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Jamers   06-12-2003 at 05:15:39 PM

Been using Win2000 for years now but am getting ready to upgrade to XP. What is the difference between the 2 XP versions? I am a home user. I thought I read somewhere the Home ed was 32 bit and Pro was 64 bit. It that true? If so, does that mean that XP Pro is better or faster? Thanks.

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DaveP   06-12-2003 at 06:34:00 PM
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<font color=blue><A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing.asp" target="_new">WICH EDITION IS RIGHT FOR YOU?</A></font color=blue>

My Daddy used to tell me:
<b>It's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're stupid,
then it is to open your mouth and prove it.</b>
I never was good at taking advice!

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zpyrd   06-12-2003 at 08:00:11 PM
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Win 2000 Upgrade to WinXP PRO
Win98se/WinME Upgrade to WinXP Home

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Jamers   06-13-2003 at 12:30:43 AM
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I'm still confused. Are there any performance difference between the 2? ie. Do both support hyperthreading?

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tomcat   06-13-2003 at 01:00:52 AM
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Both support hyper threading, but only pro supports "real" multiple cpu setups. Pro has better networking support.

Get Pro. You'll feel better about it.

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James35   06-13-2003 at 01:35:16 AM
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xp pro has "all " the controls your used to in 2k, its not watered down like home is. and its faster. home is a bit more unstable than the pro version. not by much but you play on it long enough you will notice it.
besides pro has gpedit.msc which after about a week you will wanna use, or you will go mad.

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TheMASK   06-15-2003 at 01:03:42 PM
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besides pro has gpedit.msc which after about a week you will wanna use, or you will go mad.


I have been using Home for sometime and i have been looking for this all along...man i shud have got that Pro. but then it was twice as pricey as home.

<b><font color=red>Cigarette :</font color=red> <font color=blue>A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool at the other.</font color=blue></b>

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James35   06-15-2003 at 01:13:45 PM
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:smile: I am thinking of a word that starts with the letter K and ends in a. Tis alllll I am gonna say on that. :smile:

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James35   06-15-2003 at 01:15:21 PM
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Oh and by the way to your question on 32/64 xp is 32 only, long horn when it comes out next year "supposedly" will be a combo of 32/64. or 64 pure depends on what article you read.

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TheMASK   06-15-2003 at 10:06:25 PM
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..starts with the letter K and ends in a


i give up...whats the word?


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<b><font color=blue> The statement above is false.</font color=blue></b>

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Jake_Barnes   06-20-2003 at 02:47:22 AM
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Pro!

But Officer, I wasn't speeding - I was qualifying ...

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James35   06-20-2003 at 02:58:48 AM
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i give up...whats the word?


Tis alllll I am gonna say on that.

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kdo2milger   06-21-2003 at 12:18:12 AM
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better go with the "Lite" one, filters out more s#*@!!!

<font color=red><b>We all love disassembling things to see how it works,
but who wants to put it back together again?

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