XP Pro & Home

[Jim]

Could someone please tell me the difference between XP Pro
and Home. I am considering upgrading from Windows ME and
would like to know which one would be best for me. I use
my computer primarily for photography.

Thanks,
Jim

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings

Please see the following links.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

 

[Ken Blake]

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Could someone please tell me the difference between XP Pro
and Home. I am considering upgrading from Windows ME and
would like to know which one would be best for me. I use
my computer primarily for photography.

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, 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 that Professional allows ten concurrent network
connections, and Home only five.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The two 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 while WinXP
Home cannot, and only WinXP Pro supports file encryption and IIS.

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

"Which is better?" That depends entirely upon the uses to which
you put your computer, the network environment in which you'll operate
it, your specific security needs, and your level of computer
knowledge.


Bruce Chambers

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[Alex Nichol]

Could someone please tell me the difference between XP Pro
and Home. I am considering upgrading from Windows ME and
would like to know which one would be best for me.

See
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

Apart from these points there is also that Pro will support 10
connections to it in a network, Home only five.

Other than these matters the systems are identical, and for you, coming
from ME, Home is most probably all you need

In deciding whether to upgrade, the most important single matter is to
have enough RAM. You need 256 MB for basic general use, and for things
like your photography, more (say 512 MB or at any rate 384) would be an
advantage. Also Read Gary Woodruff's article on upgrading to XP at
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm