Re: Do I need a Windows XP version, to install MCE?

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Yes, outside of two limitations related to domain membership, MCE is just like XP Pro and you can do all your normal stuff with it.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"Mark :D" <Mark :D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:A30D3E45-D9D7-457E-A6E0-2EA92E1A2AC3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the help!

So I can also use is, like a "normal" PC, writing i word ect. and stuff like
that?

But again, thanks for the hel Doug Knox

"Doug Knox - [MS MVP]" wrote:

MCE 2005 is a stand alone operating system, built on XP Pro. There is no
way to just add it on. You need to purchase a copy of MCE 2005 and perform
a clean installation.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Mark :D" <Mark :D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C953F181-A014-4346-A157-7B5A53885719@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Heyyo Dudes
>
> I've just purchased the last parts for my MediaCenter. So here is my
> question:
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> Do I need a version of XP (Home/Pro.) to install MCE2005? or is there a > XP
> OS including in MCE2005, if it does, can it be used like a normal XP > OS?
>
> It would be a little inoing to by a MCE2005 version, if I also should't
> have
> XP copy!
>
> So far, thanks!

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.



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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.


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