Win XP Pro or Home edition?

Zazuk · Mar 22, 2003

Not to sure what the big differences between Windows XP Pro and Home editions are.

1) Is Pro worth the extra money?

2) If so then why?

I found a link in O/C forums for Win XP Home full version OEM for $62.50 with free 2 day shipping. So I'm wondering if I should go with the home version.

Oni · Mar 22, 2003

If you're going w/ XP, I'd go w/ the Pro version. It'll be less restrictive, you won't have to play around w/ it as much to have all the features available to you.

Cube · Mar 22, 2003

Check out this link from Microsoft.

It basically shows the more common differences between Pro and Home.

nerdlogic · Mar 23, 2003

IMO, Pro editions provide more stability and better options.

Soy

AltecXP · Mar 23, 2003

stability? it just has added bussiness and network features and IIs that basicly all

nerdlogic · Mar 23, 2003

stability in terms of less likely to crash...from what I've experienced, Pro Editions don't crash as much as Home Editions...

Soy

Cube · Mar 23, 2003

I think AltecXP wants to fist fight you, Nerdlogic

AltecXP... nerdlogic is right. You say it only has added features for business and networking. Well another way to look at it is, these added "features" provide more stability to their respective applications.

nerdlogic · Mar 23, 2003

hehehe..."Bring it!"

Soy

Johnny Knoxville · Mar 23, 2003

Windows XP Pro because it has more features, whatever they are

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nerdlogic you are a hotty

Cube · Mar 23, 2003

Johnny Knoxville said:
nerdlogic you are a hotty

Word, know what I'm sayin? hehe

nerdlogic · Mar 23, 2003

Hahaa... you guys are funny... I take it you say it to all the girls on the forum?

AltecXP · Mar 24, 2003

i have a hpme server running xp home ad it has never crashed, its been running for about 3 months and i burn cd's on it constantly, with out problemi really see no difference stability wise, only that pro has adins made for hosting and home dosent

DanFraser · Mar 24, 2003

nerdlogic said:
Hahaa... you guys are funny... I take it you say it to all the girls on the forum?

Take a look at his avatar, he is the PIMP... Some of his posts... jeez...

Ozzman · Mar 24, 2003

ive always used pro, partly cause i am a pro

but umm i dont reccomend XP Pro or Home, i think win 2000 pro is MUCH better, as far as stiblity and what not, although i would reccomend updating the hell out of it once its running...

DreamingWolf · Mar 25, 2003

For non tech people XP home is fine (kind of like AOL) But if you are involved in more than surfing the net and running basic apps, them Pro is definitely better.

I bought a copy of Home because I'd heard how stable it was and since I can't go a day without tweaking or installing/uninstalling several programs I thought it would work. WRONG. I crashed it 5 times the first day I had it running.

Went out and bought Pro and the only way I've been able to crash it is hardware (OCing too far so MOBO locks up during boot) or with conflicting NVidia video card drivers (but that another topic entirely )

Also bought a book called Windows XP inside out and every other page has something like "but this feature is only found in the pro version" or "this feature disabled in the home version"

There is a world of difference between the two if you are the least bit computer literate. I would definitely advise sticking with XP Pro.

DWolf

Audioaficionado · Mar 26, 2003

Zazuk said:
Not to sure what the big differences between Windows XP Pro and Home editions are.

1) Is Pro worth the extra money?

2) If so then why?

I found a link in O/C forums for Win XP Home full version OEM for $62.50 with free 2 day shipping. So I'm wondering if I should go with the home version.

XP Pro upgrade for $82

Only twenty bux more...

emericanchaos · Mar 26, 2003

i read that XP in general has "raw sockets support" which somehow allows programs to connect to the internet without you knowing. in XP home all programs are given 'system' access. the highest priority allowed where in XP you can change a programs access privledges so you can prevent misc. programs from connecting to the net.

DDR-PIII · Mar 26, 2003

nerdlogic said:
IMO, Pro editions provide more stability and better options.

Soy

it also seems to be a little quicker to me, I dunno how that could be but it is.

nerdlogic · Mar 26, 2003

DDR-PIII said:
it also seems to be a little quicker to me, I dunno how that could be but it is.

Probably because it has less "new computer user"/"not-so-knowledgeable computer user" wizards & other bloats.

Soy

Audioaficionado · Mar 26, 2003

w2k will hide your system files by default but you can change the viewing properties so they show.

Will xp let you do this or has Redmond decided the end user hasn't the right to see those files?

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