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

  Thank you Paul...
  We are not going in for our "regular" training.  We completed that a year
ago October. Rod will be going in for two weeks to become a tech. He will
retire soon from his current job and has the ability to become a "good
tech".  We recently had to have a tech fly from the Oregon coast to work on
our machine for the first time and that pretty well made up our mind to go
take the training so we will have someone in our area a bit closer.  By the
way, our machine is having to be replaced.  When your machine goes on the
fritz during holiday sewing and cannot be repaired, it sure makes you wish
you had a second for a backup!

  As for the software question, it will be for the laptop he needs to travel
with.  That was my BIG QUESTION since we don't know much about software
other than Windows 98SE and 2000.  We might as well upgrade to whatever is
most current but I have heard rumblings about some of the XP software so
just am not sure whether or not to go that route....
  Sharon

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Paul Tilton" <ptilton@xxxxxxxxx>
  To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 9:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [amayausers] XP Professional vs XP Home vs ???


  > 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
  > the dedicated computer in the sewing room...I used to run 98SE on both,
no
  > problem either way... I have the machines networked through a router,
and
  > 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
  > are going to upgrade to XP, go with the Pro version. XP home is not
  > friendly when it comes to home networking. It can be done, but it takes
  > some know-how...Stick with XP Pro...
  > XP Pro runs noticeably faster than 98SE, for sure... It looks different
  > (cosmetically), but you can make it look like the Windows you know and
  > love/hate with a few tweaks, I would suggest that... XP Pro wants to
look
  > pretty, but it runs faster if you make it look like 98....
  >
  > But why do you need to get a laptop?  I went to training in Charlotte
not
  > long ago and did not need a computer...BTW, check out the EMachines
laptop,
  > I have installed software on one and it seems to be a lot of features
for
  > the money.... I would seriously consider one if I were to get a
laptop...My
  > son has an EMachines desktop and he got a great deal .. I can't build a
  > machine that good for the price he paid...
  >
  > P.S.  I am a "downsized" career (26 years) computer professional now
doing
  > embroidery, I love it...
  >
  >
  > 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
you
  > >share with us your experience with the operating system you are
running.  On
  > >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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