XP Home 5 user limit

[IceBlast]

What is this limit? Can you just not see other computers after the first 5 or will the network not work?
Thanks

 

[martind1]

I don't quite understand your question.


you say 5 user limit.

then you talk about seeing other computers and the network not working.


which is it?

I assume a 5 user limit means you can not have more then 5 accounts for the computer.

 

[buleyb]

Are you referring to the 5 hardware change limit that the activation has?

 

[IceBlast]

I have read several places that you can only network 5 XP Home computers, but no details as to what that really means. I have a company I'm trying to help that has 6 XP Home boxes and 1 XP Pro. I don't see anything not working. Is there a real limit or is this OK?
Thanks

 

[JackMDS]

No more than 5 computers can access XP home at the same time.

 

[IceBlast]

So the only problem is when more than 5 boxes try to hit XP Home at the same time? If number 6 tries, does that box just get denied and has to try again?

 

[Mark R]

So the only problem is when more than 5 boxes try to hit XP Home at the same time? If number 6 tries, does that box just get denied and has to try again?

Yup. That's it.

You can have 100 computers on the LAN, but only 5 can be logged in and browsing shared files, etc.

Access to the 6th will be denied until one of the other users logs out.

 

[IceBlast]

Thanks all.

 

[martind1]

oh. that was simple.

good catch guys.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

oh. that was simple.

yep, but what a way for micro$oft to force you to buy (or get linux) server software when it isn't really necessary. This problem is very confusing to some, I work for a 4th party service company and have done several gateway installs for librarys for some thing called the gates foundation. most of the time the library orders 10-20 workstations with the intent on making one of them a "server" for thier library access software, what a :Q to them when they find out that only the server and 4 other machines can be logged on at the same time. and they get an even bigger :Q when they find out how much server 2000 is. and then they want thier old machines back because it worked fine with windows 98 before they spent all that money.

 

[JackMDS]

It is called: "The Hyperprosexia Phenomenon". It is concerning people who have problems and are unaware of them, and thus blaming something, or someone else.

Poor Microsoft has to be blamed for the ignorance of others, making it the center of the Hyperprosexia.

Yeah it is very difficult to read few pages before a decision about sums of money is made.

Most people know what they do when it comes to upgrade their cars. They have no other choice because they have to go out to a dealer and are hassled by the salesmen.

But it is hard to self discipline and read on your own volition.

It is even harder to read while the VCR Timer is still Blinking for few years, and creates a distraction.

 

[martind1]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
It is called: "The Hyperprosexia Phenomenon". It is concerning people who have problems and are unaware of them, and thus blaming something, or someone else.

Poor Microsoft has to be blamed for the ignorance of others, making it the center of the Hyperprosexia.

Yeah it is very difficult to read few pages before a decision about sums of money is made.

Most people know what they do when it comes to upgrade their cars. They have no other choice because they have to go out to a dealer and are hassled by the salesmen.

But it is hard to self discipline and read on your own volition.

It is even harder to read while the VCR Timer is still Blinking fore few years, and creates a distraction.

Woah Jack, this is a family board no need to talk about sex

 

[lobadobadingdong]

the real folks to blame in those situations (in this case the gateway salepeople) as if you're selling someone a lot of computers and you know what they intend to do with them, why not let them know it won't work the way the computer illiterate people thinks it will and save (the install technician) a lot of headache and explanation. when it doesn't work.

 

[JackOfHearts]

It is even harder to read while the VCR Timer is still Blinking fore few years, and creates a distraction.

LOL Jack LOL!