Re: [SLE] MSft Windows XP Home Qns

From: qrn_Hansen?= (orn.hansen_at_swipnet.se)
Date: 12/22/04

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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:09:46 +0100

    onsdag 22 december 2004 00:49 skrev Michael W Cocke:
    > They busted a whole lot more than that - you don't want XP home on a
    > work lan - period. They bypassed all of the security functionality,
    > gods know how.
    >
      XP Home, is for a home computer. The specifics of a Home computer, is that
    there's usually just one user, the owner of the computer, thus there's no
    reason to keep all the security options there. There's no reason to allow
    multiple users, with multiple access rights on.

      XP Home also has non of the so called "cache" issues of XP Professional,
    which makes it far more convenient to have on a "lose" type network. When I
    say "lose" type, I mean the kind of network most Windows users are used to,
    the one without strict domain control. XP Professional, is made to exist
    within a domain, but also be able to function outside it occasionally ... so,
    if you have a laptop with XP Professional, that is usually logged onto inside
    the domain, and suddenly the domain goes down, you're still able to logon,
    without the domain controller.

      Personally, I favor XP Home, more than I do XP Professional. The word
    "Professional" doesn't make it that. The domain logon feature on the Windows
    Platform is a total flop, anyways. Most users save all their stuff on their
    desktop, and everytime you log onto a domain, it's gonna take an hour to
    download your "desktop" files. So, if you want a true "centralized"
    networking functionality ... stick to Linux/Unix workstations. If you only
    need sharing files and folders, with printer sharing, etc. You can use
    Windows or Mac.

    My 2˘ worth.
      Örn

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