Hoot Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 (edited) Why is it? When I had it I couldn't see much difference from Home and Professional? Is hasnt got half the stuff that Pro has on it. i tried it last year. Edited February 1, 2006 by Hoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 what features does Pro have that Home doesn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurston Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 what features does Pro have that Home doesn't?Exactly what i want to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 (edited) IIS—XP Pro includes IIS; XP Home doesn't.Encrypted File System (EFS)—EFS debuted in Win2K and lets you encrypt files on an NTFS partition, a very useful feature for mobile machines. XP Pro includes EFS; XP Home doesn't.Multiprocessor—XP Pro supports up to two processors; XP Home supports only one (as did Windows Me/Win98).Remote Assistance—Both editions support Remote Assistance, which lets someone from a Help desk connect to the client desktop to troubleshoot problems.Remote Desktop—XP Pro adds to Remote Assistance by letting any machine running a Terminal Services client run one Terminal Services session against an XP Pro machine.Domain Membership—XP Pro systems can be domain members; XP Home systems can't, but they can access domain resources.Group Policy—XP Pro supports group policies; XP Home doesn't.IntelliMirror—XP Pro supports IntelliMirror, which includes Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS), software deployment, and user setting management; XP Home doesn't support IntelliMirror.Upgrade from Win2K/NT—Only XP Pro supports this upgrade.64-bit Support—Only XP Pro will have a 64-bit version that supports the Itanium systems.Network Support—XP Pro includes support for Network Monitor, SNMP, IP Security (IPSec), and the Client Services for NetWare (CSNW); XP Home doesn't. Edited February 1, 2006 by Hoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurston Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Ok fare enough you got me there but home edition is still good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Ok fare enough you got me there but home edition is still good.Yea, home edition is sound for home users, but i use my pc for quite a few things, so i require Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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