Re: Games on MS Windows XP Professions or Media Center 2005

Jimmy and Paul both gave you solid responses and information, but there is
one "gotcha" among the mix, and that is not all systems - mainly video
cards - will run The Sims 2. 8-) Our daughters are highly disappointed,
but more toward that game with the specific graphics requirements, than the
computers they use. My word of caution would be to delve into the graphics
system on the new computer to make sure it matches up with what you want to
run. Not all graphics cards are created alike, nor will they run
"everything" in sight with the newer game requirements for shading, etc. Do
your homework first, and then you won't be disappointed.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Philip" <Philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B3F29B7E-C153-4DEA-B885-0F144055949F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> I thought that Pro and MCE were based on the NT kernal - or was that
> Windows
> 2000 Professional?
>
> thanks for your knowledge :)
>
> Philip
>
> "Paul Smith" wrote:
>
>> "Philip" <Philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:BE790867-B3D9-4435-9334-0F165579CCD2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I am buying a new laptop and I need Windows Pro so I can use IIS and
>> > create
>> > ASP.NET web-sites.
>> >
>> > But I also want to run games like Civ 4, Age of Empires, Age of
>> > Mythology,
>> > Sim City 3000 etc
>> >
>> > Will games that run on Windows XP Home edition run on Windows XP Pro?
>>
>> Yup Windows XP Professional and MCE are both supped upped feature-set
>> versions of Home, the codebase is identical. Anything that runs on Home
>> *should* run on any other sku of Windows XP.
>>
>> Civilisation 4 definitely works, Age of Empires definitely works, so does
>> Mythology, but I've not personally tried Sim City 3000. But Sim City 4
>> does. 8-)
>>
>> --
>> Paul Smith,
>> Yeovil, UK.
>> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>> http://www.xbox360degrees.com/
>>
>> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>>
>>
>>


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