Win XP Pro and Win XP Home

Probably too late but here is a bigger list of features in XP Pro but not XP Home:

Remote desktop
multi-processor support
ASR (Automated system recovery)
Dynamic disk support & Logical disk manager
IIS / Personal web server
EFS (Encrypted file system)
File level access control & Group Policy Objects
AD Domain membership
RIS & Sysprep
IPSec
SNMP
Offline files and folders
Roaming profiles
Multiple language installations

Bottom line - if you need network capability, or need a decent level of security, get XP Pro.

re

cheers yall

Re: re

XP Pro also has IIS on it while home doesn't (though there are ways of hacking this - allegedly).

Re: re

I did have a look last year when I bought my laptop (Dell offered XP Professional at a premium) and I think the differences between the 2 are in the follogin area:
- user and group management (more capabilities with XP Pro)
- remote access to your PC- easier with XP Pro
- XP Pro can work with multi-processor PC, XP Home can't
- XP Pro has got something called "Automatic Software Repair" I think, which can scan and repair problems without you doing anything

When I bought, I did get XP Pro but, to be honest, I am not sure it is worth it (for me).

If you Google, you'll see plenty of helpful sites comparing the 2....

Good luck

re

I've not got XP Pro. What's better XP Home or 2000 Pro?

reynolds, just take XP Pro okay?

Not like you are asking to determine if its worth the difference in price

What's the difference between Win XP Pro and Win XP Home? And is it worth installing XP Home over 2000 Pro?