Re: Home Edition vs Professional

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From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:52:55 -0700

In news:33ircuF40qtpfU1@individual.net,
Alias <aka@maskedandanonymous.com> typed:

> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote
>
>: Ron <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>:
>: > Whats the difference. do I need Professional if I just surf,
>: > chat do
>: > somke work at home (Word/Excell/PP)
>:
>:
>: For those who have to ask, the answer is almost always no. If
>you
>: needed it, you would very likely already know it. XP
>Professional
>: and XP Home are exactly the same in all respects, except that
>: Professional has a few features (mostly related to networking
>and
>: security) missing from Home. For most (but not all) home
>users,
>: these features aren't needed, would never be used, and buying
>: Professional instead of Home is a waste of money.
>:
>: For details go to
>:
>: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
>:
> This site says:
>
> "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."
>
> I assume, because I found it in Add/Remove Windows, that one
> ticks it
> and clicks on "next" and it will ask for the XP Home CD?

Your assumption sounds right to me, but I've never used the
feature myself, and can't say for sure. Try it and let us know. 

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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