Windows xp vs professional

[phillyman36]

Hey what are the major differences between xp home and prof.,? A friend told me i should get the prof., version and stay away from the home version because its more stable. Does it matter for video encoding and gaming as far as performance

 

[Smilin]

Bad info, BAD!!!

Both are nearly 100% identical. The big difference: Pro can logon to a domain, Home cannot.

Do a quick search at MS,there is a "at a glance" chart there somewhere.

If you need pro you'll know it, otherwise use home.

edit:
Here's that link http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

couple notes.. Most of the things listed that home can't do like "group policy" are domain related and unless you are running an AD domain on your home network won't matter. Although home does not support dual or dual-core CPUs it WILL support virtual dual core CPUs such as Intel's hyperthreading.

 

[cubby1223]

Differences are primarily - Home cannot log into domains, cannot encrypt files, cannot be used as a personal web server, cannot be remotely administered, does not support roaming profiles, ...

Get the Home version, save some bucks, you're probably never going to use the added features in Pro. And there definately have been some wackos with wild comments about Home, I've heard people who think the difference is Pro is built upon Win2000, Home is built upon WinME!

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
And there definately have been some wackos with wild comments about Home, I've heard people who think the difference is Pro is built upon Win2000, Home is built upon WinME!

FUD at it's finest. that's some funny stuff

 

[Nothinman]

FUD at it's finest. that's some funny stuff

Or just misconceptions from the sh!tty way MS names their releases.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

FUD at it's finest. that's some funny stuff

Or just misconceptions from the sh!tty way MS names their releases.

They should start using something more clear like start the name with YA (yet another) and then put in something mutually exclusive yet recursive in the acronym.

NYASMSN (Not Yet Another Same Microsoft NYASMSN) 5.1 !!

Nah, that XP based on WinME just plain comes from a retard. Don't make excuses for them or you're just being a stupidity enabler.

 

[Nothinman]

Nah, that XP based on WinME just plain comes from a retard. Don't make excuses for them or you're just being a stupidity enabler.

Provided you didn't already know, how are you supposed to know where Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2003 all fit in? Let alone that there's 2 completely different code bases in use there. Using the year as the release isn't a bad idea, but they're not consistent about it.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

Nah, that XP based on WinME just plain comes from a retard. Don't make excuses for them or you're just being a stupidity enabler.

Provided you didn't already know, how are you supposed to know where Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2003 all fit in? Let alone that there's 2 completely different code bases in use there. Using the year as the release isn't a bad idea, but they're not consistent about it.

95 -> 98 -> 2000 -> 2003
ME -> NT -> XP

Don't you know your ABCs?

 

[nweaver]

please tell me you were kidding.....


95->98->ME

nt->2K->XP Home/Pro


One thing I hate about home is the simple file sharing. i want to be able to really setup sharing. It also sucks with samba.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: nweaver
please tell me you were kidding.....


95->98->ME

nt->2K->XP Home/Pro

One thing I hate about home is the simple file sharing. i want to be able to really setup sharing. It also sucks with samba.

One of these days I'll have to figure out how to turn simple file sharing off so I can get file sharing to work. I'm just lazy.

 

[DennyD]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
One of these days I'll have to figure out how to turn simple file sharing off so I can get file sharing to work. I'm just lazy.

Go to My Computer, Tools, and then to Folder Options. Go to the View tab and at the bottom there is a checkbox called "Use Simple File Sharing." Uncheck it and click ok. You've turned it off.

And XP Home is DEFINATELY NOT built upon WinMe. Everything up to WinMe used the 9x kernel and Win2k, XPH and Pro use the NT Kernel. (longhorn uses something new)

When you hear someone saying they're upgrading Windows 98 to XP, they're not. XP Setup removes 98, compresses it and puts it in a hidden folder on your hard drive called Undo. The two kernels are not compatible.

And one more piece of info that you may find handy... In case you didn't know, an XP Upgrade CD is actually a Full Version CD. The only difference is that the upgrade CD will ask you to prove that you're upgrading. During setup, insert any other windows cd (when prompted) and click ok. It will verify that it is a windows cd and then take you to the partition screen. Put XP back in the drive and you're on your way to a full clean install from an upgrade CD.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: DennyD

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
One of these days I'll have to figure out how to turn simple file sharing off so I can get file sharing to work. I'm just lazy.

Go to My Computer, Tools, and then to Folder Options. Go to the View tab and at the bottom there is a checkbox called "Use Simple File Sharing." Uncheck it and click ok. You've turned it off.

And XP Home is DEFINATELY NOT built upon WinMe. Everything up to WinMe used the 9x kernel and Win2k, XPH and Pro use the NT Kernel. (longhorn uses something new)

When you hear someone saying they're upgrading Windows 98 to XP, they're not. XP Setup removes 98, compresses it and puts it in a hidden folder on your hard drive called Undo. The two kernels are not compatible.

And one more piece of info that you may find handy... In case you didn't know, an XP Upgrade CD is actually a Full Version CD. The only difference is that the upgrade CD will ask you to prove that you're upgrading. During setup, insert any other windows cd (when prompted) and click ok. It will verify that it is a windows cd and then take you to the partition screen. Put XP back in the drive and you're on your way to a full clean install from an upgrade CD.

Thanks, you saved me 20seconds of google time.

 

[kamper]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
cannot use IIS as a personal web server

Fixed.

 

[randym431]

Another diff, or secret, pro has tape backup support (if you use tape). Home doesnt (but it really does). You can install tape backup support from the home install cd. Its messy to do, and get going, but its there in home but enabled and easier with pro.

 

[Nothinman]

Another diff, or secret, pro has tape backup support (if you use tape). Home doesnt (but it really does). You can install tape backup support from the home install cd. Its messy to do, and get going, but its there in home but enabled and easier with pro.

And how many people have tape drives on their personal machines?