-----Original Message----- From: Örn Hansen [mailto:orn.hansen@swipnet.se] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 3:35 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] MSft Windows XP Home Qns
tisdag 21 december 2004 17:43 skrev Dennis J. Tuchler:
I just bought a laptop with XP Home on it. I will be loading SuSE 9.2 on the hd when I get the laptop.
My Question: Is XP Home capable of running the general run of Windows stuff so that it is worth keeping and running as an alternative to SuSE?
The only difference between XP Home and XP professional is the network. XP Home has a Windows 98/ME type network access, that doesn't allow for network logon to domains, while XP Professional does. Some programs are also not "installed" by default on XP Home, like ntbackup, but they're on the CD.
If you have a laptop, then you're unlikely to want the "domain logon" feature anyways.
My 2€¢ worth. Örn
There are some other differences between Home and Pro, though the networking limitations are enough to keep it out of companies with domains. It won't support dual processors, though it does support HT. It doesn't come with Remote Desktop support (the reason I upgraded to Pro instead of home on my home computer, since I could avoid also upgrading PC Anywhere). Too bad that my ATI board would lockup the system if the TV was enabled and I tried RD :) And it doesn't support software raid unless the underlying board supports it (like Promise). And finally, it doesn't support being an "upgrade" to Windows 2000. So it would require a fresh install.