Which One??? Windows XP Home or XP Pro

2008-01-28 22:09:14

#1

BTalon333: Member; +2|6247

Okay, Here is the question! I am building a gaming system. This means the system will only be used to play on line games, 99.9 % BF2.

I am going to use Windows XP because it works for me and I hate Vista!!!!!!!!! Any one out there with advice on whether I should use HOME or PROFESSIONAL?

Please don't tell me I should use Vista or another OS. Thanks.

2008-01-28 22:10:53

#2

RandomSchl: |\/|€|\/|ß€|2; +52|6723|California

Does professional support 64bit, because if your going to have a 64bit processor I would get it. Also you can have more memory with professional if its 64bit.

2008-01-28 22:11:18

#3

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6876|Seattle

Home edition. Pro is for networking 2 or more together for file sharing. If it's just for gaming, I'd save the extra $100 pro will cost you.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2008-01-28 22:13:27

#4

BTalon333: Member; +2|6247

My system will be a 32 bit not 64. Any ideas on where the best place to by XP Home?

2008-01-28 22:17:53

#5

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6801|...

if all you are doing is playing games, home it is

2008-01-28 22:19:05

#6

Havok: Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist; +302|6954|Florida, United States

BTalon333 wrote:
My system will be a 32 bit not 64. Any ideas on where the best place to by XP Home?

If you're American, try this

2008-01-28 22:24:54

#7

BTalon333: Member; +2|6247

Thanks, Havok, I am American. I just bought my entire rig from Newegg. Will I be losing much by buying OEM?

2008-01-28 22:26:26

#8

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6607

King_County_Downy wrote:
I'd save the extra $100 pro will cost you.

I'd rather save the $300 Pro would cost me, and install XP Pro.

Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.

2008-01-28 22:27:36

#9

Havok: Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist; +302|6954|Florida, United States

BTalon333 wrote:
Thanks, Havok, I am American. I just bought my entire rig from Newegg. Will I be losing much by buying OEM?

No problem. The OEM version just means you can only install it on one computer. However, if you happen to mess up Windows and need to reinstall it, it will still work so long as you haven't changed the motherboard since the first time you installed Windows.

2008-01-28 22:27:40

#10

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|6850|USA

Im_Dooomed wrote:
King_County_Downy wrote:
I'd save the extra $100 pro will cost you.
I'd rather save the $300 Pro would cost me, and install XP Pro.

...what?

edit:@havok: i've installed my OEM version over 3 different Mobos.

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2008-01-28 22:31:02

#11

Havok: Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist; +302|6954|Florida, United States

Ender2309 wrote:
edit:@havok: i've installed my OEM version over 3 different Mobos.

Really? I was always told that Microsoft registers the OEM copy with a specific motherboard. My mistake. Disregard the last part of my previous post.

2008-01-28 22:31:03

#12

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6995

XP pro is 150 bucks OEM... Home should be fine for what you want to do... just use NTFS... not FAT32

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2008-01-28 22:33:52

#13

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|6850|USA

Havok wrote:
Ender2309 wrote:
edit:@havok: i've installed my OEM version over 3 different Mobos.
Really? I was always told that Microsoft registers the OEM copy with a specific motherboard. My mistake. Disregard the last part of my previous post.

maybe i just lucked out, but i've never had an issue with it.

2008-01-28 22:34:03

#14

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6476|Winland

I couldn't survive with XP Home. It's so limited.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-01-28 22:36:48

#15

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|6850|USA

Freezer7Pro wrote:
I couldn't survive with XP Home. It's so limited.

i have both, never noticed a difference between them.

2008-01-28 22:36:56

#16

aimless: Member; +166|6404|Texas

I have xp pro64. It's amazing.

2008-01-28 22:38:00

#17

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6603|New Haven, CT

Ender2309 wrote:
Havok wrote:
Ender2309 wrote:
edit:@havok: i've installed my OEM version over 3 different Mobos.
Really? I was always told that Microsoft registers the OEM copy with a specific motherboard. My mistake. Disregard the last part of my previous post.
maybe i just lucked out, but i've never had an issue with it.

I didn't the first time I tried on my newer computer; the second it hated me.

2008-01-29 04:50:07

#18

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6660|the land of bourbon

home is for people who don't care about file sharing or security. pro has much better tools for contolling the security policy of the system and using full-blown ntfs permissions. in your case, sounds like home or media center is all you need.

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2008-01-29 05:16:07

#19

Nappy: Apprentice; +151|6508|NSW, Australia

home if your a twat, pro if your not

+ dont but it

i have one legit copy

and i downloaded a copy with sp2 for free...?

2008-01-29 07:25:29

#20

elbekko: Your lord and master; +36|6680|Leuven, Belgium

XP Pro, definitely. There are so many things you're used to do in Pro that suddenly you can't do in Home.

2008-01-29 07:35:09

#21

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6801|...

Havok wrote:
Ender2309 wrote:
edit:@havok: i've installed my OEM version over 3 different Mobos.
Really? I was always told that Microsoft registers the OEM copy with a specific motherboard. My mistake. Disregard the last part of my previous post.

Its actually a hash of mulitple hardware bits.

elbekko wrote:
XP Pro, definitely. There are so many things you're used to do in Pro that suddenly you can't do in Home.

I agree, I could not live without being able to RDP into my desktop form work.

Last edited by jsnipy (2008-01-29 07:36:07)

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