xp home vs xp pro

[Giovanni]

Sorry if this has been covered, I missed it.

in my new computer I have a choice of XP Home or XP Pro for an
additional $80 CAD. Is it worth it? What differences are there?
Thanks - Giovanni

 

[Jim]

XP Pro has some more networking features like being able to connect to
a domain or run a web server. It also gives you more control over
security and file sharing settings.

Really, most people don't need those things, and the Home edition is
fine.

 

[Giovanni]

Thanks for the quick reply, Jim. Exactly what I needed.
Cheers, Giovanni.

 

[Tim Slattery]

XP Pro has some more networking features like being able to connect to
a domain or run a web server.

XP Home can run a web server (Apache, Tomcat, JBoss...), but it cannot
run the IIS web server. Only XP Pro or the MS Server systems can do
that.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Sorry if this has been covered, I missed it.

in my new computer I have a choice of XP Home or XP Pro for an
additional $80 CAD. Is it worth it? What differences are there?

XP Professional and XP Home are exactly the same in all respects, except
that Professional has a few features (mostly related to networking and
security) missing from Home. For most (but not all) home users, even those
with a home network, these features aren't needed, would never be used, and
buying Professional instead of Home is a waste of money.

For details go to
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Also note one other point not mentioned on any of those sites: Professional
allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home only five.

 

[Plato]

in my new computer I have a choice of XP Home or XP Pro for an
additional $80 CAD. Is it worth it? What differences are there?

The major difference it $80 CAD.

 

[Plato]

in my new computer I have a choice of XP Home or XP Pro for an
additional $80 CAD. Is it worth it? What differences are there?

Other differences:

Rock added:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

 

[Gene]

You can encrypt your files/drive with XP Pro. XP Home does not have the EFS,
so Pro provides better security.

Gene