I have it! I'm wondering how different the Pro Version is from the Home version actually. You'd think that Pro users could do without the oodles of photo management junk. There are quite a few really annoying things that I don't like about XP but overall it's better than ME, for sure!
XP Home does have NTFS. The main thing that it doesn't have is the ability to connect to a domain. Every OS since Windows 3.11 has the ability to connect to a domain except for XP Pro. Weird eh?
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Quote: Originally posted by mairving XP Home does have NTFS. The main thing that it doesn't have is the ability to connect to a domain. Every OS since Windows 3.11 has the ability to connect to a domain except for XP Pro. Weird eh?
That isn't totally true.
XP Pro is made for domain management.
XP Home can be used in a domain enviornment and access domain resources, but I wouldn't reccommend it.
XP Home is made for small workgroup type situations < 5 computers.
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XP Pro is made for domain management.
XP Pro is not made for domain management. For domain management, you will need a server edition for which there is no XP server. You would need NT or 2000 Server to manage domains.
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XP Home can be used in a domain enviornment and access domain resources, but I wouldn't reccommend it.
You can't join a domain at all with XP Home. With XP home, you could possibly access some domain resources but domain logon is not an option. Login scripts from the PDC or BDC wouldn't work at all with XP home. The only real option that you have with XP Home is a peer to peer network.
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I tried XP Pro first when it came out and didn't like it at all. At first everything looked new and interesting, but after a couple of days I changed everything to have it look like my old Windows2K settings. After a week, I formatted and installed Windows2K again. To me XP looked like a mix of 2K and 98 and I didn't like the 98 similarities at all.
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Megan posted this at 14:28 — 20th March 2002.
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I have it! I'm wondering how different the Pro Version is from the Home version actually. You'd think that Pro users could do without the oodles of photo management junk. There are quite a few really annoying things that I don't like about XP but overall it's better than ME, for sure!
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mairving posted this at 18:49 — 20th March 2002.
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Here are the differences from MS.
Josh2 posted this at 19:40 — 18th August 2002.
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weird, I've got HOME and I use NTFS
mairving posted this at 20:56 — 18th August 2002.
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XP Home does have NTFS. The main thing that it doesn't have is the ability to connect to a domain. Every OS since Windows 3.11 has the ability to connect to a domain except for XP Pro. Weird eh?
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alvinhan posted this at 12:37 — 19th August 2002.
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i have been using windows xp for months and it's really great.
tormented posted this at 12:54 — 20th August 2002.
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That isn't totally true.
XP Pro is made for domain management.
XP Home can be used in a domain enviornment and access domain resources, but I wouldn't reccommend it.
XP Home is made for small workgroup type situations < 5 computers.
mairving posted this at 16:58 — 20th August 2002.
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XP Pro is not made for domain management. For domain management, you will need a server edition for which there is no XP server. You would need NT or 2000 Server to manage domains.
You can't join a domain at all with XP Home. With XP home, you could possibly access some domain resources but domain logon is not an option. Login scripts from the PDC or BDC wouldn't work at all with XP home. The only real option that you have with XP Home is a peer to peer network.
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zollet posted this at 01:47 — 21st August 2002.
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I tried XP Pro first when it came out and didn't like it at all. At first everything looked new and interesting, but after a couple of days I changed everything to have it look like my old Windows2K settings. After a week, I formatted and installed Windows2K again. To me XP looked like a mix of 2K and 98 and I didn't like the 98 similarities at all.
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