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WinXP Pro for College?

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Robert2513
 
Reply Tue 18 Nov, 2003 09:06 pm
Hi.

Currently, I am a senior in high school, preparing for college. I am looking at purchasing a laptop for college, a Dell Inspiron 8500. On the website, they recommend that I purchase WinXP Pro because of its advanced networking tools. Is this true or just some way for Dell to make a couple extra bucks Confused ?

Thanks.
Robert
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Tue 18 Nov, 2003 09:46 pm
You probably don;t need pro. Please see this comparison guide.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Searching for xp pro vs xp home will give you many more useful comparisons.
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MurrayS
 
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Reply Wed 19 Nov, 2003 10:38 am
Howdy Robert:

Agree with Craven except for one point.. XP Home doesn't allow you to connect to a "domain".. at least not without some very fine tuning and manipulation.. So, if you are contemplating tieing into the school's server, your will need Pro as it allows for Domain connections..

Murray
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