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If you're not administering loads of users, is there any point in shelling out the extra 30 quid for XP pro over XP home?
Yes, but who cares?Yandros said:No reputable dealer will sell you an OEM copy on its own, and you're not officially licensed with it.
JohnG said:I may be wrong here but I'm sure I remember reading that for Hyper Threading support you need XP Pro ?
I used to think that too because Home doesn't support SMP but I've been told several times that HT doesn't use the SMP kernel and that in fact Home does recognise HT.JohnG said:I may be wrong here but I'm sure I remember reading that for Hyper Threading support you need XP Pro ?
A more detailed description is available hereNote: Windows XP Home can use a maximum of one (1) physical processor. However, because Hyper-Threading is supported, the operating system takes advantage of the second (virtual) processor.
BTW, I don't think it'll be of concern, but Pro can create RAID 5 in software whereas Home is limited to RAID 0 I believe .. certainly Disk Manager in Pro supports more sophisticated disk handling than that in Home, because Pro equates to 2K Server in this respect while Home equates to 2K Pro.