Re: Which Windows to use?

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Actually, MCE is built on Pro, but is missing certain features including the ability to connect to a domain. 'Tis why I suggested checking with the school's network guys (not the registrar or bursar's office, talk to the folks in the know).

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"Art M" <ArtM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:23372B8C-AFEE-4CD3-8071-838D2EB6E193@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks, Bruce. I realized Pennywise confused media player from media center
also. I'm leaning more towards XP Pro at this point. Connecting to a domain
is something i will need to do and from the posts XP Media Center does not
support that. I guess it is built on XP Home, which also does not support
domains.

Art

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

Pennywise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> Microsoft was sued and lost, had to remove media player from XP, now
> it's called Media Center, (instead of home or pro)
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No, it isn't. How can you possibly confuse one minor application
(Media Player) with an entirely different version of the operating
system (Media Center Edition)? And what an EU court case got to do with
anything?


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