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  1. August 9th, 2002, 01:01 PM #1
    Chrej
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    WinXP Pro vs. Home

    What is the big difference between the Pro and the Home edition of Windows XP... and for that matter between Windows 2000 and XP??
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  2. August 9th, 2002, 01:18 PM #2
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    In a word? Secuirty and Networking. Well, okay that is two words.

    Try here: TechTV: Windows XP Home or Pro


    Here's another good article by Paul Thurrott: Windows XP Home Editon vs Professional Edition: What's the difference?
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  3. August 9th, 2002, 01:34 PM #3
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    Another article

    Here is another article comparting the two and Windows .NET Server. Personally, I would go with XP Pro. But that is just me!
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  4. August 9th, 2002, 01:41 PM #4
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    Apart from lower purchase price, there is not great incentive to get the Home version, which appears to be mostly a handicapped or stripped Pro version, IMO.
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  5. August 9th, 2002, 01:52 PM #5
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    Thumbs up

    Thanks for clearing that up for me guys!!
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  6. August 9th, 2002, 01:55 PM #6
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    ...Sorry!! I keep inserting the wrong smilers! It should have been the happy guy, but I somehow got the boring dude...sorry about that, here is the right one:
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  7. August 10th, 2002, 04:20 PM #7
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    Originally posted by a d e p t
    Apart from lower purchase price, there is not great incentive to get the Home version, which appears to be mostly a handicapped or stripped Pro version, IMO.
    That is true, Home IS a stripped down version of Pro.

    Three big differences:
    • Home cannot join a domain (If you don't know what that is, then don't worry about it.)
    • Home only supports one processor.
    • Home does NOT have remote desktop.


    Also you cannot specify specific NTFS permissions in the Home version.
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