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filtersweep
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I am a music producer who uses PCs for editing audio. I recently purchased a new PC with XP home, and it has been nothing short of a nightmare.
I'm no newbie to PCs- hardware OR software, and I'm having constant lockups with my system that require HARD reboot. I have been convinced it is the audio card driver, but a self-proclaimed expert working in the pro-audio shop is telling me that there is a HUGE difference between XP home and XP Pro, that XP Home is still DOS based and built for backward compatibility with win 98- and that those diffences are causing my problem. I suggested that they are still based on the NT kernal, but he swears that there are no similar problems for people running XP Pro.
Does anyone have any definitive proof that this is indeed true?
I was under the impression that the primary difference was the XP pro has more networking and administrative features... that the "nuts and bolts" of the OS are essentially the same.
What truly ARE the differences beyond the "features" themselves?
I don't want to PAY more money for software (with no return policy) if it will not solve my problem.
The MS site seems to "hint" more of a difference with their more "technical" description of the OS, but it wouldn't surprise me if this is merely "marketing" done to make it sound more "techy"- and to not scare away home users from XP home.
Thanks-
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Athlon 1800+
Asus A7M266
512 MB DDR
60 & 80G HD
Echo Mia (for now)
Waves 3.0
I'm no newbie to PCs- hardware OR software, and I'm having constant lockups with my system that require HARD reboot. I have been convinced it is the audio card driver, but a self-proclaimed expert working in the pro-audio shop is telling me that there is a HUGE difference between XP home and XP Pro, that XP Home is still DOS based and built for backward compatibility with win 98- and that those diffences are causing my problem. I suggested that they are still based on the NT kernal, but he swears that there are no similar problems for people running XP Pro.
Does anyone have any definitive proof that this is indeed true?
I was under the impression that the primary difference was the XP pro has more networking and administrative features... that the "nuts and bolts" of the OS are essentially the same.
What truly ARE the differences beyond the "features" themselves?
I don't want to PAY more money for software (with no return policy) if it will not solve my problem.
The MS site seems to "hint" more of a difference with their more "technical" description of the OS, but it wouldn't surprise me if this is merely "marketing" done to make it sound more "techy"- and to not scare away home users from XP home.
Thanks-
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Athlon 1800+
Asus A7M266
512 MB DDR
60 & 80G HD
Echo Mia (for now)
Waves 3.0