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In news:22237D5B-B3E9-497C-9F06-97789A48BBA0@microsoft.com,
Chuck Davis <ChuckDavis@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> One other important item missing in XP Home is the backup
> program
> that is installed by default in SP Professional.
Personally, I don't consider that an important omission at all.
As backup programs go, it's probably the worst of those
available. Whether you use XP Professional or Home, I would
recommend a third-party backup solution.
And besides, as you yourself say, it's not really missing, just
not installed by default.
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> It is available on your XP Home CD.
> Yes, it is included! It's just not installed by default.
> To install Windows Backup you will need your Windows XP Home
> Edition
> CD. Use Windows Explorer to open the \valueadd\Msft\Ntbackup
> folder
> and then double click Ntbackup.msi
> If your computer came with only a "system recovery" CD instead
> of a
> full Windows CD, finding Ntbackup.msi is not so easy. I suggest
> that
> you contact your computer manufacturer's support people for
> instructions to locate and install.
> Once installed, it works exactly as in Windows XP Professional,
> with
> one important exception. You can't restore your system using
> Automated System Recovery. If this is important to you, contact
> your
> manufacturer's support people
>
>
> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>
>> In news:uYvVXeBoEHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
>> Colin Barnhorst <colinbarharst@msn.com> typed:
>>
>> > Upgrading from Home to Pro is a reasonable thing to do.
>>
>>
>> Certainly. I didn't say otherwise. Nevertheless, for *most*
>> home
>> users, there is nothing in XP Professional that justifies the
>> cost of upgrading to it. They don't need to join a domain,
>> they
>> don't run two processors, they don't run a web server, and
>> they
>> don't need any of the other features that Professional adds.
>>
>> Clearly, there are exceptions, and for *some* users, XP
>> Professional is the right choice. My last paragraph below is
>> meant to point out only that Tom should be sure that he needs
>> or
>> would use some of these extra features. As I said, *most* home
>> users don't need them.
>>
>>
>> > I don't
>> > understand Home users who get defensive about Home when
>> > others
>> > consider going beyond it.
>>
>>
>> I am an XP Professional user, not a Home user, and I am not
>> being
>> at all defensive. If Tom needs Professional, he should get it;
>> *most* home users don't and it's a waste of money for them,
>> which
>> is why I cautioned him to be sure before upgrading.
>>
>>
>> > Users who do upgrade generally grow into
>> > Pro as they widen their interests.
>>
>>
>> I completely disagree with this. And even if it were true, the
>> time to upgrade to Professional is when their interests have
>> widened to the point that they need some of Professional's
>> extra
>> features. There's no point in upgrading because you *may* need
>> some feature in the future.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>> If the user is using any wireless
>> > devices Pro will certainly offer better service and more
>> > security,
>> > but Pro has dozens of tools not available in Home.
>> >
>> > "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in
>> > message
>> > news:un9vFEAoEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> In news:E82D5B49-1683-44D2-ADF4-20023980FBF5@microsoft.com,
>> >> Tom <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>> >>
>> >>> I'm thinking about uprading from XP Home Edition to the
>> >>> Professional
>> >>> Edition, if I do that will I loose all the programs I have
>> >>> previously installed on XP Home Edition?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> By definition, an upgrade (as opposed to a clean
>> >> installation)
>> >> means
>> >> that all your programs, data, etc. are kept intact and
>> >> nothing
>> >> is
>> >> lost.
>> >> However, there are no guarantees. However unlikely, it's
>> >> always
>> >> possible that something can go wrong, and you should be
>> >> sure
>> >> to have
>> >> a backup of anything you can't afford to lose.
>> >>
>> >> But are you sure you want to do this? Are you aware that XP
>> >> Professional and Home are identical, except that
>> >> Professional
>> >> includes a few features (mostly related to security and
>> >> networking)
>> >> missing from Home? Most home users have no need for these
>> >> extra
>> >> features and will see little or no benefit by upgrading. Be
>> >> sure
>> >> that there are benefits there for you before doing this.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> >> Please reply to the newsgroup
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