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More info?)
Fr@nk wrote:
> - Is there a speed/performance difference between Pro and Home,
> assuming equal hardware?
As you've been told several times, no.
> - Does Pro take up more disk space?
Yes. It has extra features and Programs, and they take up space.
> How much more usually?
I don't know offhand, but it's very small. Not enough to be concerned with
unless disk space is very tight.
> - (repeat) Are there additional utility/diagnostic/etc. programs
> included with Pro?
If I'm correctly understanding whjat you're asking about, no.
> - Are there ANY utility/diagnostic/etc. programs included with Home?
Sure, there are things like chkdsk, defrag, backup, etc. But rather than my
guessing what you mean by "utility/diagnostic/etc. programs," why don't you
be more specific about what you're looking for?
> Here are some reasons why I don't think I need to go with Pro: I do
> not need to join a domain. I do not need to connect to my computer
> via Remote Desktop. Extra file security would be nice, but not
> essential.
Then it's highly unlikely that it would be worth your spending the extra
money for Professional.
> However, here are some Power User things that I'd still like to have:
> A Backup utility.
Comes with both Home and Professional, but is installed by default only in
Professional. Also the Home version doesn't include ASR.
However, on either version, it's a very primitive utility, and I recommend
choosing a third-party program instaed.
> The usual DOS-type programs: ipconfig, ping, DOS
> Prompt, etc.
There's no such thing as a DOS prompt in either version, since there's no
MS-DOS In Windows XP. However there's an identical command prompt windows
available in both, and you can do most things you used to do in DOS.
> I also like to "prune" the system down to only use
> resources I really want to use. Can I do these things (in THIS
> paragraph) in Home?
In general you can do all the same such things in both versions. But be more
specific. What do you mean by "resources I really want to use"? For that
matter, what do mean by "resources"?
> Probably most important: what about that speed difference? (I've read
> at other sources that Pro is much faster)
Again, as you've been told here several times, it is not much faster. It is
not faster at all. You've been misinformed. The only difference is that
Professional includes extra features.
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/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp
Also note that Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and
Home only five.
--
Ken Blake
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