windows xp home versus windows xp professional vs vista

Help here plzzz wrote:
> Hi Iwould like to know the difference between xp home,xp
> professional and vista.
> I also would like to know about their pros and cons.Also their
> networking differences.Thank you
>
> I would like to ask for help to anyone who can suggest about
> enhancing my network connection. Im from the Philippines Ihave 6
> pcs I used a modem/router and my connection is 768 kbps.Somehow
> when someone Is playing online and at the same time browse the
> internet.My latency goes up then I experience "LAG".Can someone
> please help me with this.Maybe suggest a solution for this,maybe a
> freeware perhaps or a maybe a tweak on the OS.Im using Windows xp
> home.Thank you

First - your 'differences' question.

Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition are comparable
fairly easily:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx
Specifically - per your direct question:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

Compare the different versions of Vista here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/default.mspx

As for your lag issue - 6 computers sharing a 768kbps up/down connection and
one of you trying to play an online game - yeah - I'd expect lag. Your best
solution is to see if there is an upgrade package for a bit more. 1.5Mbps
down/768kbps up maybe - the more you can get on the downstream - the better
for your gaming experience. Online games really take advantage of
high-speed internet.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 03:40:01 -0700, Help here plzzz <Help here
plzzz.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>Hi Iwould like to know the difference between xp home,xp professional and
>vista.



First, note that you separated two of the editions of Windows XP, but
not the five editions of Windows Vista. It would have made more sense
to either ask about the differences between XP and Vista or about the
differences between XP Home, XP Professional, XP Media Center, XP
Tablet, Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, Vista Business, Vista
Enterprise, and Vista Ultimate.

Shenan pointed you to some good links describing the differences, so I
won't repeat them. But I do have some other comments below.


>I also would like to know about their pros and cons.


It's not a matter of pros and cons When looking at choosing between
the various edition of one operating system, it's a matter of which
meet *your* needs the best. For example, if you want Windows XP, and
you're going to use the computer in a setting which requires you to
join a domain (normally corporate or university), then you need XP
?pro. If you don't need to join a domain, then in all probability XP
Home would work just as well for you.

Regarding the question of XP vs. Vista, although some will undoubtedly
disagree with me, I think the answer is clear cut. If you're buying a
new computer, get it with Vista. It works fine, and it's the platform
for future growth. It makes no sense to buy yesterday's operating
system.

On the other hand, if you are currently running XP, and the question
is whether to upgrade to Vista,a change of operating system should be
driven by need, not just because there is a new version available. Are
you having a problem with Windows XP that you expect Vista to solve?
Do you have or expect to get new hardware or software that is
supported in Vista, but not in XP? Is there some new feature in Vista
that you need or yearn for? Does your job require you have skills in
Vista? Are you a computer hobbyist who enjoys playing with whatever is
newest?

If the answer to one or more of those questions is yes (and your
hardware is adequate for Vista), then you should get Vista. Otherwise
most people should stick with what they have. There is *always* a
learning curve and a potential for problems when you take a step as
big as this one, regardless of how wonderful whatever you're
contemplating moving to is. Sooner or later you'll have to upgrade (to
Vista or its successor) because you'll want support for hardware or
software that you can't get in XP, but don't rush it.



>Also their networking
>differences.Thank you



Again, refer to Shenan's links, but in general, note that XP Home (and
I think the Home versions of Vista - check Shenan's links to be sure)
doesn't support joining a domain. However note that very few home
users need to join a domain.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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