M$ Has a
page about the differences, with a handy guide to what you really need.... < Ed- lobotomy?>
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XP Pro and Home Editions have basically the same common core code, but they are really very different...
* Backup—XP Pro has the standard Win2K backup program; XP Home has no backup program (but can be hacked).
* Dynamic Disks—XP Pro supports dynamic disks; XP Home doesn't.
* IIS—XP Pro includes IIS; XP Home doesn't.
* Encrypted File System (EFS)—(it lets you encrypt files on an NTFS partition) a very useful feature for mobile machines. XP Pro includes EFS; XP Home doesn't.
* Multiple Monitors—XP Pro supports up to nine monitors; XP Home supports only one monitor
* Multiprocessor—XP Pro supports up to two processors; XP Home supports only one.
* Remote Desktop—XP Pro adds to Remote Assistance by letting any machine running a Terminal Services client run one Terminal Services session against an XP Pro machine.
* Domain Membership—XP Pro systems can be domain members; XP Home systems can't, (er, but they can access domain resources.
* Group Policy—XP Pro supports group policies; XP Home doesn't.
* IntelliMirror—XP Pro supports IntelliMirror, (includes Microsoft Remote Installation Services, software deployment), and user setting management; XP Home doesn't support IntelliMirror.
* Upgrade from Win2K/NT—Only XP Pro supports this upgrade.
* 64-bit Support—Only XP Pro will have a 64-bit version that supports Itanium systems.
* And, yeah, Network Support—XP Pro includes support for Network Monitor, SNMP, IP Security , and the Client Services for NetWare ; XP Home doesn't.
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