[amayausers] Re: XP Professional vs XP Home vs ???

Jack brings up a good point... you need to check to see if your hardware is=
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supported by XP, but a new laptop should be OK...
I only recommend XP Pro over XP Home if you are going to network your=20
machines... Home doesn't network well, Pro does...


At 08:33 PM 12/28/2003 -0800, Jack Peckham wrote:
>I am a fireman & the IT guy for the dept.   We tried to upgrade a 98=20
>machine a few years ago & had to reinstall 98.  something to our computer=
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>was not compatible with the newer OS we were trying 2000) Make sure your=20
>machine is compatible before you spend the money on a new OS
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>From: Paul Tilton <ptilton@xxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: [amayausers] XP Professional vs XP Home vs ???
>Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:16:36 -0500
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>Well, something I DO know about, glad to be able to contribute for a=
 change...
>I run XP Pro on my office computer (where I do design work), and XP Pro on=
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>the dedicated computer in the sewing room...I used to run 98SE on both, no=
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>problem either way... I have the machines networked through a router, and=
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>load the designs from my office onto the sewing room computer...
>I see no reason you could not keep your current configuration, but if you=
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>are going to upgrade to XP, go with the Pro version. XP home is not=20
>friendly when it comes to home networking. It can be done, but it takes=20
>some know-how...Stick with XP Pro...
>XP Pro runs noticeably faster than 98SE, for sure... It looks different=20
>(cosmetically), but you can make it look like the Windows you know and=20
>love/hate with a few tweaks, I would suggest that... XP Pro wants to look=
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>pretty, but it runs faster if you make it look like 98....
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>But why do you need to get a laptop?  I went to training in Charlotte not=
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>long ago and did not need a computer...BTW, check out the EMachines=20
>laptop, I have installed software on one and it seems to be a lot of=20
>features for the money.... I would seriously consider one if I were to get=
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>a laptop...My son has an EMachines desktop and he got a great deal .. I=20
>can't build a machine that good for the price he paid...
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>P.S.  I am a "downsized" career (26 years) computer professional now doing=
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>embroidery, I love it...
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>At 07:13 PM 12/28/2003 -0700, Rod & Sharon wrote:
>>   We will be going into Denver for tech training within a month.  We will
>>need to purchase a laptop before we go so we are told...  Would some of=
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>>share with us your experience with the operating system you are running.
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>>our computers at home, we have Windows 98SE on one in the office and=
 Windows
>>2000 on the dedicated sewing room computer.  If we upgrade to XP, is that
>>good? Bad? Any comments on other systems?
>>   Thanks,
>>   Sharon
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Whispering Pines, NC


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