Xp Pro Vs. Xp Home

im_lostim_lost TWG Rule Guru Join Date: 2003-04-26 Member: 15861Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">What's the difference?</div> Just like the title says. What are some differences between XP Pro and XP Home operating systems? I am quite familiar with XP Home, and I recently started working with XP home, trying to find something different about it, but as far as I can tell it is identical. However, I'm sure that I must be missing some stuff. So, could anybody point out these differences?
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    The name?
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  • camO_ocamO_o Join Date: 2004-04-19 Member: 28028Members
    IIS
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    As far as I know there is no difference asside from large network management changes... Oh, and I think that there is a few things that admins have control over with pro that they don't on home (read C++.net debugging)
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  • V_MANV_MAN V-MAN Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6217Members, Constellation
    The price tags?
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    edited September 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-V-MAN+Sep 27 2004, 05:01 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (V-MAN @ Sep 27 2004, 05:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The price tags? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well thank you captain obvious!

    Seriously, whouldn't the microsoft website have a chart of differences?

    I found out <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/features/remoteaccess.mspx' target='_blank'>remote desktop</a> is apparently XP exlusive... But home has a remote access feature, which might be the same thing...
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    * Backup—XP Pro has the standard Win2K backup program; XP Home has no backup program.
    * Dynamic Disks—XP Pro supports dynamic disks; XP Home doesn't.
    * 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.
    * Multiple Monitors—XP Pro supports up to nine monitors; XP Home supports only one monitor (Windows Me/Win98 supported multiple monitors).
    * 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 Windows Me/Win98—Both XP Pro and XP Home support this upgrade.
    * 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.
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  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    Xp-home basic layout is green, and Xp-pro basic layout is blue.
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  • HibameHibame Join Date: 2003-11-16 Member: 22974Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->* Multiple Monitors—XP Pro supports up to nine monitors; XP Home supports only one monitor (Windows Me/Win98 supported multiple monitors).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You are wrong, I run dual monitors all the time on xp home perfectly fine.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Must be included in a patch then. I don't use home.
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  • VerthandiVerthandi Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10687Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Faskalia+Sep 27 2004, 06:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Faskalia @ Sep 27 2004, 06:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Xp-home basic layout is green, and Xp-pro basic layout is blue. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What basic layout? Don't they both use the blue theme?
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Sep 27 2004, 05:05 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Sep 27 2004, 05:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> [...]
    * Dynamic Disks—XP Pro supports dynamic disks; XP Home doesn't.
    [...] <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    For anyone who thinks this isn't a big deal, then you need to learn this about dynamic drives: XP Pro's support for dynamic hard drives allows you to make software-controlled RAID-0 partitions. This means you won't have to shell out $50-$100 for a PCI based RAID controller just to use this feature. Even if you're one of those people who doesn't like the lack of fault tolerance RAID-0 has, you can make your swapfile partition faster this way without worrying about losing anything. It's something I recommend anybody do if they already have 2 physical hard drives in their computer, even if it's just for the placebo effect instead of a measurable performance boost.
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  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    Wasn't there something about NTFS or something? I remember that home didn't had it or something.
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  • Dirty_Harry_PotterDirty_Harry_Potter Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9500Members
    NTFS is just a way to format your drive, both OS's supports it.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Hibame+Sep 27 2004, 12:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hibame @ Sep 27 2004, 12:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->* Multiple Monitors—XP Pro supports up to nine monitors; XP Home supports only one monitor (Windows Me/Win98 supported multiple monitors).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You are wrong, I run dual monitors all the time on xp home perfectly fine. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Same.
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    If given a choice I would use xp pro. However, if you are cost conscious then I suggest you go with home and fine freeware utilities to perform the services that are not included. A lot of these utilities are nice to have in the default install but you really need to ask yourself: Do I need all these extra bells and whistles? Chances are, you will never use some of these functions more than once and the casual user will not need these items in any regular function. If you really need to use some of these functions then you probably should be using more than one machine. One for personal use, and one for doing work.
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    as someone said earlier the networking options


    XP home is basically "leave your PC exposed to the world... or not at all"

    in terms of networking security access options and XP Pro lets you micro manage these options in far more detail.

    This is probably due to the obivous limited netowrk needs of an individual's home network vs a vast netowrk with hundreds of users at a company/business or school/ university setting.
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