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Hi,

I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
very much.

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Hello,

The only thing that you might notice between the two is that you can not
remote desktop into a xp home computer. Also you can not set it up to be a
server of any type (pop3 http ftp ect) Other then there I dont think there
is a big difference.

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"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
> The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
> going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
> something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
> very much.
>
>
>

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Hi

Please see if the following articles help:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] sing2.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] mpare.mspx

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"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
> The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
> going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
> something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
> very much.
>
>
>

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I do not consider Home suitable for a laptop. Home does not support
encryption and since most laptops link to a web or net by wireless, this is
not very good. Ask the vendor to give you a price on an upgrade to Pro.
Pro also has better power management tools for laptops.

"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
> The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
> going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
> something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
> very much.
>
>
>

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Hello Again,

Here is a page comparing MS's Operating systems.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] mpare.mspx

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"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
> The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
> going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
> something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
> very much.
>
>
>

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In addition to what else has been posted, if you have the need to log on to
a domain, you cannot do that with XP Home Edition. You can only do that
with XP Pro. I make this point because laptops are generally used for
mobility and such mobile users often have to log on to other networks. If
the network is a Domain, you won't be able to log on.

NOTE: most home networks are generally workgroups and they don't have this
issue but public networks such as in schools or colleges are generally
domains and would require XP Pro in order to log on.

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"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
> The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
> going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
> something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
> very much.
>
>
>

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Thanks to all!

This laptop is retail and they don't offer upgrades on XP. Do you think it
is a good idea to do a PRO upgrade when I get the laptop? would it effect
the laptop at all and is it worth the money? Thanks again.


"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
> The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
> going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
> something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
> very much.
>
>
>

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Is it worth the money? Only you can decide based on what you know you want
to do or might need to do.

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Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all!
>
> This laptop is retail and they don't offer upgrades on XP. Do you think it
> is a good idea to do a PRO upgrade when I get the laptop? would it effect
> the laptop at all and is it worth the money? Thanks again.
>
>
> "M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uWE4PbBsEHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
>> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a
>> Toshiba. The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home
>> preinstalled. Am I going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC?
>> Should I look for something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you
>> think! Thank you very much.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Upgrading to Pro once you get the laptop will void the warranty
in most cases.

gls858

M. Saddy wrote:
> Thanks to all!
>
> This laptop is retail and they don't offer upgrades on XP. Do you think it
> is a good idea to do a PRO upgrade when I get the laptop? would it effect
> the laptop at all and is it worth the money? Thanks again.
>
>
> "M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uWE4PbBsEHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
>>shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
>>The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
>>going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
>>something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
>>very much.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

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Is there anything in XP Pro that you think you'll need? If not then don't
bother upgrading. Otherwise it's worth the upgrade.

Joe


"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all!
>
> This laptop is retail and they don't offer upgrades on XP. Do you think it
> is a good idea to do a PRO upgrade when I get the laptop? would it effect
> the laptop at all and is it worth the money? Thanks again.
>
>
> "M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uWE4PbBsEHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> > shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a
Toshiba.
> > The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
> > going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
> > something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
> > very much.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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If you don't need IIS for server stuff, or to join a domain, Home will be
fine.



"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a Toshiba.
> The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home preinstalled. Am I
> going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC? Should I look for
> something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you think! Thank you
> very much.
>
>
>

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M. Saddy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a
> Toshiba. The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home
> preinstalled. Am I going to notice big changes if I purchase this
> PC?
> Should I look for something else with XP Pro? Please let me know
> what
> you think! Thank you very much.


It really depends upon how _you_ will be using the laptop, and
exactly how granularly you like to control file security settings.
When I switched from Win2K to WinXP Home, I often became frustrated at
not having the level of control to which I was accustomed. I also
found the "dumbing-down" of WinXP Home (compared to Win2K and WinXP
Pro) very annoying. So I switched to WinXP Pro for my primary PC.

The WinXP Home and WinXP Pro versions are _identical_ when it
comes to performance, stability, and device driver and software
application compatibility, but are intended to meet different
functionality, networking, security, and ease-of-use needs, in
different environments. The most significant differences are that
WinXP Pro allows up to 10 simultaneous inbound network connections
while WinXP Home only allows only 5, WinXP Pro is designed to join a
Microsoft domain while WinXP Home cannot, and only WinXP Pro supports
file encryption and IIS. (Oh, and WinXP Pro usually costs roughly $100
USD more than WinXP Home.)

Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] osing2.asp

Which Edition Is Right for You
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

Windows XP Home Edition vs. Professional Edition
http://www.winsupersite.com/showca [...] me_pro.asp

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Quite apart from 'features', Home does not permit encryption and this
renders a laptop using a wireless connection less attractive.

"Augie Doggie" <zippy@pinhead.org> wrote in message
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>
> If you don't need IIS for server stuff, or to join a domain, Home will be
> fine.
>
>
>
> "M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uWE4PbBsEHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
>> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a
>> Toshiba. The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home
>> preinstalled. Am I going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC?
>> Should I look for something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you
>> think! Thank you very much.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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You need to ask the manufacturer what the status of support and warranty
(two different things) will be if you upgrade to Pro after buying the system
with Home. With a laptop, you have the issue of laptop utilities that does
not occur with most desktops. You need to see if the manufacturer has any
utilities that do not work with Pro (unlikely). If you do move to Pro (I
encourage to), do an upgrade and not a clean install, since the clean
install will wipe out the laptop utilities unnecessarily.

"M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all!
>
> This laptop is retail and they don't offer upgrades on XP. Do you think it
> is a good idea to do a PRO upgrade when I get the laptop? would it effect
> the laptop at all and is it worth the money? Thanks again.
>
>
> "M. Saddy" <0@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uWE4PbBsEHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been using XP pro for a long time on my home PC. Right now I am
>> shopping for a new notebook PC and the best deal I found was on a
>> Toshiba. The only thing with it is that it comes with XP home
>> preinstalled. Am I going to notice big changes if I purchase this PC?
>> Should I look for something else with XP Pro? Please let me know what you
>> think! Thank you very much.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> I do not consider Home suitable for a laptop. Home does not support
> encryption and since most laptops link to a web or net by wireless,
> this is not very good. Ask the vendor to give you a price on an
> upgrade to Pro. Pro also has better power management tools for
> laptops.

Are you, by any chance, confusing wireless network communications
encryption, which WinXP Home does support, with NTFS file encryption,
which is available only in WinXP Pro? I ask this because you
specifically mention wireless networking, but not the dangers of
irretrievable data loss inherent in a poorly implemented file
encryption habit.

For most businesses, and many other travelers, file encryption is
a wise precaution, provided it's properly and safely implemented.
However, we see posts in these newsgroups each and every day from
experienced users - not to mention the average users - who have
permanently lost access to their encrypted data simply because they
neglected the elemental precaution of backing up their encryption
keys. Personally, I'd really hesitate to recommend the use of EFS to
any but the most experienced, knowledgeable, and conscientious of
computer users.



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M. Saddy wrote:
> Thanks to all!
>
> This laptop is retail and they don't offer upgrades on XP. Do you
> think it is a good idea to do a PRO upgrade when I get the laptop?
> would it effect the laptop at all and is it worth the money? Thanks
> again.
>


Frankly, if a vendor won't or can't provide the product I want, I
take my business elsewhere. Only you can decide if buying the laptop
with WinXP Home, buying the WinXP Pro Upgrade for an additional
$200.00, and then subsequently voiding the laptop's warranty by
changing the OS is worth the extra cost. It'd be a lot better, in the
long run, for you to order the laptop the way _you_ want it.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
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ntfs

"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>> I do not consider Home suitable for a laptop. Home does not support
>> encryption and since most laptops link to a web or net by wireless,
>> this is not very good. Ask the vendor to give you a price on an
>> upgrade to Pro. Pro also has better power management tools for
>> laptops.
>
> Are you, by any chance, confusing wireless network communications
> encryption, which WinXP Home does support, with NTFS file encryption,
> which is available only in WinXP Pro? I ask this because you specifically
> mention wireless networking, but not the dangers of irretrievable data
> loss inherent in a poorly implemented file encryption habit.
>
> For most businesses, and many other travelers, file encryption is a
> wise precaution, provided it's properly and safely implemented. However,
> we see posts in these newsgroups each and every day from experienced
> users - not to mention the average users - who have permanently lost
> access to their encrypted data simply because they neglected the elemental
> precaution of backing up their encryption keys. Personally, I'd really
> hesitate to recommend the use of EFS to any but the most experienced,
> knowledgeable, and conscientious of computer users.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH
>
>
>

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I agree. I would continue shopping if the laptop does not fully meet your
specifications.

"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> M. Saddy wrote:
>> Thanks to all!
>>
>> This laptop is retail and they don't offer upgrades on XP. Do you
>> think it is a good idea to do a PRO upgrade when I get the laptop? would
>> it effect the laptop at all and is it worth the money? Thanks
>> again.
>>
>
>
> Frankly, if a vendor won't or can't provide the product I want, I take
> my business elsewhere. Only you can decide if buying the laptop with
> WinXP Home, buying the WinXP Pro Upgrade