Windows Media Center 2005 is XP HOME

[foodfightr]

Why is MCE 2005 based on home edition, a step down from pro.

In any case, what is the difference between home and pro.

All the Benefits of Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP SP2

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[dawks]

Pro has Encrypting File System, Remote Desktop, the ability to join to a Domain, Group Policy Editor, and file access controls..

Other then those few things, XP Pro and Home ARE THE SAME OS.

An MCE system doesnt really need to be part of a domain, or have encrypted files, although MCE does have remote desktop.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: dawks
Pro has Encrypting File System, Remote Desktop, the ability to join to a Domain, Group Policy Editor, and file access controls..

Other then those few things, XP Pro and Home ARE THE SAME OS.

An MCE system doesnt really need to be part of a domain, or have encrypted files, although MCE does have remote desktop.

It does? Excellent, I don't want to be using VNC for a MCE machine- at home I prefer Remote Desktop. Good to know 🙂

 

[dawks]

Originally posted by: Dopefiend

Originally posted by: dawks
Pro has Encrypting File System, Remote Desktop, the ability to join to a Domain, Group Policy Editor, and file access controls..

Other then those few things, XP Pro and Home ARE THE SAME OS.

An MCE system doesnt really need to be part of a domain, or have encrypted files, although MCE does have remote desktop.

It does? Excellent, I don't want to be using VNC for a MCE machine- at home I prefer Remote Desktop. Good to know 🙂

http://www.anandtech.com/multi...oc.aspx?i=2240&p=4

There is even a Remote Desktop Wizard hooked into Media Center now that lets you enable Remote Desktop and even set a password for your Windows account if one isn't already created for remote access

This is the new MCE btw. 2005 MCE.