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I a m r un n in g W in d o w s 9 8 on m y c o m p u t e r . I a m t h in k in g a b o u t u p g r a d in g t o W in d o w s X P . T h e r e a r e t w o v e r s i on s a v a i l a b l e , W in d o w s X P P r o f e s s i on a l an d W in d o w s X P h o m e . W h a t i s t h e d i f f e r en c e b e t w e en t h e t w o , o t h e r t h an t h e p r i c e o f c o u r s e . . . 
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m o s t l y m on e y h on e y . . . ( i t r h y m e s an d i s m y s t an d a r d an s w e r t o an y on e w h o a s k s t h i s q u e s t i on an d i g e t a s k e d a t l e a s t 2 - 3 t i m e s a w e e k )
P r o w i l l r un y o u a b o u t 1 7 9 , h o m e c an b e h a d f o r a s l i t t l e a s 8 9 . k e e p in m in d t h a t i f b u y in g h a r d w a r e , y o u c an s o m e t i m e s g e t a d e a l on an O E M v e r s i on ( i d en t i c a l in e v e r y w a y t o t h e s t an d a l on e v e r s i on . O E M v e r s i on s m u s t b e b un d l e d w i t h h a r d w a r e i s a l l ) f o r e x a m p l e , i b o u g h t a M a x t o r 8 0 G B S A T A h a r d d r i v e l a s t w e e k f r o m U s - d e p o t . c o m an d g o t W in X P h o m e f o r on l y 5 9 .
a c t u a l l y t h e r e a r e b en e f i t s e s p e c i a l l y i f in a L A N en v i r on m en t . a s f o r d i f f e r en c e s t a k e i t s t r a i g h t f r o m t h e h o r s e ' s m o u t h
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X P i s a m a j o r s t e p u p f r o m w in 9 8 . W in 9 8 w a s a l w a y s a b u i l t f o r t h e n e w b i e h o m e u s e r O S . i t h a s m in i m a l u s e r s e t t in g s . ( w e l l n o t r e a l l y t r u e , b u t w a s v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o f in d t h e m ) X P i s a c o m b in a t i on o f W in 2 0 0 0 an d w in 9 8 on s t e r o i d s . i t b r in g s p r o f e s s i on a l l e v e l c on f i g u r a t i on o p t i on s a l on g w i t h a m u c h l a r g e r a r r a y o f t o o l s t o c on f i g u r e t h in g s l i k e s e c u r i t y , f i l e p e r m i s s i on s , an d b a c k g r o un d t a s k s . I t c an a l l b e v e r y c on f u s in g b e c a u s e t h e h e l p m en u t h a t w a sn t v e r y h e l p f u l in w in 9 8 i s n o t m u c h b e t t e r in X P .
b u t t h e r e i s a g o o d s i t e t h a t h e l p s t o e x p l a in t h e s o m e o f t h e s e t t in g s t h a t a r e an d a r e n o t n e c e s s a r y . h e r e y o u c an c u s t o m i z e y o u r s y s t e m f o r g a m e s , m u l t i m e d i a , e t c . y o u w i l l f in d t h e d e f a u l t in s t a l l a i m s t o w a r d s s t a b i l i t y a t t h e c o s t o f p e r f o r m an c e an d t h e c o s t i s v e r y v e r y s t e e p .
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W in d o w s X P P r o h a s m o r e f e a t u r e s f o r r un n in g a N e t w o r k f r o m w h a t i un d e r s t an d . L i k e en c r y t i on an d m o r e s e c u r i t y f e a t u r e s .
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T h an k s g u y s , d o e s an y on e kn o w o f a g o o d on l in e s t o r e t o b u y W in d o w s X P f r o m ? I d on ' t w an t t o g e t r i p p e d o f f .
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b e c a u s e o f M i c r o s o f t L i c en s in g , t h e p r i c e s t r u c t u r e w i l l b e t h e s a m e a l l o v e r . i c h e c k e d U S - d e p o t . c o m an d t h e y n o l on g e r o f f e r t h e O E M d i s c o un t f o r X P h o m e an y m o r e s o i g u e s s i t s a h i t an d m i s s t h in g .
y o u r m o s t s e c u r e p u r c h a s e w o u l d b e a t a b r i c k an d m o r t a r s t o r e w h en t h e y w i l l a l w a y s p r o v i d e a C O A ( c e r t i f i c a t e o f A u t h en t i c i t y ) an d a C D .
w h en y o u b u y on l in e , y o u n e e d t o r e a d t h e f in e p r in t v e r y c a r e f u l l y a s m an y w h o s e l l X P on l in e w i l l s e l l j u s t t h e C O A . i w o u l d s t e e r c l e a r o f t h e s e g u y s . s u p p o s e d l y t h e y a r e d o in g n o t h in g w r on g , b u t i w o u l d r a t h e r g e t t h e w h o l e p a c k a g e f o r s o m e r e a s on i d on t r e a l l y un d e r s t an d . . . j u s t m e i g u e s s .
a l s o , t h e d i s k i s e a s y t o c o p y , t h e C O A i sn t w h i c h f u r t h e r en h an c e s m y c on f u s i on o v e r m y p a r an o i a b u t r e a l i z e t h a t i p r i m a r i l y b u y f o r o t h e r p e o p l e an d u s u a l l y s p en d m y m on e y u p f r on t t o g e t t h e m , s o i w o u l d b e b u m m e d i f f o r s o m e r e a s on s o m e on e w o u l d c h an g e t h e i r m in d o v e r s o m e t h in g a s t r i v i a l a s n o t l i k in g t h e p a c k a g in g t h e d i s k c a m e in . y o u s e e w h en i s e l l a s y s t e m i u s u a l l y in s t a l l w i t h m y c o p y o f X P an d t h en in p u t t h e P r o d u c t k e y f r o m t h e c o p y o f X P i s e l l t o t h e c u s t o m e r . t h a t w a y t h e y g e t an un o p en e d d i s k . i n a t u r a l l y i m f o r m t h e m t h a t i h a v e t o a c t i v a t e X P s o t h e y c an n o t s e l l t h e d i s k w i t h o u t t h e m a c h in e . . .
b u t i v e on l y h a d a f e w p e o p l e c h an g e t h e i r m in d s ( m o s t l y f r o m un f o r e s e en f in an c i a l p r o b l e m s ) b u t i h a v e n e v e r h e l d on t o a s y s t e m i b u i l t f o r m o r e t h an a f e w w e e k s . ( a t l e a s t n o t n e w on e s , i h a v e a f e w o l d on e s t h a t m i g h t b e h e r e f o r e v e r ! )
w i t h a l l t h a t s a i d , b u y in g on l in e i s on e o f t h e g r e a t e s t in v en t i on s e v e r .
i c an d o p r i c e c o m p a r i s on s w i t h t h o u s an d s o f on l in e r e t a i l e r s w h o a r e a l l b a t t l in g f o r m y b u s in e s s . a l s o i l i v e in a s t a t e t h a t c u r r en t l y ( kn o c k on w o o d ! ! ) d o e s n o t t a x in t e rn e t s a l e s . t h a t a l on e s a v e s m e n e a r l y $ 1 0 0 on a m i d l e v e l g a m in g s y s t e m ( m y m o s t p o p u l a r p r o d u c t )
s o on l in e p u r c h a s in g c an w o r k f o r y o u , b u t y o u r e a l l y n e e d t o b e c a r e f u l i s a l l .
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T h e f u l l l i s t o f d i f f e r en c e s b e t w e en X P H o m e an d P r o c an b e f o un d h e r e :
h t t p : / / w w w . l p t . c o m / w in d o w sn e t w o r k in g / r e g u s e r s / w x p d i f s . h t m
b a s i c a l l y t h e m a i d i f f e r en c e s a r e in U s e r m an a g e m en t , N T F S f e a t u r e s w h i c h a r e on l y f u l l y a c c e s s i b l e in X P P r o , R e m o t e D e s k t o p A c c e s s , P r o s u p p o r t s D o m a in n e t w o r k in g w h i l e H o m e on l y s u p p o r t s w o r k g r o u p s ( M i c r o s o f t n a m e f o r p e e r - 2 - p e e r n e t w o r k in g ) , P r o s u p p o r t s A S R an d G r o u p p o l i c y e d i t o r w h i l e H o m e d o e sn ' t . I M O i t r e a l l y s t in k s t h a t H o m e e d i t i on d o e sn ' t s u p p o r t f u l l N T F S f un c t i on a l i t y s in c e t h i s i s a m a j o r a d v an t a g e N T F S h a s o v e r F A T 3 2 .
A c t u a l l y t h e s e c u r i t y f e a t u r e s o f N T F S c an b e a c c e s s e d in X P H o m e e d i t i on in c o m m an d p r o m p t u s in g " c a l c s " c o m m an d ( c on t r o l o f a c c e s s l i s t s ) o r s a f e m o d e . R e m e m b e r t h a t a l s o in W in d o w s X P P r o y o u c an on l y a c c e s s t h e f u l l s e c u r i t y f e a t u r e s on s h a r e d f o l d e r s a f t e r t u rn in g o f f s i m p l e f i l e s h a r in g w h i c h i s on b y d e f a u l t , j u s t un c h e c k a c h e c k b o x n e x t t o " u s e s i m p l e f i l e s h a r in g " in t o o l s / f o l d e r o p t i on s / v i e w . M o r e on a c c e s s in g N T F S s e c u r i t y t a b c an b e f o un d h e r e :
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An d d on ' t w o r r y i f i t s o un d s c o m p l e x n o w , w h en y o u l e a rn m o r e a b o u t N T F S y o u ' l l s e e t h a t i t ' s s i m p l e an d l o g i c a l an d m a k e s p e r f e c t s en s e .
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t h e l in k y o u p r o v i d e d a b o u t t h e d i f f e r en c e s in X P h o m e an d P r o h a s s o m e q u e s t i on a b l e in f o in i t . f o r on e t h in g h e s t a t e s t h a t A S R ( a u t o m a t i c s y s t e m r e c o v e r y ) i sn t a v a i l a b l e in h o m e an d t h a t i s n o t c o r r e c t . in f a c t , i u s e i t f r e q u en t l y an d i t w o r k s v e r y v e r y w e l l .
i b u i l d s y s t e m s f o r p e o p l e an d i f i f e e l t h a t t h e i r kn o w l e d g e o f X P i s s h a k y , i w i l l t u rn i t on an d m a k e a p o in t o f c r e a t in g a r e s t o r e p o in t on a f o l l o w u p v i s i t i u s u a l l y m a k e a b o u t a w e e k a f t e r i d e l i v e r t h e s y s t e m . i t h en t e l l t h e m a b o u t i t an d t h a t a l t h o u g h i t i s v e r y e x t r e m e , i t i s an e a s y w a y t o g e t b a c k t o a s y s t e m t h a t y o u c an " s t a r t o v e r " w i t h . In f a c t , i d o t h i s w i t h a l l m y c u s t o m e r s t h a t h a v e a m a in t an en c e a g r e e m en t w i t h . b e l i e v e m e , i t h a s s a v e d m e o o d l e s o f h e a d a c h e s an d t i m e .
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