hog Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 Anyone in the UK know the best place to get the cheapest price for the above OS? Thnx Quote My website
hog Posted January 13, 2004 Author Posted January 13, 2004 Or... is there any advantage in a home user getting XP Pro over XP Home? Is there much of a difference? Quote My website
samsmithnz Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 I made this mistake when I brought my last computer in Aug. I got home, but Professional has a (better) built in firewall, and a lot more networking options. I'd say get Pro, its only a couple more quid anyway. Quote Thanks Sam http://www.samsmith.co.nz
iebidan Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 Depends on how worried you're about security and networking, XP HE and XP Pro are like 95% the same, just a few things change, making Home Edition more for your house and Pro for your Office, If you're programming, try Pro, but I develop at home with HE and the result is the same Quote Fat kids are harder to kidnap
*Gurus* Derek Stone Posted January 13, 2004 *Gurus* Posted January 13, 2004 Windows XP Home does not come with IIS, nor does it even come with a basic backup utility. These are necessities for most .NET developers, and should be considered when purchasing either product. Quote Posting Guidelines
hog Posted January 13, 2004 Author Posted January 13, 2004 Thanks chaps :) Just finished tutoring my 16yr old son on building his first computer from the ground up. He runs XP Pro on his laptop and I use W2K on mine. I just needed to know what advantages XP Pro had over XP HE and you have answered that:) Thnx Quote My website
CraDanKa Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 If you are a gaming person like myself, brother and a few other people I know, then go for Windows XP Professional. I have heard too many bugs with Windows XP Home Edition and Games, Visual STUDIO .NET and Networking. XP Professional is certainly worth the extra few dollars, but try http://www.ebay.com for Windows XP Pro. (I got an OEM edition for $50US) (at the time, $68 Australian) Quote
hog Posted January 14, 2004 Author Posted January 14, 2004 Thnx:) so is there a difference in getting an OEM rather than buying from a shop? I want to get XP as the AMD Athlon 2.8 chip says it is optimal for XP? Quote My website
hog Posted January 14, 2004 Author Posted January 14, 2004 :):) Just got me a full version XP Pro off ebay for £80 :):) Quote My website
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