Re: Win XP MCE vs Pro

If you believe you will ever need to join a windows domain, you should not
purchase MCE. There are hacks, but they are not supported by MS or anyone
else. If not, you should be fine with MCE. That's the only real limitation
in the full functionality of Pro.

I recently purchased MCE and converted it to Pro (I have full licenses). It
was a royal pain in the ass. Some functions are tightly tied to the MB/BIOS
and hardware on an MCE machine. if I had it to do over I would simply order
what I wanted on-line (along with my OS of choice). Even if it cost more.
And it often does because Pro is geared more for commercial/corporate use
and the machines that can be ordered with it often are not the bargain
basement stuff you see at retail stores.

-Frank

"Duke Carey" <DukeCarey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E300DC83-A9EC-46B7-9089-E92C49A07EA3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Everywhere I look notebooks and desktops are being offered with MCE, and
darned few with XP Pro.

I don't expect to ever, EVER use the MCE features. Should I care if the
computer I purchase comes with MCE, or should I shop until I find
something
suitable with XP Pro?

Can somebody point me to a site that compares & contrasts the two OSs?

Thanks


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