Re: what XP edition !!! very confused

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Hello,

Windows XP Media Center Edition is a subset of Windows XP Professional. It has all the
functionalities of a Windows XP Professional machine, alongwith the Media Center capabilities. More
information about Windows XP Media Center Edition here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/features.mspx

The only function that you might miss in a media center pc is the ability to join a domain. You can
only join a domain under Windows XP MCE during the initial installation of the operating system.

Five editions of Windows XP compared
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx

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"Barn owl" <Remote@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am in the UK. I will soon need to buy a new computer. The company I
normally buy from is offering as standard the XP media edition of windows.
I have a choice of the standard home XP edition also. Makes no difference to
the cost.

Question.. Is there a downside to choosing the "media edition". In other
words are there facilities in the standard XP home edition that cannot be
found on the "Media edition"???. I can't say at the present that I need much
of the do dar offered on the "media edition" but cannot predict what I might
need in the near future as TV and media toys multiply at an alarming rate.
:-).

I have looked and looked at the microsoft site explaining all about the
media edition. What I cannot establish from those sites is if there is any
important differences between the two options.

If the media XP edition does all and more than the standard XP edition then
why does Microsoft offer two different home versions!!! If I choose the XP
home edition I sacrifice the advantages of the media edition. What if
anything do I sacrifice if I choose the XP media edition...!!!. Sorry to
sound so confused but that is just what I am. "Confused" .

As I have said the links to explanation the operating systems fail to answer
my basic question..Does XP media edition have all of the facilities of the
XP home edition.

I note that other adverts I see that they are thus far not promoting the
media edition.....Should this be a clue.......Regards.....




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