Re: Windows XP - Pro or Home?

[Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IIRC Remote Desktop is only available in a Pro.  This could be an
important aspect, I use it all the time for getting at remote
servers.    It's one of the annoying aspects absent in most retail Vista
PC's you can purchase as it's only in Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.

K

Alex Monaghan wrote:
>
> XP Pro will connect to a Windows domain and allow you to login to the
> domain
> and apply all the group policy management and so on, however for
> normal use,
> then I'd go with XP Home. It's easy enough to write a simple logon
> script to
> login to the domain if you have a domain (either Samba or Windows).
>
> Your laptop will usually either have a set of recovery disks
(basically a
> Ghost image of the default build) or will have the image on the laptop
and
> tools to produce a recovery disk. The bottom of the laptop will have a
> license sticker attached with the serial number should you need to
> re-install.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
On
> Behalf Of Ho
> Yin Ng
> Sent: 14 February 2008 08:40
> To: ukha_d
> Subject: [ukha_d] Windows XP - Pro or Home?
>
> I need to buy another copy of Windows XP.
>
> What exactly is the difference between Pro and Home? Do I need to
> spend an extra £30 to get Pro? Is the price at ebuyer good?
>
> Also I have a Fujitsu Siemens laptop with Win XP installed on it, but
> I don't remember it coming with any windows disks. What happens when /
> if I need to do a reinstall?
>
> What about serial codes etc?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ho Yin
>
>
>