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More info?)
I didn't give the whole story, as it didn't apply to my question ...
this is an office running a single user version of a moderately
sophisticated accountling/scheduling/billing application. They are
adding 2 employees and going from the secretary doing all PC work to 4
PCs, 2 new, with each professional having dynamic access to the
system. The 2 new ones will be bought with Pro; they are told the
others need it. The "simple filesharing" is likely the reason.
Thanks folks!
On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:19:41 -0600, "D.Currie"
<dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Yes, but of all of the multitude of applications out there, there are
>relatively few that require those functions. I've had customers who think
>they need to upgrade to Pro for some simple application because the wording
>on the app isn't very clear as to what is really required. Before spending
>the time and money, it certainly would be wise to double-check.
>
>Most programs that could use IIS could also use something else, thus pro
>isn't strictly a requirement if that's the case. Easier maybe, because it's
>already there...but not required if cost is the issue. And offhand, I can't
>think of any off-the-shelf program that would require a home user with 2
>computers to have to be able to join a domain.
>
>"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
>news:%23w$zf9lgFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Running IIS and Joining a Domain comes to mind immediately. Not using
>> Simple File Sharing is another.
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>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
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>> "D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3j2jiqFg094fU1@individual.net...
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>>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> He might want to double-check that Pro is required; the basic OS is the
>>> same, so it would be quite unusual that an app would have any preference
>>> of home or pro.
>>>
>>> As far as upgrading...you need the upgrade software. you might want to
>>> see if the OEM has an upgrade available for less. Too bad he didn't get
>>> Pro from the start; it's always cheaper that way.
>>>
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