Windows XP Home or Windows XP Pro?

[iJawn108]

I am finally going to intall windows on my macbook via bootcamp.

My question is, is xp pro that much more stable than home and worth the extra $100?

I just plan on using it for a handful of games, and for the most part just for fun.

thanks

 

[Eraserhead]

XP Pro has better networking support, and it also is more customisable, the other major advantage is that it will be supported for at least the next 7 years, whereas Home will only be supported for 2 years, and at that point may not receive any Home Ed specific updates.

In terms of performance/stability home will be just as good.

 

[4nr-]

wait for vista

 

[balamw]

XP Pro has better networking support, and it also is more customisable, the other major advantage is that it will be supported for at least the next 7 years, whereas Home will only be supported for 2 years, and at that point may not receive any Home Ed specific updates.

In terms of performance/stability home will be just as good.

Either would, do but if you can wait until Feb, just get Vista.

Mainstream support for both versions of XP will end 2 years after the release of Vista. The extra 5 years planned for Pro are "extended support" only where only the most critical issues are fixed.

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[ipaqowner]

it also is more customisable

In what way?
Examples?

 

[balamw]

In what way?
Examples?

Dunno if that's what he had in mind, but you have much finer control of access controls in Pro than in Home.

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[Eraserhead]

Dunno if that's what he had in mind, but you have much finer control of access controls in Pro than in Home.

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Yep, something like that.

 

[trainguy77]

Also home only supports one processor for a total of 2 cores. This only matters if you have a mac pro.

 

[ipaqowner]

Also home only supports one processor for a total of 2 cores. This only matters if you have a mac pro.

I'm running XP Home on a core duo MacBook Pro...so you're saying I'm not getting the benefits of the duo core?

 

[balamw]

I'm running XP Home on a core duo MacBook Pro...so you're saying I'm not getting the benefits of the duo core?

No. You get the full performance of the dual core for one processor, not two (as in the quad core Mac Pro).

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