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  1. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:23 PM #1
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    Windows XP HOme vs Professional

    I was wondering what version is the best for a basic user. I have heard alot of ppl bashing Home is there are reasons that would affect a basic (internet/Word) type user NOT a gamer or developer? Im kinda favoring XP pro (i use it every day and i can get it cheaper) but if home is better for a baisc user then i will get that.

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  2. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:25 PM #2
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    I would suggest that even fro basic operations you stick to XP Pro

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    thought it would be the best way and cheapist
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    I am not sure about cheap as I got every OS I want from office so wouldn't know anything about it.

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  6. Jul 31st, 2003, 09:49 AM #5
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    Pro is the best, I love it. Home doesnt have some features like Pro does. I like a fully featured OS not a lower version.
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    Originally posted by Admiral Michael
    Pro is the best, I love it. Home doesnt have some features like Pro does. I like a fully featured OS not a lower version.
    Why not go beyong Pro then?

    Win2k3 is better than XP.

    However, I plan to stick with win2k until atleast 2006.
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    Home edition is crap .
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  9. Jul 31st, 2003, 02:26 PM #8
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    xp home is like xp lite. xp home vs xp pro? neither is easier to use. i say that since the pro version is available to you cheaper, go with that.
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    Originally posted by DiGiTaIErRoR
    Why not go beyong Pro then?

    Win2k3 is better than XP.

    However, I plan to stick with win2k until atleast 2006.
    Agree in W2K3 is way faster than XP but keep in mind that it's a server system and there could be many softwares which you can't run on it. And W2K3's IE is bit annoying in the beginning but after you have configured ur regular visiting sites it's cool.

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  12. Jul 31st, 2003, 10:45 PM #10
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    Originally posted by wrack
    Agree in W2K3 is way faster than XP but keep in mind that it's a server system and there could be many softwares which you can't run on it. And W2K3's IE is bit annoying in the beginning but after you have configured ur regular visiting sites it's cool.

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    Ya I heard you can;t run certain programs on it, which is why Im sticking with Windows XP Pro SP1.
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    Originally posted by Admiral Michael
    Ya I heard you can;t run certain programs on it, which is why Im sticking with Windows XP Pro SP1.
    They also said the same for win2k, but I have yet to find an integral app that won't run. Basically the only things that don't work are dependent on old technology, or are programmed poorly.
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    Agree and it probably wont run any program which is directly going to access hardware.

    But there aren't many in my usage which does that.

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    Well I write a program that access my parallel port that controls a circuit which controls a mototr which in turn lifts or lowers my mini-blinds. I had hard tiome getting it to work in XP, I first made it on 98 but it didnt work in XP at first.
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    Originally posted by Admiral Michael
    Well I write a program that access my parallel port that controls a circuit which controls a mototr which in turn lifts or lowers my mini-blinds. I had hard tiome getting it to work in XP, I first made it on 98 but it didnt work in XP at first.
    XP is the same as W2K and W3K when it comes to directly access hardware.

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    If you don't care about money, get Win XP Pro (for home use, for office use I'll rather advise for Win2K Server).

    Remember that, some programs won't run in Win XP Home like ASP.NET (VB.NET runs though), Oracle 9i Management Server (though other components of Oracle 9i Enterprise runs fine on WinXP Home).
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