XP Pro Logo Gone at Startup

[Guest]

I noticed that my desktop startup logo says Windows XP even though I have XP
Pro loaded. My laptop shows a startup logo that says Windows XP
Professional. Why the difference?

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Mark

Your laptop does not have SP2 installed.. SP2 removes the
'Home/Professional' from the splash screen..

 

[Johnny Lingo]

I noticed that my desktop startup logo says Windows XP even though I have
XP
Pro loaded. My laptop shows a startup logo that says Windows XP
Professional. Why the difference?

Your laptop obviously has Service Pack 2. All machines that are pre SP2
show Home or Professional during the startup. It was removed by SP2.