Re: XP Home vs. Pro; Feature Contrast
kelly_at_dontreply.com
Date: 07/21/04
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:02:57 GMT
Awesome, thanks for the HUGE amount of info :)
Much appreciated!
Kelly
On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:25:52 -0400, "Chad Harris"
<ddram32_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Kelly--
>
>All these guys have made some good, clear points and given you some nice
>links. Just to add some links:
>
>Paul Thurrott's Win Supersite: Windows XP Home Edition vs. Professional
>Edition: What's the difference?
>
>
>http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
>
>MSFT Site Links:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/default.mspx
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/features.mspx
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx
>
>Also this is from a newsgroup post a while back and does a very good job of
>covering the features of each:
>
>The following features are not present in Windows XP Home Edition.
>
>Power user
>- Remote Desktop - All versions of Windows XP--including Home
>Edition--support Remote Assistance, which is an assisted support technology
>that allows a help desk or system administrator to remotely connect to a
>client desktop for troubleshooting purposes. But Only Pro supports the new
>Remote Desktop feature, which is a single-session version of Terminal
>Services with two obvious uses: Mobile professionals who need to remotely
>access their corporate desktop, and remote administration of clients on a
>network. You can access a Windows XP Remote Desktop from any OS that
>supports a Terminal Services client (such as Windows 98 and, interestingly
>XP Home). XP Home can act as the client in a Remote Desktop session; only
>Pro can be the server.
>- Multi-processor support - Windows XP Pro supports up to two
>microprocessors, while Home Edition supports only one.
>- Automated System Recovery (ASR) - In a somewhat controversial move,
>Microsoft has removed the Backup utility from the default Windows XP Home
>Edition, though it is available as an optional installation if you can find
>it on the CD-ROM (hint: it's in the /valueadd folder). The reason for this
>the integration of Microsoft's new Automated System Recovery (ASR) tool into
>Backup. In Pro, ASR will help recover a system from a catastrophic error,
>such as one that renders the system unbootable. ASR-enabled backups are
>triggerable from XP Setup, allowing you to return your system to its
>previous state, even if the hard drive dies and has to be replaced. Unlike
>consumer-oriented features such as System Restore, ASR is not automatic: It
>must manually be enabled from within the Backup utility in Windows XP Pro.
>In any event, while there is a Backup utility available for Home Edition,
>you cannot use ASR, even though mentions of this feature still exist in the
>UI. Confusing? Yes. But it's better than no Backup at all, which was the
>original plan.
>- Dynamic Disk Support - Windows XP Professional (like its Windows 2000
>equivalent) supports dynamic disks, but Home Edition does not (instead, HE
>supports only the standard Simple Disk type). Dynamic disks are not usable
>with any OS other than Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pro, and they cannot be
>used on portable computers. Likewise, Home Edition does not include the
>Logical Disk Manager.
>- Fax - Home Edition has no integrated fax functionality out of the box,
>though it is an option you can install from the XP Home CD.
>- Internet Information Services/Personal Web Server - Home Edition does not
>include the IIS Web server 5.1 software found in Pro.
>
>Security
>- Encrypting File System - Windows XP Professional supports the Encrypting
>File System (EFS), which allows you encrypt individual files or folders for
>local security (EFS is not enabled over a network). EFS-protected files and
>folders allows users to protect sensitive documents from other users.
>- File-level access control - Any user with Administrator privileges can
>limit access to certain network resources, such as servers, directories, and
>files, using access control lists. Only Windows XP Professional supports
>file-level access control, mostly because this feature is typically
>implemented through Group Policy Objects, which are also not available in
>Home Edition.
>- "C2" certification - Microsoft will attempt to have Windows XP
>Professional certified with the "C2" security designation, a largely
>irrelevant status, but one which will not be afforded to Home Edition.
>
>Management
>- Domain membership - Home Edition cannot be used to logon to an Active
>Directory domain. For obvious reasons, the Domain Wizard is also missing in
>Home Edition.
>- Group Policy - Since Home Edition cannot be used to logon to an Active
>Directory domain, Group Policy--whereby applications, network resources, and
>operating systems are administered for domain users--is not supported
>either.
>- IntelliMirror - Microsoft lumps a wide range of semi-related change and
>configuration management technologies under the IntelliMirror umbrella, and
>none of these features are supported in the consumer oriented Home Edition.
>IntelliMirror capabilities include user data management; centrally-managed
>software installation, repair, updating, and removal; user settings
>management; and Remote Installation Services (RIS), which allows
>administrators to remotely install the OS on client systems.
>- Roaming profiles - This feature allows users to logon to any computer in
>an Active Directory network and automatically receive their customized
>settings. It is not available in Home Edition, which cannot logon to an
>Active Directory domain.
>
>Corporate deployment
>- Multi-language support - Only Windows XP Professional will ship in a
>Multi-Language version or support multiple languages in a single install.
>- Sysprep support - Windows XP Pro will support the System Preparation
>(Sysprep) utility, while Home Edition will not.
>- RIS support - See the IntelliMirror heading in the previous section; Home
>Edition does not support RIS deployments.
>
>Networking features
>The following networking features are not included in Home Edition:
>- The user interface for IPSecurity (IPSec)
>- SNMP
>- Simple TCP/IP services
>- SAP Agent
>- Client Service for NetWare
>- Network Monitor
>- Multiple Roaming feature
>
>User interface features
>Windows XP Home Edition has some different default settings that affect the
>user interface. For example, Guest logon is on by default in Home, but off
>in Pro. The Address bar in Explorer windows is on in Pro by default, but off
>in Home. During the beta period, Microsoft had intended to use a
>business-oriented shell theme ("Professional") by default in Pro and the
>"Luna" consumer theme in Home Edition. But feedback from corporate users
>suggested that everyone liked the consumer-oriented Luna theme better, and
>development of the Professional theme was cancelled. Other user interface
>features that are present in Pro but not Home include:
>- Client-side caching
>- Administrative Tools option on the Start menu (a subset of the Admin tools
>are still present in Home, however).
>
>hth,
>
>Chad Harris
>________________________________________________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
>
><kelly@dontreply.com> wrote in message
>news:bv6tf0t4dctfacq7dfd6m1rvt2sqlbdman@4ax.com...
>> I've done some reading on MS's website about some of the differences
>> between Pro & Home version but was hoping for some feedback from
>> people who are familiar with both.
>>
>> MS makes it sound like there's more security in the Pro version as
>> well as advanced recovery options, so one of the things I'm wondering
>> is what those differences are.
>>
>> Also I'm wondering if Pro is more stable & reliable than Home and what
>> those differences might be.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any and all input!
>
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