Re: XP Pro or Home

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From: Raymond J. Johnson Jr. (RayJay_at_nospam.org)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 08:09:24 -0600

"Vagabond Software" <carlfenley-X-@-X-san.rr.com> wrote in message
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"Ron Martell" <ron.martell@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Vagabond Software" <carlfenley-X-@-X-san.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>Don't even bother with XP Home Edition. I'm not even sure why it exists.
Always get the XP Pro version if at all possible.
>
> Why? There is zero difference in performance, stability, or
> compatibility (hardware or software) between Home and Pro. The only
> differences are in certain functions and features that are found only
> in XP Pro. For the most part these are items (such as logging onto a
> Windows Server Domain) that are useful only in a large corporate or
> government environment.
>
> Unless there is a current or anticipated future need for at least one
> of the functions or features that are found only in XP Pro there no
> reason for or benefit in acquiring the Pro version.
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

Why do the poor Home Edition users have to use cacls.exe from the
command-line to change file and folder permissions or access the System
Volume Information while Windows 2000 and XP Pro users can use a GUI tool?

Also, joining a domain is not just for big corporations. I have a domain
here in my home with just three users and two computers. In addition to
using it for professional purposes, the domain security policies protect me
from two other non-domain computers that are used for file-swapping,
web-gaming, and other high-risk practices. I may not fair so well against
the various viruses those two computers have picked up over the years with
simple file sharing and blank administrator passwords.

Realistically, Windows XP Home Edition is a crippled version of Windows 2000
with a new Media Player and CD burning functionality thrown in for giggles.
Like I said, I would never bother with Home Edition unless I just couldn't
possibly afford the extra dollars for even an OEM upgrade version of Pro.

carl

I'm a "poor Home Edition user" who has never had occasion to use cacls.exe
under any circumstances in 3 years of XP use. Initiating a domain for a
home network and buying a more expensive version of the OS in order to
protect yourself against (presumably) your own family is a personal problem
and has nothing to do with the general question of Pro vs. Home for most
home users. I have never had any use for the extra features of Pro, and I
think I speak for most home users. To suggest that XP is just "a crippled
version of 2000" both ignorant and irresponsible.

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