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

  Thanks Paul---good point--and we will certainly remember your words of
wisdom.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Paul Tilton" <ptilton@xxxxxxxxx>
  To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 10:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [amayausers] XP Professional vs XP Home vs ???


  Jack brings up a good point... you need to check to see if your hardware
is
  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
  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
  >machine a few years ago & had to reinstall 98.  something to our computer
  >was not compatible with the newer OS we were trying 2000) Make sure your
  >machine is compatible before you spend the money on a new OS
  >
  >
  >
  >Jack Peckham
  >www.greytthreads.com
  >
  >jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  >www.idyllhounds.com
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  >----Original Message Follows----
  >From: Paul Tilton <ptilton@xxxxxxxxx>
  >Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  >To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,<amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  >Subject: Re: [amayausers] XP Professional vs XP Home vs ???
  >Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:16:36 -0500
  >
  >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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  Paul Tilton
  Sandhills Stitches
  Whispering Pines, NC


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