xp home vs pro

is there that much of a difference between the two? the only advantage that i have heard is that you can password your network with pro but not home ... but i dont use my network for much of anything but the net so i don't see the point of upgrading ... more curious than anything else

 

google works wonders...

quicker than typing http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/20536/20536.html

 

Multiple Monitors—XP Pro supports up to nine monitors; XP Home supports only one monitor (Windows Me/Win98 supported multiple monitors).

that's weird cause i have xp home and i have a dual monitor system set up ... ... a more advanced multi-monitor setup maybe?

 

hmmm...couldn't tell ya...i use pro.

 

XP Pro has Remote Desktop Server.

 

from the article:

* Backup—XP Pro has the standard Win2K backup program; XP Home has no backup program.
* Dynamic Disks—XP Pro supports dynamic disks; XP Home doesn't.
* IIS—XP Pro includes IIS; XP Home doesn't.
* Encrypted File System (EFS)—EFS debuted in Win2K and lets you encrypt files on an NTFS partition, a very useful feature for mobile machines. XP Pro includes EFS; XP Home doesn't.
* Multiple Monitors—XP Pro supports up to nine monitors; XP Home supports only one monitor (Windows Me/Win98 supported multiple monitors).
* Multiprocessor—XP Pro supports up to two processors; XP Home supports only one (as did Windows Me/Win98).
* Remote Assistance—Both editions support Remote Assistance, which lets someone from a Help desk connect to the client desktop to troubleshoot problems.
* Remote Desktop—XP Pro adds to Remote Assistance by letting any machine running a Terminal Services client run one Terminal Services session against an XP Pro machine.
* Domain Membership—XP Pro systems can be domain members; XP Home systems can't, but they can access domain resources.
* Group Policy—XP Pro supports group policies; XP Home doesn't.
* IntelliMirror—XP Pro supports IntelliMirror, which includes Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS), software deployment, and user setting management; XP Home doesn't support IntelliMirror.
* Upgrade from Windows Me/Win98—Both XP Pro and XP Home support this upgrade.
* Upgrade from Win2K/NT—Only XP Pro supports this upgrade.
* 64-bit Support—Only XP Pro will have a 64-bit version that supports the Itanium systems.
* Network Support—XP Pro includes support for Network Monitor, SNMP, IP Security (IPSec), and the Client Services for NetWare (CSNW); XP Home doesn't.


This is all correct, expect the multiple monitor support. That is false.

There are other Pro only tools:

gpedit.msc
tasklist


are a couple that come to mind.

It should also be noted that Pro has far more control over user accounts, and is more secure by the ability to disable simple file sharing.

 

thanks for clearing that up