Hi

Can anyone explain the differences between Windows XP Home Edition, Windows
XP Professional, and Windows XP Media Center Edition? Which ones are used for
what?

Egan wrote:

> Can anyone explain the differences between Windows XP Home Edition,
> Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Media Center Edition? Which
> ones are used for what?


XP Professional and XP Home are exactly the same in all respects, except
that Professional has a few features (mostly related to networking and
security) missing from Home. For most (but not all) home users, even those
with a home network, these features aren't needed, would never be used, and
buying Professional instead of Home is a waste of money.



For details go to



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

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h.../choosing2.asp



Also note that Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and
Home only five.

Media Edition is the same as Professional, minus the ability to join a
domain and plus a number of special media features.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Egan wrote:
> Hi
>
> Can anyone explain the differences between Windows XP Home Edition, Windows
> XP Professional, and Windows XP Media Center Edition? Which ones are used for
> what?
>
>


The WinXP Home and WinXP Pro versions are _identical_ when it comes
to performance, stability, and device driver and software application
compatibility, but are intended to meet different functionality,
networking, security, and ease-of-use needs, in different environments.
The most significant differences are that WinXP Pro allows up to 10
simultaneous inbound network connections while WinXP Home only allows
only 5, WinXP Pro is designed to join a Microsoft domain (a crucial
capability at most universities) while WinXP Home cannot, and only WinXP
Pro supports file encryption and IIS. (Oh, and WinXP Pro usually costs
roughly $100 USD more than WinXP Home.)

Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h.../choosing2.asp

Which Edition Is Right for You
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

Windows XP Home Edition vs. Professional Edition
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp

WinXP Media Center Edition is a _superset_ (iow, it does
_everything_ WinXP Pro can do (except join a domain), plus contains
additional multi-media features) of WinXP Pro.

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp


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