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XP or XP pro? for stand alone work station?

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Mongoo

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XP pro is $100 more then XP. I mainly want to edit video audio and photo's profesionally like and maybe hook up my old computer via lan.

Other then that, does xp come with more software? Do they come with Word? anything else? I ask because I've never built my own computer before and have always just had turn key systems with all of the software already loaded. So I don't know what software if any comes standard with XP.

What OS do you think I should go with? Is the extra $100 worth it?

Thanks.
 
yeah, i think the only thing xp pro has that home doesnt is more networking options (that you dont need for a simple LAN)
 
Unless your workstation is going to be using 2 processors, more than likely you'll get along fine with XP Home.
 
Doesn't make any difference. When I looked at the differences between the two I decided pro wasn't even worth it, so I got home for my new rig.
 
I would just get Pro. ALthough it has some advanced networking options it also is more customizable, more advanced, and above all more stable.

-Kevin
 
Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
I would just get Pro. ALthough it has some advanced networking options it also is more customizable, more advanced, and above all more stable.

-Kevin
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I turned off all the "advanced" networking services, it's not more customizable, and not more stable. It's the exact same OS plus some bloat that's not useful for average home networks.
 
I agree completely with what Malak just said. It's not more stable -- they're both equally "stable."

See Microsoft's comparison table for XP Home and Pro here. You might also condider XP Media Center Edition rather than Home or Pro. It's tailored for more video & audio oriented usage, which you might like (?). Read about it here.

Ken
 
Originally posted by: Mongoo
XP pro is $100 more then XP. I mainly want to edit video audio and photo's profesionally like and maybe hook up my old computer via lan.

Other then that, does xp come with more software? Do they come with Word? anything else? I ask because I've never built my own computer before and have always just had turn key systems with all of the software already loaded. So I don't know what software if any comes standard with XP.

What OS do you think I should go with? Is the extra $100 worth it?

Thanks.
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Neither come with word (atleast my copy of XP pro didn't). I believe it still comes with outlook express though. Other than that you're going to have to buy office 2003.

One question though... don't all those good video/photo editing rigs run OSX anyway? Why worry about windoes? LOL j/k... couldn't resist. Good luck building!
 
If you're mainly using this as a multimedia station, I might second Ken's suggestion of getting XP Media Center Edition. MCE is basically XP Pro with M$'s Media Center suite added on. It comes with some decent multimedia tools that you might have to purchase sepeartely if you just go with XP home or pro.

Plus, if you go with MCE you could always decide to make a (duh) Digital Media Center with it. Hook it up to your TV and watch Divx movies, CDs, pictures, through MCE. I suggest reading up on Media Center Edition before you make a decision. The fact that you're intending to manage/edit video and pictures makes you a prime target for MCE.

The only disadvantage I am aware of in MCE vs. XP Pro is that you cannot join a domain with MCE, which doesn't sound like a big deal to you anyway. And the Remote Desktop Connection (ie - terminal services) to me is worth the price of Pro alone. I travel a lot, and it's nice to be able to work on the system when I'm on the road.

If you are interested in MCE, just be aware that you can't just buy it off the shelf. M$ intended for MCE to be preinstalled on OEM computers, so to get around this you'll typically have to buy some inexepensive piece of computer hardware (like a $2 mouse). This is a loophole required for merchants to sell MCE.

 
No.

It is more customizable. Advanced sort of goes with customizable 😉 . Pro has advanced networking features as well as advanced disk management etc... that is not available on XP Home.

As for more stable the ability of users to configure the settings to what they need makes it more stable. Im not saying it is more robust but the ability of advanced controls allows users to tweak it more. The advanced network monitoring and controls contribute to more stability.

Also next time you post wrong...wrong....wrong, why dont you give some answers instead of being a complete moron.

-Kevin
 
Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
No.

It is more customizable. Advanced sort of goes with customizable 😉 . Pro has advanced networking features as well as advanced disk management etc... that is not available on XP Home.
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That doesn't make it more customisable. It means that it has some snapins that are not available on XP Home, the majority of which most users won't even touch.
Please, do feel free to provide a list of the amazing advanced network features, other than the ability to join a domain that makes Home more "customisable" than Pro.
Home has the same disk management features as Pro, minus dynamic disks, which the vast majority of users don't need.

As for more stable the ability of users to configure the settings to what they need makes it more stable.
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That's not stability. You obviously don't have a very good graps of operating systems. The word you're looking for is configurability, something that Home is 99% as good at as Pro.

Im not saying it is more robust but the ability of advanced controls allows users to tweak it more. The advanced network monitoring and controls contribute to more stability.
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"Network monitoring tools" do not contribute to system stability. Again, please provide details of these "advanced controls" that Pro has.
Also next time you post wrong...wrong....wrong, why dont you give some answers instead of being a complete moron.
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Because it's hardly worth my time pointing out glaring and obvious errors to someone who I can see doesn't really have much of a clue about the real differences between to extremely similar versions of Windows XP?

I suggest you go and do some reading before posting about something you obviously have no idea about.
 
Originally posted by: letter rip
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
it has some snapins that are not available on XP Home
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hmm...so, Pro is better
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
configurability, something that Home is 99% as good at as Pro.
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hmm...another vote for Pro.....lol, 1% is better than ZERO!
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That's pretty dumb. The OP posted needs that are served just as well by Home as by Pro. Are you counselling the OP to spend extra money for no extra useful functionality? Can we keep this on topic? Gamingphreek is wrong this time, and Dopefiend is totally right.

Gaminphreek's posts have the ring of someone trying to convince themselves they haven't foolishly wasted money... 😉
 
It's the exact same OS plus some bloat that's not useful for average home networks
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Support for 2 CPUs is not bloat.
The ability to join a domain is not bloat.
EFS is not bloat.
Group policy is not bloat.
Advanced NTFS ACL'ing is not bloat.
Remote desktop is not bloat.

All of these have a negligible impact on CPU and memory performance.
 
Originally posted by: jvarszegi
Originally posted by: letter rip
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
it has some snapins that are not available on XP Home
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hmm...so, Pro is better
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
configurability, something that Home is 99% as good at as Pro.
Click to expand...
hmm...another vote for Pro.....lol, 1% is better than ZERO!
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That's pretty dumb. The OP posted needs that are served just as well by Home as by Pro. Are you counselling the OP to spend extra money for no extra useful functionality? Can we keep this on topic? Gamingphreek is wrong this time, and Dopefiend is totally right.

Gaminphreek's posts have the ring of someone trying to convince themselves they haven't foolishly wasted money... 😉
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No i didn't spend money on my copy. My cousin recieved it via school so it was an enterprise edition. It is legal, he got it during a computer class at school. So he let me install it while he was visiting.

-Kevin
 
Originally posted by: STaSh
It's the exact same OS plus some bloat that's not useful for average home networks
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Support for 2 CPUs is not bloat.
The ability to join a domain is not bloat.
EFS is not bloat.
Group policy is not bloat.
Advanced NTFS ACL'ing is not bloat.
Remote desktop is not bloat.

All of these have a negligible impact on CPU and memory performance.
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Based on what he is going to be doing, its bloat to him.
 
Based on what he is going to be doing, its bloat to him.
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I'm not saying he needs any of that, but none of it fits the definition of bloat. Bloat is a word that is bandied about frequently here, usually inaccurately.
 
Originally posted by: letter rip
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
it has some snapins that are not available on XP Home
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hmm...so, Pro is better
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For business use on a domain, yes. Otherwise no.
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
configurability, something that Home is 99% as good at as Pro.
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hmm...another vote for Pro.....lol, 1% is better than ZERO!
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And 99% is a whole hell of a lot better than 1% you moron.

Do at least attempt to contribute to the thread without spouting mindless nonsense.
 
Originally posted by: Gamingphreek

No i didn't spend money on my copy. My cousin recieved it via school so it was an enterprise edition. It is legal, he got it during a computer class at school. So he let me install it while he was visiting.

-Kevin
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So it's not legal then. Unless you own and have ownership of said copy of XP, it's not yours, it's your cousins. So, you're a pirate.
How's that working out for you?
 
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