Oops. Well, that's a BIG and significant difference! I thought I had someone tell me about some show stopper, but couldn't remember what it was (you'd think I'd remember that!). I'm glad you clarified this because your first response made everything sound rosy. <g> It's a moot point for me now. I ordered my Inspiron 9300 with XP Pro and even wiped the drive and reinstalled it to get rid of the *$&#( junk that Dell puts on the machines. However, I was considering returning it and getting a different machine that had MCE. Since then, I've decided to keep the Dell.
>Supposedly it is identical
except for the ability to join a domain.
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>>ah, so it's not really XP Pro with some addon for media stuff.
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>>>Because only Windows Professional has support for domain controllers so Media Center is not recommended for workplace environments where a domain controller is required.
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>>>>I just got a new Dell, and it appears you are correct. Why would one want to modify the Dell system order and add XP Pro then, it adds about 150 to the price.
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>>>>>If you have Windows Media Center 2005, it is essentially Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and an additional application, Media Center, and related supporting services.
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>>>>>>Anybody use Windows Media Center Edition on their development machine? I may buy a laptop with it installed and I was wondering if there are any known issues. It will need it to behave properly on a network, as does WinXP Pro. I am hoping it has all the components/features WinXP Pro has with the added media-centric features, without adding any incompatibilities, bugs (not significant ones, at least), or security problems. I can always wipe the drive and install WinXP Pro, but would like to keep MCE if it won't cause me any problems.
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>>>>>>Russell Campbell
