XP Home or XP Pro

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Ok well here is another thing to add to my list, I need to get a new operating system because now I have XP Pro but I can't get any of the service packs and it is really buggy. So I am wondering whether I should get XP Home or XP Pro. What I mainly do on the computer

1. Play games(Everquest mostly
2. Listen to Music + Chat + Surf we
3. Occasional Photoshop(and things like it

So out of that stuff which is the main things I do on the computer(besides stuff for school) what would be a better buy for me

Thanks
 
Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Which Edition Is Right for You?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing.asp

You cannot directly install XP Home over XP Pro.
You'll have to start from scratch by deleting the XP Pro
partition, create a new partition, format the partition
(preferably NTFS) and install XP Home "clean".

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Windows XP - Shell/User

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"sean" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message:

| Ok well here is another thing to add to my list, I need to get a new operating system because now I have XP
Pro but I can't get any of the service packs and it is really buggy. So I am wondering whether I should get XP
Home or XP Pro. What I mainly do on the computer:
|
| 1. Play games(Everquest mostly)
| 2. Listen to Music + Chat + Surf web
| 3. Occasional Photoshop(and things like it)
|
| So out of that stuff which is the main things I do on the computer(besides stuff for school) what would be a
better buy for me?
|
| Thanks
 
sean said:
Ok well here is another thing to add to my list, I need to get a new
operating system because now I have XP Pro but I can't get any of the
service packs and it is really buggy. So I am wondering whether I
should get XP Home or XP Pro. What I mainly do on the computer:

1. Play games(Everquest mostly)
2. Listen to Music + Chat + Surf web
3. Occasional Photoshop(and things like it)

So out of that stuff which is the main things I do on the
computer(besides stuff for school) what would be a better buy for me?

Thanks
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If you have a bootleg version and want to keep your current configuration,
get a Full retail version of XP Pro. Since you are a student, you qualify
for academic pricing. Check the campus book store or the internet for
Academic versions.
See link below on how to change the CD key.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Change CD key.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#need2
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