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Advantages of Xp pro?

  • 25-09-2005 2:56pm
    #1
    Sandals
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    ok so i just installed xp pro, as I needed it to use internet in college and was just wondering? what the difference is, it looks the same, besides the extra security features?


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  • #2
    MiCr0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    google?
    http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp


  • #3
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Sandals wrote:
    ok so i just installed xp pro, as I needed it to use internet in college and was just wondering? what the difference is, it looks the same, besides the extra security features?

    I'd have to go with the standard obnoxious "google it" response for a full list. But,in short: Security (x a-dozen-things, mostly: it actually has users and user rights!), and it allows to fully connect to a domain (Example: [Presumably] your college network)


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    You can see resources on a domain with XP Home
    XP PRO is so the IT people can Push Policies and rules and remote management and stuff. - no real benefit for the user.

    If you know the location of the logon script you can put this batch file in startup folder. Check with IT for the logon script location.

    Set LogonScript=\\servername\sysvol\DOMAIN.NAME\Scripts\logon.bat
    If exist %LogonScript% %LogonScript%

    Check with IT there for academic version costs / licensing rules.


  • #5
    Laguna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭Laguna


    Well, the most obvious advantage XP Pro has over XP Home is the fact that it has a personal web server, which if you're doing an IT course or are a web developer is downright essential if you're doing projects involving .ASP. Other than that, XP Pro gives the admins of your network more power, more... evil power


  • #6
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Disclaimer: Running IIS may not necessarily be an advantage
    :D


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Laguna wrote:
    Well, the most obvious advantage XP Pro has over XP Home is the fact that it has a personal web server, which if you're doing an IT course or are a web developer is downright essential if you're doing projects involving .ASP. Other than that, XP Pro gives the admins of your network more power, more... evil power
    or you could get a real web server http://apache.rmplc.co.uk/httpd/binaries/win32/README.html :D


  • #8
    Laguna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭Laguna


    Did I not state that if you're doing a project with ASP , you'll need IIS as ASP doesn't exeute on Apache servers. By the way, when did I claim that IIS was better than Apache?


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