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| Thread ID: 60846 | 2005-08-15 04:47:00 | XP Home v XPProv XP student | effie c (6856) | Press F1 |
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| 381484 | 2005-08-15 04:47:00 | Hi, In my dreams :lol: I peruse the junk mail- and as stated, dream- :rolleyes: but if-If, I did get either the cheapie version - sic XP Home etc,orafter winning Lotto spend out big and get XP Pro- which would be the best value for money? I am using XP Pro- about 2002 version allwith updates, but do not now have the energy to redownload SP1 etc and about 60 updates AND: somewhere in the future, a son of mine says his laptop now using XP ( Student? version- although he is a senior master at a reputable High School, so perhaps it is an Education version) but this wil be available,when the new one becomes available-still onlease,as is this one SO, does the cost justify th eXP Pro. I like th ePro but what has it got that I could do without? And assuming I get this laptop is the educationand/or student version of XP any good? I have the2003 CD of Office along with its attendant programs and one comment was that that is not compatible with XP Home-- would that then make th eEducation version also not be compatibale? ( I assume I would have to re install XP agin - but which? :rolleyes: effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 381485 | 2005-08-15 05:25:00 | The student version will be either XPP or XPH with education pricing (cheaper). Main things XPP has that XPH dosn't The ability to join a Domian (big issue for business, not for a home user) Serves 10 network clients at once instead of 5 (so not a problem unless you have 6 other devices on your network) Remote Desktop (allows you to use your PC from another one in a window, like another application, very handy, but seldom used by most people) "Proper" sharing and security control (I hate the XPH lack of control on this) My summary: If you only have one PC at home, and have no need for remote access to your PC via the internet. Go XPH (it's cheaper) If you have a home network, or what to play how your PC is locked down security wise, Get XPP. Anyone think of anything I missed? -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 381486 | 2005-08-15 05:31:00 | XP Pro is of little use unless you have a need to connect to a large company "domain" or similar needs. The main differences are explained here: www.microsoft.com One observation is that those basic Windows users seem to lock themselves out of their own files more regularly with XP Pro. There is no Student version of XP Pro, there is an Academic version (for which Academic ID is needed) but the only difference is the price. The software is the same. Office XP and Office 2003 is fully and totally compatable with XP Home. Unless you run a large business, I see no advantage of XP Pro. I run a business on XP Home/Office 2003 just fine. Office 2003 is available in Student and Teachers edition, again its only a price issue, same software. You are supposed to be either a student or teacher though, but no ID is required like it is for the Academic price. Why would you "redownload SP1 and 60 updates" though? Just use the SP2 free update CD, and a few updates since to get it up-to-date. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 381487 | 2005-08-15 07:03:00 | Thank you qyiet and Godfather, Very enlightening and it is patently obvious that as I am long retired XP Home and/or student will be the way to go. I had had the impression that as in my working days the best was usually dearer therefore buy it- a different matter on superanuation :D It wil be interesting if I am able to obtain the laptop at the end of the year- and if nothing else I wil then have a CPU speed better than mine to put it mildly.(500 Khz as against 2700 Khz) I am happry with what I have by and large- I have 32 programs on board and all work, bar Scrabble which will flutter at times- either way I can live with that which I have and all working as they do. Thank you effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 381488 | 2005-08-16 01:19:00 | (500 Khz as against 2700 Khz) The above part of your post made me wonder. Maybe it was just a typo, but in case it wasn't, minimum requirements for running XP with any kind of joy is 1Ghz processor, 256 MB RAM and 32MB for the graphics card. Best performance with double the amounts above. And if you plan on a laptop, be aware that on many models the graphics card is integrated and a memory drain, not to mention slow and not possible to upgrade. With lower specs, my advice is to stick to W98.......and save up for something capable of running Vista in a couple of years (after SP1 is released :yuck: ) Regards, A. |
antonia1 (7850) | ||
| 381489 | 2005-08-16 04:53:00 | Hi Antonia1--- no my figures are correct, i e 2 h/d totalling 18 . 3 Gb, 500 Mhz CPU and 504 mb ram . The computer used to have w 98SE on a small 4 gb h/d when I installed the second h/d with it's XP etc . Not so long after,--- panic- I had corrupted the XP- I made a mess and had to delete W98 and install XP onto the second D Drive9over installing w98-to be able to read the C Drive to get any or all of my nearly lost work . I had purchased a second hand h/d and CD from a friend who is very well aquainted with computers,who was/is quite adamant I would have no trouble, and have used the 500Mhz CPU quite successfully since-albeit it is slower than I care to have- hence the chance-if I ever get it- of the laptop as mentioned with it's 2700Mhz CPU and 40 gb hardrive . When the likes of Smithie38 ragging me when he replaced his W 98 with a complete computer and then himself had to replace the harddrive and CPU in the process- and I had to be accepting that I was VERY envious . He of course is a friend ( I think) who ragged me since :groan: I hope this is of some value- and incidently it was Godfather back in those days along with Foxymx ( a new pseusdonym) and here I lift my hat to them Finally elephant has contributed the ram enough to bring me up to 504 mb , also free and installed - who is another appreciated benefactor . I might point out that it looks like I am on the bones of my behind when I have to receive all these - I am not quite, :rolleyes: but as bad as it sounds money is NOT growing in our trees- also having Scottish blood helps ( one of four different types :o ) I am told- a mongrel ? :waughh: effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 381490 | 2005-08-16 05:13:00 | seen plenty of pcs runnin xp on quite a bit less than 1ghz cpu.........a 500 particularly with that 512mb ram would do it quite well.......i once installed xp home on a 200Mhz mmx with 256mb and it ran ok............the worst i've seen was a 350mhz with only 64mb ram, (also seen a 500mhz with 64mb ram)........well i dont reccomend THAT both machines ran like a tortise on valium..... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 381491 | 2005-08-16 05:18:00 | seen plenty of pcs runnin xp on quite a bit less than 1ghz cpu.........a 500 particularly with that 512mb ram would do it quite well.......i once installed xp home on a 200Mhz mmx with 256mb and it ran ok............the worst i've seen was a 350mhz with only 64mb ram, (also seen a 500mhz with 64mb ram)........well i dont reccomend THAT both machines ran like a tortise on valium.....Why.. why would you do that? :eek: On the other end of the scale, We got windows 3.11 to install in 14 sec (excluding bootup) using ghost on a PIII something. Ran quite fast too :) -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 381492 | 2005-08-16 05:20:00 | why would i do what ?........install xp on a 200mhz ?......well it was the only 'decent' pc I had at that time...............things have changed now !!! (P4 2.4ghz 768mb etc etc.......) | drcspy (146) | ||
| 381493 | 2005-08-16 05:21:00 | it was only an experiment anyway i didn't activate it........... | drcspy (146) | ||
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