I hate to show my ignorance but I don't have a clue.
I have Xp home on my desk top and have ordered a laptop with XP Pro.
2006-11-21 23:43:02 · 6 answers · asked by Nana Susie 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The Home and Professional editions of Windows XP are nearly identical, the only differences are additional features found in the Professional edition that most likely won't appeal to home users. The primary differences, aside from the price and the color of the packaging, are as follows:
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
2006-11-21 23:49:06 · answer #1 · answered by techstatusdotnet 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Home and Professional editions of Windows XP are nearly identical; the only differences are additional features found in the Professional edition that most likely won't appeal to home users. The primary differences, aside from the price and the color of the packaging, are as follows:
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.
2006-11-22 02:20:30 · answer #2 · answered by Sreejith Kumar P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not much. XP Pro is designed for office usage, so it includes some additional security and networking features needed for your computer to operate in a domain (which is a special type of business network with a server). Since it would be very rare to find a domain in a Home environment, XP Home lacks the ability to support a domain.
Other then that, they are the same.
2006-11-21 23:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in addition to dew's statement xp pro also wont play some games
2006-11-21 23:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by spankdis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guessing by the words, Home - individual or family user
Pro -professional for businesses.
2006-11-21 23:47:33 · answer #5 · answered by shaikhmohdmusa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-21 23:46:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋