pro or home

B.A. · 07-20-2006, 10:13 PM

Hi, sorry just got home did a qucik serarch on here for advise and didnt quite see what was looking for. My question is with xp home soo cheap is there a disadvantage to gettting it verses xp pro. Mostly i game hl2 dm, bf2 oblivian, sometimes host servers and DL torrents. i overcolck everything i can and just need to know if buying xp home would be a bad idea over xp pro. for whati like to do. a link to anything comparing the both would be enough for me thaks all

Protoplasm72 · 07-20-2006, 10:25 PM

How's this http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...choosing2.mspx

Acid8000 · 07-21-2006, 05:56 AM

Don't need anything better that Home Edition unless you're doing some complex networking I'd say. They're both equally stable etc. and should be fine for gaming. If you want to download Virtual PC 2004 from Microsoft for free, that'll require Professional Edition, however. Something I'm slightly annoyed at is how I could have purchased the Pro version at the academic price (I'm still a high school student) for less than I paid for the OEM Home Edition.

WarpSpeed · 07-21-2006, 06:38 AM

It's my understanding that Home Edition does not support hyperthreading. If that is true, then I think you want Pro.

Acid8000 · 07-21-2006, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarpSpeed

It's my understanding that Home Edition does not support hyperthreading. If that is true, then I think you want Pro.

I'm using Home Edition, and it supports Hyperthreading just fine.

Protoplasm72 · 07-21-2006, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarpSpeed

It's my understanding that Home Edition does not support hyperthreading. If that is true, then I think you want Pro.

It supports hyperthreading and dual core cpus. It does not support multiple cpus though. It is some kind up licensing thing.

WarpSpeed · 07-21-2006, 04:17 PM

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

07-20-2006, 10:13 PM	#1
B.A. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los osos Posts: 79	pro or home Hi, sorry just got home did a qucik serarch on here for advise and didnt quite see what was looking for. My question is with xp home soo cheap is there a disadvantage to gettting it verses xp pro. Mostly i game hl2 dm, bf2 oblivian, sometimes host servers and DL torrents. i overcolck everything i can and just need to know if buying xp home would be a bad idea over xp pro. for whati like to do. a link to anything comparing the both would be enough for me thaks all __________________ p4 3.2C Northwood 30 cap strait replacement from intel feb. 2006@ 3.68 230fsb 1.55 volts RETIRED Now P4EE 3.4@3.7Ghz fsb 220 1.575vdc @cpu ocz el platinum 3200 2 gb + 1gb el plat. kit @ 220 1:1 2.5,3,3,5 @ 1.55v : 74 gb raptor ati 9800 pro 128mg 256bit oc'd 430core 380 mem DIED: R.I.P. x850 pro flashed to xt volt modded core@645 and Mem@620 <--relocated to the lady's computer Diamond Viper x1950 pro 512 mb agp<--one sweet card abit ai7 mobo Homemade watercooling RETIRED Thermaltake Big typhoon cpu cooler Thermaltake 480watt power supply RETIRED Antec 650watt trio X-fi music Last edited by B.A. : 07-20-2006 at 11:31 PM.
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07-21-2006, 05:56 AM	#3
Acid8000 Acid8000 aka. phildee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,408	Don't need anything better that Home Edition unless you're doing some complex networking I'd say. They're both equally stable etc. and should be fine for gaming. If you want to download Virtual PC 2004 from Microsoft for free, that'll require Professional Edition, however. Something I'm slightly annoyed at is how I could have purchased the Pro version at the academic price (I'm still a high school student) for less than I paid for the OEM Home Edition. __________________ CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz with HT (540) [Zalman CNPS9500 AT] Motherboard: Intel D915PBL Memory: 2 x 1 GB Corsair ValueSelect DDR2 Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB (ASUS EN7900GS/2DHT/256M) [Zalman VF700 Cu] Audio: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4; Sennheiser HD 555; Pioneer SA-5300 Stereo Amplifier; Pioneer SCS-12 Speakers Storage: Seagate 160 GB SATA 7200.7; Seagate 250 GB SATA 7200.9; Gigabyte i-RAM with 4 x 1 GB Geil DDR RAM; Western Digital 320 GB Caviar SE16 in Antec MX-1 eSATA Optical drives: Pioneer DVR-108 DVD RW; Lite-On LTD163D DVD ROM Power: Antec TruePower Trio 550 Monitors: Dell 2007FP 20.1" LCD (S-IPS version); Hansol E14AL 13.5" CRT Networking: Linksys WRT54GL [Tomato firmware]; Netcomm NB6 ADSL2+ Modem Other hardware: Panasonic 3½" Floppy; 3 x 80mm Case Fans; A-Link ATX Case; Canon LPB 3000; Canon CanoScan N340P; Logitech Media Keyboard; Logitech MX 518 Optical Mouse; Logitech Dual Action Gamepad; Logitech QuickCam Family Operating system: Windows XP Professional Edition Service Pack 3; Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron
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07-21-2006, 06:38 AM	#4
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07-21-2006, 04:17 PM	#7
WarpSpeed Quod erat demonstratum Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 194	Thanks for clearing that up for me. __________________ IS-7, 2.6C @ 3.45GHz, 2GB OCZ PC3200, Antec 500, W2KSP4
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