D. Spencer Hines
February 16th 06, 06:16 PM
Here is a useful site -- better than anything we have seen posted by either
Carol or Ken Blake -- who just keep regurgitating Microsoft sites, some of
which contain Bum Dope.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
It's important to keep this in mind too:
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"[Microsoft] Group Vice President Jim Allchin said that the company was
working hard to further differentiate the products.
"With XP, the home version is what it is," Allchin said.
That statement says volumes. XP Home is a stepchild. -- DSH
"But where we're going, we've named them appropriately. In the future, this
will make more sense. We will do more value add in Pro in the future.""
-----------------------------------------
And XP Home will be left further behind -- as a somewhat neutered OS,
without many sophisticated features we get in XP Pro -- and presumably in
MCE. -- DSH
XP Home is a "non-managed" Operating System -- designed for technical
aifs. -- DSH
If someone breaks into your home and steals all your data -- or pulls it out
over a phone line or cable, or buggers your system with a stealth
maneuver -- "You should have been using XP Pro. Sorry about that." -- DSH
Homes are NOT inherently SAFE.
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"Symphony" -- MCE 2005 -- More Detail:
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_mce2005.asp
Then we have:
"Freestyle" -- the Original Microsoft Media Center Edition
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_mediacenter.asp
"So what is XP MCE? Essentially, it's Windows XP Professional Service Pack
1 (SP1) with an additional application, Media Center, and related supporting
services."
It's a pity Ken Blake couldn't just tell us that simply and
straightforwardly. Perhaps he was not witting. ******
"XP MCE runs only on media center PCs, which include modern processors, fast
video cards, FireWire connectivity for attaching a DV camera, a TV tuner
card for interacting with a cable or satellite signal, and, optionally,
other multimedia features, including a DVD writer, surround sound speakers,
and front-panel access to the types of memory cards used by most digital
cameras. This year, [2002 -- DSH] only Hewlett-Packard will be shipping
media center PCs in the US, and I'll be reviewing the final hardware here on
the SuperSite in early November; this review focuses solely on the software.
But other companies, such as Samsung, are marketing media center PCs in
other locales, and Microsoft will announce new partners and markets for XP
MCE in 2003."
And "Harmony" -- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004.
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_mce2004.asp
"So what is Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004? Like its predecessor, XP
MCE 2004 is basically Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (SP1) bundled
with an additional application, dubbed Media Center, and related supporting
services."
"Again, XP MCE 2004 is only available with new PCs, though Microsoft has
supplied the software to PC makers so they can upgrade existing customers
(more on that below). And again, there are no plans to offer the MCE
software to consumers as a standalone product. For what it's worth, I still
believe this is a mistake, though I understand the rationale behind the
decision. Microsoft says it's all about the end user experience, and that by
controlling the hardware platform and limiting it to a small subset of the
available PC hardware out there, they can ensure that less technically savvy
consumers will be able to get the system up and running more easily.
Thanks to the software's friendly wizards and paper-based instructions, this
is somewhat true. But the reality is that MCPCs are still too difficult to
set up, depending on your cable or satellite system and accompanying home
stereo/TV hardware. And the types of people that would be most interested in
XP MCE this early in its life cycle are technical enough to make it work. I
suspect many consumers will be befuddled by the systems today, especially if
they're not comfortable installing stereos or VCRs."
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O.K.
So, what have we learned?
Well, it certainly seems that Carol [Greenwood?] is DEAD WRONG. Windows XP
Media Center Edition is NOT The same as XP Home.
Is GREENWOOD your surname? It was on ONE of your posts, but not others.
I'm just trying to get your name right. I am not "stalking" you.
Further, it appears that MCE 2005, like it's two predecessors, is based on
XP Professional SP1 -- so, Carol appears to be DEAD WRONG in this
hysterical, farblondjet, Carolesque statement too:
------------Cordon Sanitaire---------------------------------
"Older versions of MCE WERE based on XP Pro, BUT NOT 2005!!!!!!!!"
-------------Cordon Sanitaire---------------------------------
The Operative Question NOW is:
Has Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 been upgraded with the same
capabilities as Windows XP Pro SP2 -- plus all the subsequent security and
enhancement upgrades -- SEVEN of which have JUST been issued this week?
OR is XP MCE 2005 still languishing at the XP Pro SP1 level concerning those
security and enhancement upgrades?
DSH
"The final happiness of man consists in the contemplation of truth....
This is sought for its own sake, and is directed to no other end beyond
itself." Saint Thomas Aquinas, [1224/5-1274] "Summa Contra Gentiles"
[c.1258-1264]
Carol or Ken Blake -- who just keep regurgitating Microsoft sites, some of
which contain Bum Dope.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
It's important to keep this in mind too:
----------------------------------------------------------
"[Microsoft] Group Vice President Jim Allchin said that the company was
working hard to further differentiate the products.
"With XP, the home version is what it is," Allchin said.
That statement says volumes. XP Home is a stepchild. -- DSH
"But where we're going, we've named them appropriately. In the future, this
will make more sense. We will do more value add in Pro in the future.""
-----------------------------------------
And XP Home will be left further behind -- as a somewhat neutered OS,
without many sophisticated features we get in XP Pro -- and presumably in
MCE. -- DSH
XP Home is a "non-managed" Operating System -- designed for technical
aifs. -- DSH
If someone breaks into your home and steals all your data -- or pulls it out
over a phone line or cable, or buggers your system with a stealth
maneuver -- "You should have been using XP Pro. Sorry about that." -- DSH
Homes are NOT inherently SAFE.
----------------------------------------------------
"Symphony" -- MCE 2005 -- More Detail:
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_mce2005.asp
Then we have:
"Freestyle" -- the Original Microsoft Media Center Edition
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_mediacenter.asp
"So what is XP MCE? Essentially, it's Windows XP Professional Service Pack
1 (SP1) with an additional application, Media Center, and related supporting
services."
It's a pity Ken Blake couldn't just tell us that simply and
straightforwardly. Perhaps he was not witting. ******
"XP MCE runs only on media center PCs, which include modern processors, fast
video cards, FireWire connectivity for attaching a DV camera, a TV tuner
card for interacting with a cable or satellite signal, and, optionally,
other multimedia features, including a DVD writer, surround sound speakers,
and front-panel access to the types of memory cards used by most digital
cameras. This year, [2002 -- DSH] only Hewlett-Packard will be shipping
media center PCs in the US, and I'll be reviewing the final hardware here on
the SuperSite in early November; this review focuses solely on the software.
But other companies, such as Samsung, are marketing media center PCs in
other locales, and Microsoft will announce new partners and markets for XP
MCE in 2003."
And "Harmony" -- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004.
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_mce2004.asp
"So what is Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004? Like its predecessor, XP
MCE 2004 is basically Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (SP1) bundled
with an additional application, dubbed Media Center, and related supporting
services."
"Again, XP MCE 2004 is only available with new PCs, though Microsoft has
supplied the software to PC makers so they can upgrade existing customers
(more on that below). And again, there are no plans to offer the MCE
software to consumers as a standalone product. For what it's worth, I still
believe this is a mistake, though I understand the rationale behind the
decision. Microsoft says it's all about the end user experience, and that by
controlling the hardware platform and limiting it to a small subset of the
available PC hardware out there, they can ensure that less technically savvy
consumers will be able to get the system up and running more easily.
Thanks to the software's friendly wizards and paper-based instructions, this
is somewhat true. But the reality is that MCPCs are still too difficult to
set up, depending on your cable or satellite system and accompanying home
stereo/TV hardware. And the types of people that would be most interested in
XP MCE this early in its life cycle are technical enough to make it work. I
suspect many consumers will be befuddled by the systems today, especially if
they're not comfortable installing stereos or VCRs."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O.K.
So, what have we learned?
Well, it certainly seems that Carol [Greenwood?] is DEAD WRONG. Windows XP
Media Center Edition is NOT The same as XP Home.
Is GREENWOOD your surname? It was on ONE of your posts, but not others.
I'm just trying to get your name right. I am not "stalking" you.
Further, it appears that MCE 2005, like it's two predecessors, is based on
XP Professional SP1 -- so, Carol appears to be DEAD WRONG in this
hysterical, farblondjet, Carolesque statement too:
------------Cordon Sanitaire---------------------------------
"Older versions of MCE WERE based on XP Pro, BUT NOT 2005!!!!!!!!"
-------------Cordon Sanitaire---------------------------------
The Operative Question NOW is:
Has Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 been upgraded with the same
capabilities as Windows XP Pro SP2 -- plus all the subsequent security and
enhancement upgrades -- SEVEN of which have JUST been issued this week?
OR is XP MCE 2005 still languishing at the XP Pro SP1 level concerning those
security and enhancement upgrades?
DSH
"The final happiness of man consists in the contemplation of truth....
This is sought for its own sake, and is directed to no other end beyond
itself." Saint Thomas Aquinas, [1224/5-1274] "Summa Contra Gentiles"
[c.1258-1264]