Windows XP SP2 - No longer says "Home Edition" on startup

[Andrew]

Hi

Can anyone explain why my PC no longer says "Window XP Home Edition" on
bootup - after I installed Windows XP SP2? It simply say "Windows XP".

Of course this is not an issue. However its a bit confusing.

Cheers - Andrew

[Rich]

Andrew,
Using xp pro and after update lost the pro on bootup also.
System properties still indicate pro and have not lost any
features.
Rich

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:52:44 +0100, "Andrew" > wrote:

>Hi
>
>Can anyone explain why my PC no longer says "Window XP Home Edition" on
>bootup - after I installed Windows XP SP2? It simply say "Windows XP".
>
>Of course this is not an issue. However its a bit confusing.
>
>Cheers - Andrew
>

[Phil]

MS changed it. All versions with sp2 now just say windows xp.

"Andrew" > wrote in message

> Hi
>
> Can anyone explain why my PC no longer says "Window XP Home Edition"
> on bootup - after I installed Windows XP SP2? It simply say "Windows
> XP".
> Of course this is not an issue. However its a bit confusing.
>
> Cheers - Andrew

[Andrew]

Maybe Microsoft are getting us ready for when there will only be 1 version
.....

Seems a sneaky way of operating.

You and I will 'know' what we are using, but the 'man in the street' may
screw his face up when asked if he's using Home or Pro becasse its not
evitent any more.


"Rich" > wrote in message
...
> Andrew,
> Using xp pro and after update lost the pro on bootup also.
> System properties still indicate pro and have not lost any
> features.
> Rich
>
> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:52:44 +0100, "Andrew" > wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>Can anyone explain why my PC no longer says "Window XP Home Edition" on
>>bootup - after I installed Windows XP SP2? It simply say "Windows XP".
>>
>>Of course this is not an issue. However its a bit confusing.
>>
>>Cheers - Andrew
>>
>

[Opinicus]

"Andrew" > wrote

> Can anyone explain why my PC no longer says "Window XP
> Home Edition" on bootup - after I installed Windows XP
> SP2? It simply say "Windows XP".

XP Home's green startup "pickle" has also turned blue...

--
Bob
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[R. McCarty]

Sort of, as NT-4/2000 and the 9X/ME line are discontinued, all of MS's
Operating Systems will be XP/Longhorn based. Either WinVer or the
properties of My Computer still show the product branding.

"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
> Maybe Microsoft are getting us ready for when there will only be 1 version
> ....
>
> Seems a sneaky way of operating.
>
> You and I will 'know' what we are using, but the 'man in the street' may
> screw his face up when asked if he's using Home or Pro becasse its not
> evitent any more.
>
>
> "Rich" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Andrew,
>> Using xp pro and after update lost the pro on bootup also.
>> System properties still indicate pro and have not lost any
>> features.
>> Rich
>>
>> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:52:44 +0100, "Andrew" > wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>Can anyone explain why my PC no longer says "Window XP Home Edition" on
>>>bootup - after I installed Windows XP SP2? It simply say "Windows XP".
>>>
>>>Of course this is not an issue. However its a bit confusing.
>>>
>>>Cheers - Andrew
>>>
>>
>
>

[Alex Nichol]

Andrew wrote:

>Maybe Microsoft are getting us ready for when there will only be 1 version

They now have four, including Tablet and Media Center, and wanted to get
away from having to maintain four different variants of the startup code
(with the graphic data built in) just for this cosmetic effect


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)