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In news:AE60F9BE-8663-437B-9A00-65D26C2B3268@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Rahul Jain <Rahul Jain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> i am a home user just to do work on internet and to listen to
> music
> tell me which windows is better for me Win Xp Pro. or WinXP
> home


Neither is better. In all probability, based on your uses, you
won't be able to tell the two apart. Since Home Edition is less
expensive than Professional, that's what you should probably get.

Here's my standard blurb on the differences between them:


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, even those with a home network, 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

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp



Also note that Professional allows ten concurrent network
connections, and Home only five.


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