XP Home or Professional?
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If you have the choice, I recommend Pro.
If you are stuck with Home, it isn't a huge deal.
The skinny on Home VS Pro:
+can support a Two-way multi-processor system (Dual CPUs).
+has a Encrypting File System that protects data in files and are stored on disk using NTFS.
+can restrict access to select files, apps, and othe resources for each user.
+uses Group Policy to simplify administration of groups of users/computers
+Automaticlly install, configure, repair, or remove apps
+access to all your documents and settings no matter where you log on
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Another Chart comparison.
I'm not sure why they say Pro cannot do Fast User Account Switching because I can do it on my PC w/WinXP Pro if I enable it.
Perhaps they are just saying it is default off rather than default on.
If you are stuck with Home, it isn't a huge deal.
The skinny on Home VS Pro:
+can support a Two-way multi-processor system (Dual CPUs).
+has a Encrypting File System that protects data in files and are stored on disk using NTFS.
+can restrict access to select files, apps, and othe resources for each user.
+uses Group Policy to simplify administration of groups of users/computers
+Automaticlly install, configure, repair, or remove apps
+access to all your documents and settings no matter where you log on
Source
Link
Another Chart comparison.
I'm not sure why they say Pro cannot do Fast User Account Switching because I can do it on my PC w/WinXP Pro if I enable it.
Perhaps they are just saying it is default off rather than default on.
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:hmph: Damn, Pro has a good amount of things Home doesn't have... I have Home edition sadly.
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Plus Professional has a good amount of extra networking capabilities (I didn't read that link, just mentioning this in case they didn't mention it in the article). Also, some guys I know have had trouble networking with a Mac on Home. I don't know if it really doesn't work or if they're just retarded.
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ankalar said:
No, getting 2 computers to network requires more luck than anything else. Heck, I can't even use a crossover cable between my computer (XP Home) and my friends laptop (Windows 2000). Sharing an internet connection is easy, but setting up a network is still incredible hard to do with windows.
Anyways, XP Professional is the way to go.
