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Windows XP Home or Windows XP Pro?

iJawn108

iJawn108

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I am finally going to intall windows on my macbook via bootcamp.

My question is, is xp pro that much more stable than home and worth the extra $100?

I just plan on using it for a handful of games, and for the most part just for fun. 😀

thanks
 
XP Pro has better networking support, and it also is more customisable, the other major advantage is that it will be supported for at least the next 7 years, whereas Home will only be supported for 2 years, and at that point may not receive any Home Ed specific updates.

In terms of performance/stability home will be just as good.
 
Eraserhead said:
XP Pro has better networking support, and it also is more customisable, the other major advantage is that it will be supported for at least the next 7 years, whereas Home will only be supported for 2 years, and at that point may not receive any Home Ed specific updates.

In terms of performance/stability home will be just as good.
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Either would, do but if you can wait until Feb, just get Vista.

Mainstream support for both versions of XP will end 2 years after the release of Vista. The extra 5 years planned for Pro are "extended support" only where only the most critical issues are fixed.

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