Windows XP: XP home or Pro?
Diff between Pro and Media
by blueyes123 - 6/25/05 10:12 AM In reply to: XP home or Pro? by skUMDPurchased XP Pro upgrade, but since purchased a sony with 2004 Win Media installed. Which is better? Should I install the XP Pro over the Media edition?
Thanks.
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by R. Proffitt
- 6/25/05 10:45 AM
In reply to: Diff between Pro and Media by blueyes123
It's Windowx XP Pro with some additional software. SO save your bucks and see if that is true on your machine.
Bob
XP Pro vs Home
by pacerintl - 6/28/05 10:22 AM In reply to: XP home or Pro? by skUMDComparing Windows XP Home & Professional Editions
When you look at Windows XP Home and Professional Editions head-to-head, the following differences standout:
With XP you can ....
Ability to join a Windows NT or Windows 2000 domain
Remote Desktop
Offline Files and Folders
Encrypting File System
Granular Access Control
Support for Group Policy and Roaming Profiles
Software Installation and Maintenance
Installation using Remote Installation Services (RIS)
Multi-language support
Multiprocessor support
Multiple Monitors support
Dynamic disks (not on laptops)
Upgrade from Windows NT/Windows 2000
Advanced networking support
Windows XP Professional supports all of these features while none of them are supported by Windows XP Home Edition.
· XP Home computers cannot join Windows NT/2000 domains. Windows NT or 2000 domain features such as Group Policy, Software Installation and Maintenance and roaming profiles are not available for XP Home computers. The Remote Installation Service (RIS) allows you to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional over the network on a machine with no operating system. RIS depends on an Active Directory domain.
Remote Desktop allows you to make your desktop computer a Terminal Server. This is very handy if you move from computer to computer and occasionally need to access your primary desktop from another machine. Remote Desktop is also nice when you're on the road, as you can connect to your machine over a VPN connection from a remote location.
Offline files and folders allow you to store the contents of a network share on the local disk. This feature isn't much use for permanently connected desktops, but its great if you travel with a laptop. When you plug the laptop back into the network, the files changed on the laptop are automatically synchronized so that the files in the network share are up to date.
The Encrypting Files System (EFS) allows you to encrypt files so that unauthorized users cannot view their contents. This is helpful in a high security or a laptop environment. EFS depends on the NTFS file system. Both Windows XP Home and Professional support the NTFS file system, but EFS is disabled on XP Home. EFS is best used on laptop computers.
The NTFS file system allows you to assign specific permissions on files and folders. Windows XP Professional allows you to assign the full range of NTFS permissions to files and folders. Windows XP Home allows you to assign NTFS permissions to files and folders, but the range of permissions is limited. Instead of granular NTFS based access controls, Windows XP Home implements something called "Simple File Sharing". The Simple File Sharing scheme allows you to assign files and folders a predefined level of access.
Multi-language support allows you to change the language used is various dialog boxes and applications "on the fly".
Multiprocessor and multiple monitor hard support in Windows XP Professional allows you use up to two processors and 10 monitors. XP Home allows only a single processor and monitor.
Dynamic Disks allow you to create advanced Windows XP volumes, such as spanned or striped volumes. Windows XP Home does not support Dynamic Disks and therefore you are limited to only simple volumes. Spanned volumes allow you to extend the size of partitions (called volumes on Dynamic Disks) while striped volumes provide an extra measure of disk performance. Neither XP Professional nor Home supports fault tolerant volumes (such as software-based RAID 5).
If you are already running Windows NT or Windows 2000, your only upgrade option is to XP Professional. You will not be able to upgrade to XP Home.
XP Home edition does not support advanced some networking features. Networking components not supported by XP Home include IPSec, Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) and Network Monitor. IPSec encrypts data moving over the network and is important in high security and VPN environments. CSNW is only of use if you run a Novell NetWare network and Network Monitor is a TCP/IP network "sniffer" that allows you to capture packets for troubleshooting network related problems.
From http://www.jamesboydassociates.com/windowsXP.htm
XP Home does not have access to PWS or IIS
by Jayne L. Wells - 7/5/05 7:55 PM In reply to: XP home or Pro? by skUMDBuy XP Pro! Why upgrade later?
From Windows 98, Windows Me Windows XP Home, the
Professional Upgrade is $199 U.S.
If you ever want to create a website utilizing ASP (Client Server) access - you CANNOT run it via XP Home. Windows 95 & 98 had PWS (Personal Web Server). IIS (Internet Information Server) the Windows Professional Web Server is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro. But Windows XP Home has NO access to a Web Server!
I didn't find this out until I was taking a ASP (Active Server Pages) course and could NOT do my home work via my PC because I had XP Home!
Would you consider yourself a "power user"?
Windows XP Professional contains a number of incremental features. Suffice it to say, users who demand the most from their computers will want to "go Pro." Some additional features found only in Windows XP Professional are:
Advanced networking for multiple PC environments
- Internet Information Services (IIS),
- a Windows XP Professional feature that lets you host and manage personal Web sites
- Support for multiple-processor systems
- Support for multiple languages
Do you connect to a large network?
Windows XP Professional is best for people who connect to large networks, such as a school or office network, since it allows you to join and be managed by a Windows domain.
Do you need the ability to completely restore your system in the event of a catastrophic failure?
Windows XP Professional provides more robust options for backing up and restoring data than Home Edition.
Do you need to protect sensitive data in files and folders that are stored on your computer?
The Encrypting File System (EFS), found in Windows XP Professional but not Windows XP Home Edition, allows you to encrypt your files and folders for added security of sensitive data against theft or hackers. Restricted File Access, also found only in Professional, allows you to restrict access to selected files, applications, and other resources.
Do you want to remotely access your computer so you can work with all your data and applications while away from your desk?
Remote Desktop, a feature found only in Windows XP Professional, lets you set up your computer for connection from any other Windows-based computer. Leave a file at home? Don't want to lug a laptop around? Remote Desktop gives you access to your computer from virtually anywhere.
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