Re: difference between Professional and Media Edition

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What you won't get with MCE is Pro's domain joining ability (unless you join the domain during initial setup) and cached credentials... see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/faq.mspx#GeneralInformation

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Michel Bordeleau
MS-MVP: Media Center


Can I connect a new PC running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 to a work network or domain?
While you can access network resources on a work network or a domain, you cannot join a Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 PC to the domain. PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 are designed specifically for home use. Windows XP Professional features, specifically Domain Join and Cached Credentials (Credentials Manager for logons) are not included. As a result, you will be prompted for your logon user name and password to access network resources after you reboot or log back on to the PC. In addition, file shares or network resources that are set to require a domain-joined PC for access will not be available. Remote Desktop and Encrypting File System support are still included.


"Chris H." <winxpnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OJtxvyjDGHA.2956@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Media Center Edition computers run Windows XP Pro as the operating system, so if it is functional on a regular XP Pro machine, it'll run on MCE machines.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"aprillougheed" <aprillougheed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C11605C8-A38E-4160-8634-488F91CE6A6A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm a web developer and often work with Database connections via Dreamweaver.

I'm looking at a Qosimio Toshiba LapTop - but it comes with media edition.

Any web developers out there using Windows XP Media Center Edition and
Dreamweaver/MySQL databases?

Thanks!!!

April 




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