needs, in different environments.
The most significant differences are that WinXP Pro allows up to 10
simultaneous inbound network connections while WinXP Home only allows
only 5, WinXP Pro is designed to join a Microsoft domain (a crucial
capability at most universities) while WinXP Home cannot, and only WinXP
Pro supports file encryption and IIS. (Oh, and WinXP Pro usually costs
roughly $100 USD more than WinXP Home.)

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



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[Guest]

Ron,
Will Home interact with the Intel Pentium D chip or is this the same as the
P4?

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Dan,

Yes, the Pentium D is compatible with all versions of Windows XP.

Intel® Pentium® D Processor Product Information
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/pentium_D/

Intel® Pentium® D Processor and Intel® 945G Express chipset
http://www.intel.com/performance/desktop/mainstream/