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| 644807 | 2008-02-29 04:49:00 | I am an extreme late adapter (66Mhz/W98) and am about to make a 10 year leap into the present day technology. I have the hardware sorted, but have noticed XP Pro getting promoted over XP Home. I'll probably get an OEM version of one or the other, but can someone tell me the advantages of XP Pro over XP Home. | PPp (9511) | ||
| 644808 | 2008-02-29 04:55:00 | Pro has everything Home does plus Remote Desktop, domain/AD (ActiveDirectory) capabilities, and user/group security property sheets. Heres (www.winsupersite.com) a good site that tells you the differences. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 644809 | 2008-02-29 05:25:00 | Thanks for the link. It looks like Pro is more versatile in the security and admin. type things, except it did mention being able to use 2 CPU's unlike XP Home. Does this apply to the duel core type CPU as well? | PPp (9511) | ||
| 644810 | 2008-02-29 05:32:00 | 2 CPU's may only apply to 2 separate / physical CPU's. Home and Pro support HT. Not too sure about dual core tho |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 644811 | 2008-02-29 05:41:00 | Thanks for the link. It looks like Pro is more versatile in the security and admin. type things, except it did mention being able to use 2 CPU's unlike XP Home. Does this apply to the duel core type CPU as well? Both Home and Pro can use Hyperthreading and support dual cores and quad-core processors. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 644812 | 2008-02-29 05:46:00 | Thanks Guys, thats sorted for me. Now all I have to do is to spend a reasonable amount of money to get me through the next ten years!!! | PPp (9511) | ||
| 644813 | 2008-02-29 08:04:00 | XP Home can't connect to a domain :badpc: - a crippling limitation in some situations. Also XP Home may not be available due to it being phased out by Microsoft in June this year. And obviously avoid Vista ATM :) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
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