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HQ · 05-06-2003, 10:38 AM

Which edition is right for me?

- my LAN is small (2 to 4 computers)
- I never work away from my desk
- but I do need to protect sensitive data, and who doesn't?

Is it worth the extra bucks for Professional? How important is this Encrypting File System (EFS)?

gornyhuy · 05-06-2003, 10:45 AM

I heard you can download software from P2P networks....

just something I heard.

Za Ha · 05-06-2003, 10:45 AM

I have the pro version and have only good stuff to say bout it

Machete_ · 05-06-2003, 10:45 AM

if in network, buy the PRO

michaelw · 05-06-2003, 10:46 AM

get the pro, be a man

Reak · 05-06-2003, 10:47 AM

Get PRO. Home is Cheap shit

Tala · 05-06-2003, 10:47 AM

Pro. Home version has shitloads of bugs, while the pro version is for the most part a much more stable OS than Home.

jasonir · 05-06-2003, 10:48 AM

You should be fine with the Home version and a good firewall. I have pro, but I never even use the extra pro features.

Juicy D. Links · 05-06-2003, 10:48 AM

dont buy it just "stashi it" from a p2p place

dapproid · 05-06-2003, 11:20 AM

I would never recommend Home to anyone. Professional on a fast cumputer can be really nice sometimes just like Win2k. FreeBSD or Debian G/L is some really reliable and fast free alternatives OTOH. The choice is yours but stay off Home ed.

HQ · 05-07-2003, 10:26 AM

Almost all in favor of Pro.

For all those with experience using Home, what are the bad points about Home? It crashes? (For real???) I have never seen Home before, but I know that Pro never crashes.

HQ · 05-07-2003, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by juicylinks
dont buy it just "stashi it" from a p2p place

...and then how would I install SP1?

SGS · 05-07-2003, 10:31 AM

We run all of our PC's on Pro now and have no problems. XP Home is just a toy version.

HQ · 05-07-2003, 10:39 AM

Nobody seems to like Home...

Can I get opinions from both sides:

1) Home users: Tell me about crashes.
2) Pro users: Tell me about the Encrypting File System (the only plus side I can see to using Pro over Home in exception to using it on large networks and maybe the crashing problem with Home, if it exists.)

twistyneck · 05-07-2003, 11:11 AM

I have home on my PC and it works just fine. Mostly. Crashes are rare but tend to be severe. You get the usual windows buggy shit but that isn't too bad. My Mac with OSX is far more stable.

05-06-2003, 10:38 AM	#1
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	Win XP Home or Professional? Which edition is right for me? - my LAN is small (2 to 4 computers) - I never work away from my desk - but I do need to protect sensitive data, and who doesn't? Is it worth the extra bucks for Professional? How important is this Encrypting File System (EFS)?

05-06-2003, 10:45 AM	#2
gornyhuy Chafed. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Face Down in Pussy Posts: 18,041	I heard you can download software from P2P networks.... just something I heard. __________________ icq:159548293

05-06-2003, 10:46 AM	#5
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05-06-2003, 10:47 AM	#7
Tala Fucked if I know Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Do you have a flag? Posts: 23,368	Pro. Home version has shitloads of bugs, while the pro version is for the most part a much more stable OS than Home. __________________ ICQ: 11120676 \| Google: mindcrime \| Skype: suitemindcrime\|E-Mail: mindcrime AT gmail.com\|PR girl with great writing skills for hire!!!! Contact me to work for YOU!\|TECHIEMEDIA? 24/7 support from some of the best techs in the biz. Tell Jim that I sent you.

05-06-2003, 10:48 AM	#8
jasonir Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toro'no Posts: 1,887	You should be fine with the Home version and a good firewall. I have pro, but I never even use the extra pro features. __________________ ICQ: 61689996

05-06-2003, 10:45 AM	#3
Za Ha Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Still lost Posts: 5,112	I have the pro version and have only good stuff to say bout it

05-06-2003, 10:45 AM	#4
Machete_ WINNING! Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,579	if in network, buy the PRO

05-06-2003, 10:47 AM	#6
Reak So Fucking Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 420Calendar.com Posts: 17,920	Get PRO. Home is Cheap shit

05-06-2003, 10:48 AM	#9
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	dont buy it just "stashi it" from a p2p place

05-06-2003, 11:20 AM	#10
dapproid Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 469	I would never recommend Home to anyone. Professional on a fast cumputer can be really nice sometimes just like Win2k. FreeBSD or Debian G/L is some really reliable and fast free alternatives OTOH. The choice is yours but stay off Home ed. __________________ Data Entry - $680 \| Graphic Artist- $880 \| Developer - $980 \| System Administrator - $980 [email protected]

05-07-2003, 10:26 AM	#11
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	Almost all in favor of Pro. For all those with experience using Home, what are the bad points about Home? It crashes? (For real???) I have never seen Home before, but I know that Pro never crashes. Last edited by HQ; 05-07-2003 at 10:29 AM..

05-07-2003, 10:31 AM	#13
SGS Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mallorca - Nottingham Posts: 5,176	We run all of our PC's on Pro now and have no problems. XP Home is just a toy version. __________________ See sig...

05-07-2003, 10:39 AM	#14
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	Nobody seems to like Home... Can I get opinions from both sides: 1) Home users: Tell me about crashes. 2) Pro users: Tell me about the Encrypting File System (the only plus side I can see to using Pro over Home in exception to using it on large networks and maybe the crashing problem with Home, if it exists.)

05-07-2003, 11:11 AM	#15
twistyneck So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hanging by the neck until dead. Posts: 4,660	I have home on my PC and it works just fine. Mostly. Crashes are rare but tend to be severe. You get the usual windows buggy shit but that isn't too bad. My Mac with OSX is far more stable.