XP Pro vs. Home

[ClockerXP]

Now that I'm actually going to buy myself a copy of WinXP, I can't decide whether to get Pro or Home. I've read the differences here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

but I can't really decide if Pro is worth the extra cashola. In my current Pro installation, I never use encrpyed files, don't have an SMP system and no longer use Remote Desktop. Don't use Access Control either.

Is Pro going to do anything at all for me other than make my wallet $50 lighter? Seems like Home is the right purchase decision for me but I just thought I'd solicite some feedback to see what you guys think..

CxP

 

[MrChad]

Please search for this topic. It gets posted on what seems like a weekly basis.

 

[ClockerXP]

I did a search but, much to my suprise, nothing came up. I know it sounds weird but I did give it a whirl..

 

[ClockerXP]

Instead of using the ?Any of These Words? search, I used the ?All of These Words? search and now I?m getting some hits. Must be something weird with the search engine?

CxP

 

[BW86]

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use search.

 

[JackMDS]

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

:sun:

 

[ClockerXP]

Read my previous post. I did use the search and it didn't work.

Originally posted by: ClockerXP
Instead of using the ?Any of These Words? search, I used the ?All of These Words? search and now I?m getting some hits. Must be something weird with the search engine?

CxP

R E A D .

 

[ClockerXP]

Thanks JackMDS

 

[AtlantaBob]

Originally posted by: ClockerXP
Now that I'm actually going to buy myself a copy of WinXP, I can't decide whether to get Pro or Home. I've read the differences here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

but I can't really decide if Pro is worth the extra cashola. In my current Pro installation, I never use encrpyed files, don't have an SMP system and no longer use Remote Desktop. Don't use Access Control either.

Is Pro going to do anything at all for me other than make my wallet $50 lighter? Seems like Home is the right purchase decision for me but I just thought I'd solicite some feedback to see what you guys think..

CxP

In that case, I wouldn't get Pro... unless of course, you need to connect to a domain?

 

[Slowlearner]

A work around to joining a domain is availabe at http://www.staffkit.com/resources/join_domain_windows_xp_home.htm