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XP Home vs XP Pro
Name: Fred M Barnett Date: June 20, 2002 at 06:03:06 Pacific
Comment:
HI,I was wondering which is better and if XP home is installed,would install Pro over Home be a upgrade? Thanks Fred
Name: mike Date: June 20, 2002 at 06:24:26 Pacific
Reply:
depends on your needs. if you are on a network then Pro is without question more appropriate (Home isn't even capable of joining a domain). Pro also has more admin tools but, if you are a low end user that just need net access and play a few games, stick with Home as there wouldn't really be a reason to upgrade.
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Response Number 2
Name: Peter Date: June 20, 2002 at 06:35:47 Pacific
Reply:
To your question Fred Yes it will upgrade. ==================================================== These are the XP-PRO Features not found in XP-Home edition. ===== Remote Desktop – remotely access your Windows XP Professional PC, from another Windows PC, so you can work with all of your data and applications while away from your office. ===== Offline Files and Folders - access to files & folders on a network share when disconnected from the server. ===== Scalable processor support – up to two-way multi-processor support. ===== Encrypting File System - protects sensitive data in files that are stored on disk using the NTFS file system. ===== Access Control – restrict access to selected files, applications, and other resources. ===== Centralized administration - join Windows XP Professional systems to a Windows Server domain to take advantage of the full range of powerful management and security tools. ===== Group Policy - simplifies the administration of groups of users or computers. ===== Software Installation and Maintenance – automatically install, configure, repair, or remove software applications. ===== Roaming User Profiles - access to all your documents and settings no matter where you log on. ===== Remote Installation Service (RIS) – support for remote operating system installations where desktops can be installed across the network. ===== Multi-lingual User Interface (MUI) add-on - change the user interface language to get localized dialog boxes, menus, help files, dictionaries, and proofing tools etc. ===== See all features Home/Pro on this comparison site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.asp Cheers de Peter
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