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XP Home or Pro? |
apollosfire
Joined: Aug 23, 2003
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From: Nottingham, UK
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Hi Everyone,
I'm making myself a new computer and wondered which Operating System to have... The obvious choice would be Pro, however, everyone I've asked so far has said that Home is better... I'll be mainly using the computer for Gaming and Instant Messenging.
Just wondered everyone else's opinions...
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mixin
Joined: Jan 26, 2002
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From: Notts, UK
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Think for what you need, Home would definatly be the easiest option. Professional is more suited for servers and networking i think.
Home is cheaper too 
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roobi
Joined: Feb 20, 2004
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Hi! If you use the pc for gaming or messeging than you have to use HOME EDITION! I personally use Pro, because I use'em for makeing flashes or 3d gaphrics, maybe home is better for you! Cheers!
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kasei
Joined: Jan 17, 2004
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I use HOME and is ok to me, i have a lot of 3d games, it also depends of your video card, mind is ATI 32mb and its ok
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Sentertainment
Joined: Jan 04, 2004
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if you plan on using a LAN, get pro. if not, get home...cause its all you'd need.
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apollosfire
Joined: Aug 23, 2003
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From: Nottingham, UK
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I am gonna have a simple network - 2 Computers (1 running XP Home, other trying to decide) + Router.. Hard Disk, Printer + Internet Connection Sharing... That's all, does this change anything...?
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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as I recall home has about 85-90% of pro features but anyway... here is a site to help you decide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
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Jowi
Joined: Feb 21, 2002
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get the Pro edition |
skin
Joined: Nov 10, 2003
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From: Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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If I remember correctly, XP Pro comes with Backup utility and XP Home doesn't. Well technically its not true. XP Home has it too but it doesn't get installed by default. Its on the XP Home disc somewhere but you have to install it manually. Thats what I read in a PC mag anyway!!
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stuartdb87
Joined: Nov 18, 2003
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I have pro. Home always broke down on me! :-(
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*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
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I am using an MS XP Professional OS Edition. it has been running for 2 years now, and never had a slightest problem since then, only a minor 'hangs' at times - which is very normal. MS OS come in cheap here in South East Asia, you can buy an XP Professional OS for only US$ 2.00, some CD-roms comes in package form: OS + Norton Anti-Virus + Games +Mp3 Titles, all with the same price. We live in the region where piracy is blatantly in abundance, not to mention the DVD titles as well. But mine, is an original one by the way ! |
kristaga
Joined: Mar 12, 2002
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There are two more options:
Linux
Mac
It is so nice to not have to worry about viruses.
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apollosfire
Joined: Aug 23, 2003
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From: Nottingham, UK
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@Kristaga
Actually, I'm having a tri-boot PC with XP as the main OS (about 140gb of the 160gb disk - partitioned, and yes i know it'll be less than 160gb when formatted but meh), Linux (probs RedHat Linux, but dunno with 10gb) and um, something else that's technically illegal as it's downloaded and doesn't come out until 2006 so I can't say much else about it, taking up another 10gb...
As for Mac, good systems but not my type of thing...
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Sir-SonyEricsson-man
Joined: May 30, 2002
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From: Norway
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On 2004-03-22 17:59:13, skin wrote:
If I remember correctly, XP Pro comes with Backup utility and XP Home doesn't. Well technically its not true. XP Home has it too but it doesn't get installed by default. Its on the XP Home disc somewhere but you have to install it manually. Thats what I read in a PC mag anyway!!
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Thats not true.. I have Home and Pro, home on mye notebook and pro at my gaming pc.. and Windows 2003 server on the server. But back to XP.. i think you can fine go for Home. I don't see the difference in this to operating system..
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
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The biggest difference between Home and Pro version is the security, eventhough Home has quite improved security features from earlier systems, Pro has taken one step further. Pro has the same security as Home, plus some more security features to be a appropriate OS to use in a company network enviroment. Sure, you can use the Pro version at home if you want, but the Home version offers good security for home users as well. |
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Posted: 2004-03-21 19:01
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