XP Home v. XP Professional

[Boyho1]

I will need to get a full version of either of the above to get my new rig up and running. What is advised? I basically only play games and the occasional letter + surfing.

Currently only have an XP Home recovery disk.

Thanks in anticipation

Frank

 

[MrChad]

I advise that you search.

 

[firewall]

Games, occasional letter and surfing only?

XP Home will be more than enough for those purposes out of the two choices. It will also save you money over PRO version.

 

[swaq]

XP Pro has an enhanced security model which is good if multiple people will be using the computer and/or you are sharing things over the network. XP Home is fine for most users (though I'll never use it again if I can help it).

 

[BW86]

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[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: MrChad
I advise that you search.

 

[bwnv]

The biggest issue that I know of is that PRO has better domain support. If you're not running a domain controller or AD @ home the home version should be fine for you. As far as security just be sure to install SP2.