XP Pro

[imported_Pressure]

What's the advantage of having XP Pro over XP Home for gaming? I ask because I see a lot of people here perfer XP Pro for their systems. If there is no advantage for gaming I don't see the point of forking out $55 more for Pro.

 

[dawks]

There is no advantage in XP Pro over XP Home when it comes to gaming. They are exactly the same with a few small exceptions added for corporate users.

XP Pro has:
Remote Desktop Server (Access your PC remotely)
Ability to join domains (Good for corporate environments)
File System level encryption (good for protecting data)
IIS 5.1 (good for webdevelopment purposes - limited to 10 connections)
SMP support (have more then one cpu?)
More features related to a corporate environment/domains (roaming profiles, group policy...)

XP Pro is not faster, slower, or more/less stable. The features above are the key differences.


XP Pro vs. XP Home (From Microsoft)

 

[imported_Pressure]

Alright, I won't waste money on XP Pro then.

 

[stash]

Search.

 

[spherrod]

this has been discussed so many times