any advatages over each other? also does putting ones PC on hibernation destroys anything on ones PC?
2006-10-11 02:37:25 · 6 answers · asked by Q'bie 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The most common editions of the operating system are Windows XP Home Edition, which is targeted at home users, and Windows XP Professional, which has additional features such as support for Windows Server domains and dual processors, and is targeted at power users and business clients. Windows XP Media Center Edition consists of Windows XP Professional with new features enhancing the ability to record and watch TV shows, watch DVDs, listen to music and more. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is designed to run the ink-aware Tablet PC platform. Two separate 64-bit versions of Windows XP were also released, Windows XP 64-bit Edition for IA-64 (Itanium) processors and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition for x86-64 processors.
2006-10-11 02:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Differences are:
Windows XP Home Edition
Contains basic support for security among multiple users.
Built-in support for peer-to-peer networking, but only for up to five computers.
The backup utlity is not installed by default, but is included on the CD.
Windows XP Professional Edition
Includes extended support for security between multiple users on the same machine.
Better support for peer-to-peer networking, plus support for joining a "Windows NT domain."
The backup utlity is installed by default.
The Professional edition includes the following components not found in the Home edition:
Administrative Tools (in the Start Menu and Control Panel)
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Boot Configuration Manager
DriverQuery
Group Policy Refresh Utility
Multi-lingual User Interface (MUI) add-on
NTFS Encryption Utilitiy
Offline Files and Folders
OpenFiles
Performance Log Manager
Remote Desktop
Scheduled Tasks Console
Security Template Utility
Taskkill
Tasklist
Telnet Administrator
Provides support for multi-processor systems (2 or 4 CPUs), Dynamic Disks, Fax.
2006-10-11 02:46:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really is no difference in the two. Sure Pro has more networking tools but I have found that there are lots of free tools to download that work on XP home to give you anything you should ever want from XP.
I have had one problem with hibernation on my computer but then that is because of a rubish piece of software that I was running. I have never lost any work saved or unsaved through hibernation.
2006-10-11 03:51:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Straight from Microsofts webpage to your eyes...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx
That are not many problems with hibernation, other than some drivers for programs like Nero, dont like it, but new versions come out all the time to deal with this. So no it wont destroy anything!!
Best of luck!!
2006-10-11 02:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by Asher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PRO has domain networking capabilities Home does not. Hibernation is good
2006-10-11 02:39:33 · answer #5 · answered by momojo 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
2006-10-11 02:41:52 · answer #6 · answered by ○Freeman○ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋