Re: Which Windows to use?

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Hi,

You'd lose his ability to play with the media functions, something he doesn't really need to do at school anyways. Otherwise, it's still WinXP.

You should check with the school network administrator, some do require that students be able to connect to a domain to access school resources. For that you will need Pro, not the MCE version. If not, then MCE or even Home will be fine.

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"Art M" <ArtM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:82A1DC95-3B97-4E86-92BA-7A8D92835ACE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the advice. What makes me suspicious is I have no issue with XP
Pro. My son does all his multimedia work with it without any issue. What
would I be "losing" by not going to Media Center?


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

In news:A5C3E99C-5189-4967-B26F-BB8E391B5B08@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Art M <Art M@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> Hello,
>
> I could use some help. I am buying a notebook for my son at college.
> PC Magazine is recommending a Dell E1505. It looks great but it uses
> XP media center edition 2005. I was always under the impression I
> should purchase a college use notebook with XP Professional so I can
> be sure it connects to the wireless networks.
> My question is, what operating system should I add? Is media center
> as robust as XP pro or am I compromising wireless network access for
> a media notebook?
>
> I asked the college and they are clueless about media center.
>
> Any help would be great. I have XP Pro on my home desktop, if that
> matters.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Art

Media Center is XP Pro under the skin, for the most part (you can't join a
domain, but he probably won't need to). It should work fine for wireless
networking. The question is, does it do more than you /he needs it to do?

Personally, when it comes to laptops, I'm a Thinkpad fan and always have
been. I've never been that happy with Dell laptops, although I use their
desktops pretty much everywhere, and even servers for the most part.




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