SECTION 1
Lesson 1.1: Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional Comparison

   

 

 

Below is a chart listing the differences between Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional.

 

 

Features

Windows XP Home

Windows XP Professional

New User Interface

X

X

Windows 2000 Base Code

X

X

Windows Messenger

X

X

Network Setup Wizard

X

X

Windows Media Player

X

X

Help and Support

X

X

Laptop support (including ClearType, Dualview, power management)

X

X

Wireless Support

X

X

Remote Desktop

(Note: Windows XP Home has remote desktop client, but cannot host a remote desktop session.)

 

X

Remote Assistance (Note: Windows XP Home has remote assistance client, but cannot host a remote assistant session)

 

X

Offline Files and Folders

 

X

Multitasking

X

X

Dual Processor Support

 

X

Internet Connection Firewall and Internet Connection Sharing

X

X

Internet Explorer

X

X

Encrypting File System

 

X

Access Control (file permissions, restrictions)

 

X

Domain support

 

X

Roaming User Profiles (domain feature)

 

X

Remote Installation Service (used for remote operating system installation across a network)

 

X

Multi-lingual User Interface add-on (to provide support for other languages within Windows)

 

 

X

Dynamic Disk Support

 

X

Internet Information Services/Personal Web Server

 

X

Automated System Recovery (a backup utility to return the operating system to its default state)

 

X

Encrypted File System (allows you to encrypt individual files or folders to protect data)

 

X

Administrative Tools

 

X