xp home and xp pro

jef-pal106jef-pal106 Manila
edited April 2005 in Science & Tech
Good day to all! ;)

guys may i know what are the MAJOR diff of the two? and what will you recommend..

many thanks!

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  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Definitely not an emergency. Moving to Windows forum.
  • jef-pal106jef-pal106 Manila
    edited March 2005
    oooppps! sorry bro! :p
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited March 2005
    Straight from the horse's mouth....

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx

    Dexter...
  • jef-pal106jef-pal106 Manila
    edited March 2005
    thats a useful link! thanks a lot! ;)
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Dexter wrote:
    Straight from the horse's mouth....
    I wouldn't say "horse's mouth"... I'd say donkey's mouth...

    My suggestion... WinXP PRO. The networking and security of Pro is better than Home edition.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Pro also has better backup functions than home. And more admin tools come with Pro, though normal users might not use them much.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited March 2005
    Most home users are OK with the home version. I wouldn't use it but tons of my customers are happy with it for simple home user needs. If your idea of networking is just getting on the internet and surfing your fine.

    Tex
  • jef-pal106jef-pal106 Manila
    edited March 2005
    Tex wrote:
    Most home users are OK with the home version. I wouldn't use it but tons of my customers are happy with it for simple home user needs. If your idea of networking is just getting on the internet and surfing your fine.

    Tex
    well i guess it will be pro because of the pros.. ;) im using it mainly for gaming and internet.. sometimes programming but i do it in the office.. anyways thanks for all the replies! :thumbsup:
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited April 2005
    jef+pal106 wrote:
    well i guess it will be pro because of the pros.. ;) im using it mainly for gaming and internet.. sometimes programming but i do it in the office.. anyways thanks for all the replies! :thumbsup:

    That's what I do and XP Home works just fine with it.

    Home isn't any less secure than Pro. That's bull****.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    I agree with SMJ. There are NO security differences between the two.

    Pro connects to an active directory domain, home cannot
    Pro supports multiple processors, home does not
    Pro has terminal server for RDP, home does not
    Pro supports EFS, home does not

    There are the major functional differences, in a nutshell. If you don't need active directory (most people don't have an AD schema master in their house), multiple processors, terminal services, or EFS, then you don't need to spend the extra money.

    For some reason there is this myth that pro is somehow "better" than home. That's total BS. The only home user who needs XP Pro is the one with dual processors.
  • tcithtcith Sydney, Australia Member
    edited April 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    The only home user who needs XP Pro is the one with dual processors.

    or silly people like me who have an Domain controllers for the nine machines spread around the house for the use of three people who live there (can I hear you say "GEEEK!!!!!??"). :type:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    :D okay, let me rephrase:

    "most NORMAL people don't have an AD schema master in their house"

    ;D
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited April 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    I agree with SMJ. There are NO security differences between the two.

    Pro connects to an active directory domain, home cannot
    Pro supports multiple processors, home does not
    Pro has terminal server for RDP, home does not
    Pro supports EFS, home does not

    There are the major functional differences, in a nutshell. If you don't need active directory (most people don't have an AD schema master in their house), multiple processors, terminal services, or EFS, then you don't need to spend the extra money.

    For some reason there is this myth that pro is somehow "better" than home. That's total BS. The only home user who needs XP Pro is the one with dual processors.

    Agree. Dual cpu and some advanced networking is the differance. And the networking is to keep Corporate America from going cheap for users on domains. The are trying to give home users a price break aand keep Corporate America paying through the nose.

    Any user not connecting to a domain or using multiple cpu's is good to go with Home XP.

    Tex
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    What I consider "security" has to do more with group policies, multiple levels of powers granted to users, the ability to encrypt based on user.... those things. Not security from hackers, patches, or security settings. sorry for the misdirection.

    Coming from the Corporate aspect, I see big differences. At home... not much different.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    Even so, the security doesn't come from the OS itself, but from the features built in to active directory and from the skill of the AD admin.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited April 2005
    QCH2002 wrote:
    What I consider "security" has to do more with group policies, multiple levels of powers granted to users, the ability to encrypt based on user.... those things. Not security from hackers, patches, or security settings. sorry for the misdirection.

    Coming from the Corporate aspect, I see big differences. At home... not much different.

    He wasnt looking to buy a PC to attach to a domain at work with a network administrator over seeing active directory and setting up his user privledges.

    He said..... "im using it mainly for gaming and internet.."

    Thats a perfect use for XP Home. 99.5 percent of the PC's in any home on this planet are perfect candidates for XP Home btw... Few connect to domains with AD or have dual cpu's in the home. Mine do but I am not a normal user. And I bet there are 50,000 XP users on this planet for every one with a setup like mine.

    Tex
  • black94zblack94z Maine
    edited April 2005
    I am facing the same decision... the only thing that I might consider 'advanced' that I might do is setup two computers to run off my DSL or Cable connection my home desktop would have... my work laptop via a wireless router. Would Home enable me to do this or would I need Pro? Now that I think about it, I don't necessarily care about connecting directly to my desktop (to access files) from the laptop... so I'm guessing that all I am doing is using a router... so I'm thinking Home would be fine, correct? Thanks, sorry if this is a stupid question, just want to make sure!
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited April 2005
    Home version would be fine for you, just use the router to share your net connection.

    Dexter...
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    Home will do everything you need it to do. Including sharing files with your other computers.
  • black94zblack94z Maine
    edited April 2005
    Great, thanks guys! :thumbsup:
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