golfbum1932 said:
I bought two new computers that have Windows XP Home edition. I have
Windows XP Professional from my previous computer. Is it recommended
to install the XP Professional on my new systems?
First, is your copy of XP Professional a retail one or an OEM one? If it's
retail, you can put it on *one* of your two new computers; the rules is one
copy (or one license) for each computer.
But if it's OEM (for example, if it came with the computer). its license
ties it to the first computer its instralled on and you are not permitted to
do this on either new computer.
Second, over and above whether you *can* do it, there's probably no benefit
to your doing it. 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 and
would never be used.
..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 that Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and
Home only five.
