XP Home or Pro

[Fooboy]

Hello all,
I am starting from scratch on my computer which came with XP Home. I want to upgrade to Pro but then my cd burner and my 6 in 1 reader won't work. What is the real difference between Pro and Home. I just have a simple two, sometimes three computer network that are all mine. So can I just stay with Home on the desktop. The laptop that im on now and my other desktop are both XP Media Ed. Can I and is it good enough to just keep Home on my primary desktop?

thanks!
foobs

 

[Nutsy]

I've no idea what the actual difference is. We run XP Pro on ours, but that is only because my brother installed it on this one when he built it & we recently purchashed XP Pro Upgrade to install on our other computer.

 

[BarryHom]

Windows XP Pro really just gives you some advanced network options. Unless you have a big network in your house or work, most users don't need Windows XP Pro.

 

[Dan Murphy]

And here are a few sites that will show you what the differences are. I agree with Barry (always a wise choice in itself )

 

[Fooboy]

Yes I have checked with the MS site and other computer forums. I like getting a lot of opinions from different groups of people before making a decision. Since it is just three machines, then i think i'd just save the couple of hundred for the license fee and spend it on cheesecake and pizza. Thanks people!

foobs