XP home edition verses professional. what the difference?

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"carolbou" wrote:

| i just upgraded my computer to XP home edition from 98. I downloaded Maya 6
| personal learning edition (animation program) but the required is XP
| professional. does any1 know why and what the difference between home and pro
| is?
| thanks

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It may be due to maya's support of dual processors which windows xp pro
supports but home doesn't.

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carolbou wrote:
> i just upgraded my computer to XP home edition from 98. I downloaded Maya 6
> personal learning edition (animation program) but the required is XP
> professional. does any1 know why and what the difference between home and pro
> is?
> thanks


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 [...] osing2.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/showca [...] me_pro.asp



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