networking: xp home vs professional??

[Robert J. Lafayette]

my laptop came loaded with windows xp home. i have the sp 1 installed also.

the company IT chap attempted to connect me to the corporate network;
it is fairly large network.
many computers etc.

he said i may have to upgrade to xp pro, as xp home, as he understands it,
is not built to run efficiently
for such a large system.

can i connect without upgrading?

if not, will i be able to upgrade without re-formatting my hard drive?

actually he will have to do it but says he is unfamiliar with xp home.

says he will upgrade me next week to xp pro.

i have laptop, an HP ze 4230.

thanks in advance for any input...

bob lafayette

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[Dan O'Connor]

> my laptop came loaded with windows xp home. i have the sp 1
> installed also.
>
> the company IT chap attempted to connect me to the corporate
> network; it is fairly large network. many computers etc.
>
> he said i may have to upgrade to xp pro, as xp home, as he
> understands it, is not built to run efficiently for such a large
> system.


Depends on what kind of network your office is running.

If it's a Windows Network (Workgroup) network, XP Home will work fine.

If it's a NT Domain network (where you have to log on to a domain server),
you'll need XP Pro.

-- Dan

[Robert J. Lafayette]

thanks for you prompt and informative answer. i'll discuss it with him next
week.

rjl


"Dan O'Connor" <dan[at]ferrarishields.com> wrote in message
...
> > my laptop came loaded with windows xp home. i have the sp 1
> > installed also.
> >
> > the company IT chap attempted to connect me to the corporate
> > network; it is fairly large network. many computers etc.
> >
> > he said i may have to upgrade to xp pro, as xp home, as he
> > understands it, is not built to run efficiently for such a large
> > system.
>
>
> Depends on what kind of network your office is running.
>
> If it's a Windows Network (Workgroup) network, XP Home will work fine.
>
> If it's a NT Domain network (where you have to log on to a domain server),
> you'll need XP Pro.
>
> -- Dan
>
>

[Walter Clayton]

....and even on a domain, HE can connect in workstation mode.

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"Robert J. Lafayette" > wrote in message
...
>
> thanks for you prompt and informative answer. i'll discuss it with him
next
> week.
>
> rjl
>
>
> "Dan O'Connor" <dan[at]ferrarishields.com> wrote in message
> ...
> > > my laptop came loaded with windows xp home. i have the sp 1
> > > installed also.
> > >
> > > the company IT chap attempted to connect me to the corporate
> > > network; it is fairly large network. many computers etc.
> > >
> > > he said i may have to upgrade to xp pro, as xp home, as he
> > > understands it, is not built to run efficiently for such a large
> > > system.
> >
> >
> > Depends on what kind of network your office is running.
> >
> > If it's a Windows Network (Workgroup) network, XP Home will work fine.
> >
> > If it's a NT Domain network (where you have to log on to a domain
server),
> > you'll need XP Pro.
> >
> > -- Dan
> >
> >
>
>

[Robert J. Lafayette]

thank you ,

i suspect my IT chap needs to learn about XP home...

rjl



"Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
...
> ...and even on a domain, HE can connect in workstation mode.
>
> --
> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> http://www.dts-l.org
> http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
>
>
> "Robert J. Lafayette" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > thanks for you prompt and informative answer. i'll discuss it with him
> next
> > week.
> >
> > rjl
> >
> >
> > "Dan O'Connor" <dan[at]ferrarishields.com> wrote in message
> > ...
> > > > my laptop came loaded with windows xp home. i have the sp 1
> > > > installed also.
> > > >
> > > > the company IT chap attempted to connect me to the corporate
> > > > network; it is fairly large network. many computers etc.
> > > >
> > > > he said i may have to upgrade to xp pro, as xp home, as he
> > > > understands it, is not built to run efficiently for such a large
> > > > system.
> > >
> > >
> > > Depends on what kind of network your office is running.
> > >
> > > If it's a Windows Network (Workgroup) network, XP Home will work fine.
> > >
> > > If it's a NT Domain network (where you have to log on to a domain
> server),
> > > you'll need XP Pro.
> > >
> > > -- Dan
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Walter Clayton]

Yes he does. There are numerous issues with his suggestion to upgrade you to
Pro. One major potential problem is with the OEM warranty of your laptop,
drivers for your laptop post upgrade as well as licensing. My luggable is a
Toshiba and even though it was shipped with HE, they do support Pro on this
specific machine since that is an option. Other OEMs will flat out refuse to
honor warranties until you put their image HE back on the machine. The other
potential very major problem is that if this laptop of yours is new then
odds are it has HE SP1 on it. Unless your IT guy has a slip streamed copy of
Pro, it's going to be a while, literally, getting the machine back patched
back up.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"Robert J. Lafayette" > wrote in message
...
> thank you ,
>
> i suspect my IT chap needs to learn about XP home...
>
> rjl
>
>
>
> "Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
> ...
> > ...and even on a domain, HE can connect in workstation mode.
> >
> > --
> > Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> > http://www.dts-l.org
> > http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
> >
> >
> > "Robert J. Lafayette" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > thanks for you prompt and informative answer. i'll discuss it with
him
> > next
> > > week.
> > >
> > > rjl
> > >
> > >
> > > "Dan O'Connor" <dan[at]ferrarishields.com> wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > > my laptop came loaded with windows xp home. i have the sp 1
> > > > > installed also.
> > > > >
> > > > > the company IT chap attempted to connect me to the corporate
> > > > > network; it is fairly large network. many computers etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > he said i may have to upgrade to xp pro, as xp home, as he
> > > > > understands it, is not built to run efficiently for such a large
> > > > > system.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Depends on what kind of network your office is running.
> > > >
> > > > If it's a Windows Network (Workgroup) network, XP Home will work
fine.
> > > >
> > > > If it's a NT Domain network (where you have to log on to a domain
> > server),
> > > > you'll need XP Pro.
> > > >
> > > > -- Dan
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>