Media Center Edition VS XP-Pro

Benedictum wrote:
> I have a laptop that came with the Media Center Edition. Some software do
> not run under this edition. I would like to convert it to XP Pro Edition. Is
> this a good idea? Will I be losing some functionalities or gaining more? I
> have been scanning the web for differences but could not find any
> comparison. Can you help?
>
>

MCE is XP Pro plus the media stuff and minus the ability to join a
domain. Unless you need the ability to join a domain, there is no good
reason to change.

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On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:06:44 -0500, "Benedictum"
<Benedictus RemoveThis @dominusvobis.com> wrote:

> I have a laptop that came with the Media Center Edition. Some software do
> not run under this edition. I would like to convert it to XP Pro Edition. Is
> this a good idea?


No, it's a very bad idea. There is no software that runs under XP
Professional but not XP Media Edition. In fact, Media Edition is a
superset of XP Professional--that means it has everything that's in XP
Professional and more--except for one thing: it doesn't have the
ability to join a domain. It's *highly* unlikely that this will solve
your problem.


> Will I be losing some functionalities or gaining more?


Both. You would gain the ability to join a domain (something that
hardly any home users need), and you would lose all the
media-center-related functionality.

What is the software you want to run, but can't?


> I
> have been scanning the web for differences but could not find any
> comparison. Can you help?
>

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What software? What error do you get when you try to install or run?

"Benedictum" <Benedictus RemoveThis @dominusvobis.com> wrote in message
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>I have a laptop that came with the Media Center Edition. Some software do
>not run under this edition. I would like to convert it to XP Pro Edition.
>Is this a good idea? Will I be losing some functionalities or gaining more?
>I have been scanning the web for differences but could not find any
>comparison. Can you help?
>
>