Re: Which to get...............XP Home or Pro

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From: BBUNNY (bbunny_at_bqik.net)
Date: 02/14/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:47:00 -0500

This statement is not true as when considering _SECURITY_.

Neil wrote:
>> Either, there's not much in it for a home user.
>>
>> Go for the cheapest option , bearing in mind that if the disks are
>> damaged, nothing may be able to recover the data.
>>
>>
>> "Chas" <Chas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E02E39B2-0812-4C79-9665-18451C05A499@microsoft.com...
>>> I realize this may not be the right group for this question.
>>> But........soooo many choices.
>>>
>>> Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't
>>> boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair.
>>>
>>> Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't
>>> really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some
>>> data files.
>>>
>>> Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP
>>> Home or Pro.
>>> --
>>> Boro

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