windows XP home and pro?

SirKenin · 09-19-2006, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

For the most part XP Pro is geared for business and running applications like Excel and other word processing softwares seen in essentially an office environment. It does have some other features that vary from the home edition.

One thing different that the home edition offers is a registry edit that allows you to automatically log onto the desktop like the older versions of Windows while that doesn't quite work with the Pro version. The "tweak" for this is outlined in a free to download WindowGuides 2003 system registry guide found at http://www.winguides.com/guides.php?guide=registry

This is a giant crock of shit. I'll tell you that right now ExtremeGamer. For one, regedit works BEAUTY in XP Pro. They both use the same one, both Home and Pro. They are both built on exactly the same kernel.

To see the REAL differences, view the following page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...choosing2.mspx

Both are equally good for games. XP Pro has more networking toys that are more geared towards corporate usage. My favorite is definitely the domains, but that's because I have an AD server.

I have tried Vista, and the games I wanted to run wouldn't run. My $800 camera wouldn't work. My $2000 printer wouldn't work. My $500 multifunction wouldn't work. My $300 scanner wouldn't work. Blah. Screw it.

tlarkin · 09-19-2006, 03:25 PM

The only major difference between xp home and xp pro is that xp pro can connect to domain servers (ie it can join a domain). Other than that, they are essentially the same OS. You will get no performance boost or loss running either version.

XP Pro also allows more group policies and more user micro management.

If you are just want a home PC, XP Home is fine for surfing the web, gaming, burning cds, ripping music etc. They perform the same when it comes to these type of things.

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09-19-2006, 03:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,258	The only major difference between xp home and xp pro is that xp pro can connect to domain servers (ie it can join a domain). Other than that, they are essentially the same OS. You will get no performance boost or loss running either version. XP Pro also allows more group policies and more user micro management. If you are just want a home PC, XP Home is fine for surfing the web, gaming, burning cds, ripping music etc. They perform the same when it comes to these type of things.