XP Pro VS. XP Home

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cawhite12

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I was wondering if there was a huge difference concerning Audio between these two OS'es, and if getting Pro was worth the extra hundred bucks or so. Thanks
 
No.

You only need Pro if you have a multiprocessor system or require more advanced networking functionality (VPN support, file level security).

Otherwise, they are the same exact thing.
 
cawhite12 said:
I was wondering if there was a huge difference concerning Audio between these two OS'es, and if getting Pro was worth the extra hundred bucks or so. Thanks
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pro has more networking capability thats it

so for audio I say no.
 
Actually, the difference is more than networking. XP Pro is the successor to Windows 2000 Professional, which was designed for business use; in addition to networking features, it supports NTFS permissions, dynamic disks/volumes, and much more. XP Home is for, well, the home. XP Pro has a lot of features which are really nice, but I agree with others that you really don't need them for working with digital audio.
 
Hmmm. I use mostly Sonic Foundry (now Sony) software, and when I was preparing to buy my new computer I asked them which would be better for runnning their software. They recommended XP Pro. (I had been using 98SE before.)
 
Well vegas has a lot of networking usage (net render..etc.). So XP Pro is more secure and probably faster/easier in terms of stuff like that...at the least.

However, I've used vegas last year with XP home, and now with XP pro - no difference really, I just needed Pro to set permissions, and networking, plus it was only 10 bucks from my school, ha!
 
If you don't flinch at dropping a $1,000 bucks...

... I understand that Win 2003 Server is excellent for audio processing.
 
wheelema said:
... I understand that Win 2003 Server is excellent for audio processing.
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Nonsense.

There's way too much overhead there eating up CPU time that could be used for the audio apps.

Windows Server is a much more resource hungry OS.
 
brzilian said:
Nonsense.

There's way too much overhead there eating up CPU time that could be used for the audio apps.

Windows Server is a much more resource hungry OS.
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Not sure if it's that much more resource hungry but yes, it is. It eats more RAM.
To be honest, I just logged on to my Windows 2003 server and it doesn't have that many more processes running than the average XP Pro computer, especially considering it's a domain controller running DNS, DHCP, RRAS and IIS services.

But nonetheless I don't consider 2003 Server a valid option. Way too expensive to run it as a desktop OS and less user-friendly too in some aspects, at least by default.

I know both XP and 2003 pretty much inside out (because that's my job) and I don't see what the advantage can be of using 2003 for a DAW.

There is one reason why I'd really recommend XP Pro over Home edition and that's Remote Desktop. But for a stand-alone DAW that won't be used in a network of any kind, I'd suggest XP Home.
 
brzilian said:
No.

You only need Pro if you have a multiprocessor system or require more advanced networking functionality (VPN support, file level security).

Otherwise, they are the same exact thing.
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XP Home doesn't support SMP? That sucks.
 
franksquid said:
XP Home doesn't support SMP? That sucks.
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How many people do you know that buy a dual processor system at stores like Circuit City?????? That is the XP Home market.
 
For the miniscule price difference, I always go Pro. With the new dualcore's coming out, it will require Pro anyway.

Plus, using wireless and a laptop, you can run an XLR cable into the next room, and use the laptop to remotely control your DAW without the fan hum, if that's an issue. Kinda cool.

I use remote desktop all day long at work, and at home. I'll be sitting downstairs sipping coffee doing Reason/Tracktion work on my laptop, and be encoding DVD's upstairs on my desktop.

OEM difference is usually like $40.

As for 2K3 Server for DAW......unless you have a bootleg copy (which is a super bad idea, since 2K3 "calls home" more than XP does) which is wrong, IMO, buying a $500 OS (SBS) for a DAW seems retarded.
 
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