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Ice
09-16-2006, 16:32
I've been wondering this for a while, what are the major differences? Is pro really worth the 100+ dollars?

Geezer57
09-16-2006, 17:04
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

https://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article10-002

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=20536&DisplayTab=Article

That should be enough to get you started. Enjoy!

DukeofSerbia
09-16-2006, 17:32
XP Pro is better - a lot of better than Home.

x-dANGEr
09-16-2006, 20:44
I only ever used Pro, so can't help ya on that.

hoom
09-16-2006, 23:11
I've been unable to tell the difference personally & I've used both.
Basically for day to day use there is no difference.

Dol Guldur
09-16-2006, 23:18
Well, Home can only be used on one PC whereas Pro can be used on 2, effectively doubling its value.

gunslinger
09-17-2006, 01:19
I think pro baisically just has more options for networking.

hoom
09-20-2006, 11:39
Home can only be used on one PC whereas Pro can be used on 2 Huh :shrug: Have you read your licence agreement?
I currently have XP home running just fine on a Core 2 Duo with distinctly differing loads on the 2 cores so Home with SP2 definitely handles dual core just fine if thats what you mean?

caravel
09-20-2006, 13:40
The difference is purely networking services. Home for example only uses simple file sharing.