Windows XP Home Or Pro.

hey thanks fr readin this. Can you tell me where can i buy Windows XP Home Or Pro. thanks
imac17"/1.83GHz/512MB/160GB/SD/AP/BT Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hello,
For the average computer user, there is little compelling reason to use Windows XP Professional. It's additional features are targeted more at the corporate and business network servers and administrators.
Most home users will not really see much benefit from the Professional version.
But, if there are specific features of the Professional version that you want, then you may consider it worthwhile.
But, if you are primarily looking to use it for most home / small business tasks, then the "Home" version will be fine.
I've used both versions, and have never personally found a benefit to the Pro version in my usage. But, if you get it at a price that's only a couple dollars higher than the home version, then you could get it if you like.
For a brief comparison of the differences between the versions, look here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx
I hope this helps.
Let us know if you have other questions.
P.S., if you'd like, go ahead and click the "Helpful" or "Solved" buttons on any of the posts / replies above if you feel they were helpful or adequately answered your question.

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