New computer system agreement...

[D*Ranged]

At the end of my holiday/vacation (Late Feb), I will buy this:

Athlon XP 2400+
80 GB 7200 rpm (Seagate)
512 MB DDR RAM (333)
GeForce FX 5600
MSI Mobo and DVD Rom 16X
Case with P4 P/S
17" True flat CRT
280W Speakers

I haven't got the money but I have agreed to buy this with the nearest PC shop (pretty cheap there ).

I thought about it and yeah, I DID think I wanted better than Duron.
I DO have KB and a mouse. ALso I have Windows 98 SE.

SO should I stick with 98Se or XP home?

[skywalker]

If XP, make it Pro if you can.

Mark

[ 01-08-2004, 08:05 PM: Message edited by: skywalker ]

[Larry_OHF]

Originally posted by skywalker: If XP, make it Pro if you can. Mark

Now you have me interested. What is the difference?

BTW>>>I got the Home Ed., mostly because of the deal with the Student/Teacher price.

[skywalker]

Hi larry, this page explains differnces better than I could. I guess it really depends on what you need:

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp

Mark

[Cloudbringer]

As far as I know, xphome is what most folks use if they don't have an in home network. We needed to network several pc's in my house so we bought the xp pro which is set up to do that sort of thing. I THINK it's possible with the home edition, you may just have more things to do, manually.

[Bozos of Bones]

XP home edition is good for what it is meant to do, and that is being installed on a secretary's computer in a business building. It's a nightmare for modifying specs and using sound/video/3D editors and programming. The nightmare becomes complete if one installed it automatically, not manually. Pro edition, on the other hand, is a great system. I admitt I haven't been working on it for a very long time because I prefer 98 SE, but from the little experience I have with it I say its great.