What's the difference...

Sir Killalot · 29th April 2002, 07:38

Between Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional?

And give me a good reason not to get Linux and some Windows emulator for it.

SirK (very annoyed with Windows at the moment)

kljs · 29th April 2002, 08:04

With Pro you get better toys....
Home edition sucks....

That is all I know.....

Rocker · 29th April 2002, 08:15

unless your setting it up on a network in a professional way....then home edition will probably do exactly the same thing

why not dual boot linux and windows?

Twilightseer · 29th April 2002, 08:26

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp

Bilbo Baggins · 29th April 2002, 08:58

Pro just has a few more networking utilities, and a fatter price.

binary hero · 29th April 2002, 10:05

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
Pro just has a few more networking utilities, and a fatter price.

but saying that, i just set up a (small) LAN, with a pc running home, and a pc running pro. i found the pro one a bitch to set up (even with their little wizard disk thing)

s0be · 29th April 2002, 10:22

ok, I'll give you a reason not to do linux/wine.

You just can't be a gamer like that. If all you do is Word Processing/E-Mail/Software development, you don't need wine, especially if you're not doing the software development part. If you write software for windows, and you can make it work perfectly in wine, you have written a great piece of software.

Now, I agree, that somewhere down the line, linux will be a stable environment for everyone, but it isn't yet. There are too many factions.

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S0Be
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(I use linux for everything but snood)

Curi0us_George · 29th April 2002, 12:40

XP Pro also has better security and user privaledges. Everyone is an admin in XP Home.

dylman · 29th April 2002, 18:36

There's no file encryption in Home. (Although all it does in Pro is turn the filenames green anyway

)

apollos · 29th April 2002, 18:53

Yep. Basically Pro has another 500Mb or so of shit such as security features (like george said) and toys isnt a word id use kljs,
id use the word bloadware. I mean, when are u gonna use bloody pinball, solitaire and shit like that? Its all crap. Also remote desktop (or some shit to that extent) is bolocks! Oh and the stupid animated crap in the search part! ALL POINTLESS SHYTE trademark to Micro$hit! Shouldn't this post be in the bitchlist!?

Atmo · 29th April 2002, 19:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Curi0us_George
Everyone is an admin in XP Home.

So how can i right now be using xp home and sitting in a user account with only certain admin access???

I wouldnt ever use an admin accound to use the net....

Curi0us_George · 30th April 2002, 14:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Inatlantis
Yep. Basically Pro has another 500Mb or so of shit such as security features (like george said) and toys isnt a word id use kljs,
id use the word bloadware. I mean, when are u gonna use bloody pinball, solitaire and shit like that? Its all crap. Also remote desktop (or some shit to that extent) is bolocks! Oh and the stupid animated crap in the search part! ALL POINTLESS SHYTE trademark to Micro$hit! Shouldn't this post be in the bitchlist!?

The games and stuff are worthless to a lot of people, but a lot of other people like them. Remote desktop is absolutely pimp. It's implemented far better than PCAnywhere, and people pay a load o cash for that program. I love the remote desktop. I did prefer the Win2000 search, though.

Atmo, you are right. I was misinformed. I was told that the users were all admins, but apparently not. The user account system in WinXP Home is simply more limited than that of WinXP Pro.

I use the admin account on the net (when I'm at home). I see no reason not to.

Mr. 75MHz · 30th April 2002, 15:26

All of Windows XPlosions stuff is rubbish

Microsoft still have to learn how to make computer operating systems

Curi0us_George · 30th April 2002, 15:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. 75MHz
All of Windows XPlosions stuff is rubbish
Microsoft still have to learn how to make computer operating systems

And you're using Linux right now, I suppose . . .

binary hero · 30th April 2002, 16:55

Quote:

Originally posted by Curi0us_George

And you're using Linux right now, I suppose . . .

no, he is "u83r-1337" and is dual booting sun solaris and unix, using a boot manager he wrote, oh, and i nearly forgot, he is running apache httpd webserver on BOTH of them simultaneously.

Nofx Guy · 2nd May 2002, 19:04

dont dis microsoft and then go and use there operating system...everyone brings up the bad things about there os's...but no one talks about alllll the good things that are in there os's. like common people, most of you probably dont even know what it was like before windows! windows revolutionized the way we use a pc..it made a pc become a home tool...something that everyone could use...so please dont dis microsoft...

there jsut a buisness trying to make money, just like everyone else....

BMWboy · 2nd May 2002, 19:10

i remember life before windows. i've had a computer since 1988. i remember having to use the MS-DOS propmts to get to the program you wanted

29th April 2002, 07:38	#1
Sir Killalot Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Warzone, Birmingham, UK Posts: 89	What's the difference... Between Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional? And give me a good reason not to get Linux and some Windows emulator for it. SirK (very annoyed with Windows at the moment)

29th April 2002, 08:04	#2
kljs Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kulim,Kedah,Malaysia Posts: 645	With Pro you get better toys.... Home edition sucks.... That is all I know..... I am just a normal person sitting on the bench and reading newspaper and having a cup of coffee. Why can't people see that?

29th April 2002, 08:15	#3
Rocker Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,904	unless your setting it up on a network in a professional way....then home edition will probably do exactly the same thing why not dual boot linux and windows? If your interested in updating/contributing to winamp's tech support greatest hits forumPlease start a thread in winamp's discussion forum with what you would like to see along with your update for review

29th April 2002, 10:22	#7
s0be Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: First Posts: 1,313	ok, I'll give you a reason not to do linux/wine. You just can't be a gamer like that. If all you do is Word Processing/E-Mail/Software development, you don't need wine, especially if you're not doing the software development part. If you write software for windows, and you can make it work perfectly in wine, you have written a great piece of software. Now, I agree, that somewhere down the line, linux will be a stable environment for everyone, but it isn't yet. There are too many factions. /* S0Be */ (I use linux for everything but snood) And On that day, the Lords of the land said unto their Master Architect, "The temple you have made to the gods of Wasabi and Maki has brought us no great prosperity" and they sent out him into the lands. As he traveled to a far off land, he found he wasn't traveling alone, but that he had gained companions, and when they found their new land, they started work on a new temple, one that would be OPEN to all who wanted to worship. from The Book of Wasabi C 12 Vs 09 (pg 2003)

29th April 2002, 12:40	#8
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29th April 2002, 08:26	#4
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29th April 2002, 08:58	#5
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,231	Pro just has a few more networking utilities, and a fatter price.

29th April 2002, 18:36	#9
dylman Forum King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hawarden Posts: 2,115	There's no file encryption in Home. (Although all it does in Pro is turn the filenames green anyway ) There's no need to tell me when I'm right; I operate on that principle exclusively and with absolute certainty

29th April 2002, 18:53	#10
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	Yep. Basically Pro has another 500Mb or so of shit such as security features (like george said) and toys isnt a word id use kljs, id use the word bloadware. I mean, when are u gonna use bloody pinball, solitaire and shit like that? Its all crap. Also remote desktop (or some shit to that extent) is bolocks! Oh and the stupid animated crap in the search part! ALL POINTLESS SHYTE trademark to Micro$hit! Shouldn't this post be in the bitchlist!?

30th April 2002, 15:26	#13
Mr. 75MHz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 354	All of Windows XPlosions stuff is rubbish Microsoft still have to learn how to make computer operating systems

2nd May 2002, 19:04	#16
Nofx Guy Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: under a rock Posts: 998	dont dis microsoft and then go and use there operating system...everyone brings up the bad things about there os's...but no one talks about alllll the good things that are in there os's. like common people, most of you probably dont even know what it was like before windows! windows revolutionized the way we use a pc..it made a pc become a home tool...something that everyone could use...so please dont dis microsoft... there jsut a buisness trying to make money, just like everyone else.... www.audioflo.ath.cx All music, All the Time Last edited by Nofx Guy; 2nd May 2002 at 19:20.

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BMWboy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: next the the guy that lives over there Posts: 1,360	i remember life before windows. i've had a computer since 1988. i remember having to use the MS-DOS propmts to get to the program you wanted

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