Which XP?

[Superflid]

Time to upgrade (a few years late then, OK? ).

I've got a choice to make.

XP Home, professional or Media centre edition.

Is there anything to avoid? Any advantage to having Media centre?

PC is mainly used for browsing the interwebnet, a load of music files and the odd video.

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[plotloss]

Home really, unless you watch films, record television and listen to music all on the PC...

If you are networked the Pro is better.

Home should do the job though...

[Superflid]

Cheers plotloss, no network and music is mainly burnt onto cd.
Home it is then.

[jodypress]

home is pretty bad, and pro fixes 90% of all the progamming f&*k ups. go for that as it is MUCH more stable.

[Gazeth]

Go for XP I use for both home and at work, gets a good hammering at work whilst I'm programming and can honestly say that it runs smoothly.

Service Pack 2 should be out shortly which is set to make big changes and improve it greatly.

[zumbruk]

jodypress said:

home is pretty bad, and pro fixes 90% of all the progamming f&*k ups. go for that as it is MUCH more stable.

AFAIK, they're virtually the same...

[plotloss]

Identical, bar some process servers.

Home IS Pro with some bits taken out of it, the code base is identical.

[GregE240]

Gazeth said:

Service Pack 2 should be out shortly which is set to make big changes and improve it greatly.

...but make an average XP machine run like a sack of shit.

Thats my impression from the RC1 version I have.

[Superflid]

Having problems.

Unable to copy a file during setup, will have to go back to the official licenced Microsoft outlet from where I "purchased" it........

Bollox.

[ultimasimon]

I have a new spare unopened copy of XP Pro with sealed license if you want it for £80.

Mail me via my profile if its any good to you.

[outlaw.]

for get medi its a joke and only work with some selected hard whare plust you can do a better job with 3rd part stuff for that ie MYHTPC and it free

xp home crap
xp pro best choice if you must use microsoft crap.

[outlaw.]

ultimasimon said:

I have a new spare unopened copy of XP Pro with sealed license if you want it for £80. Mail me via my profile if its any good to you.

why bother just gen a key and download it.