dadiOH wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:
dadiOH wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

You sure you have the Professional edition of Windows XP? Looks
like you got stuck with the Home edition which requires you reboot
into Safe Mode to get at Administrator-level features.

Wrong. I do whatever I want to whatever with my Home version. I
might possibly have booted to safe once or twice over the years but
not for what you said.

Really? Run "gpedit.msc" and see what happens.

If it existed I would but it doesn't so I can't.

Try joining a domain using the Home edition.
Try using EFS to create an encrypted container.
Try to get more than 5 concurrent network connections.
Try to create a dynamic disk so you can enlarge it by adding more HDDs.
Where's the RDP service? You'll have to use something else (e.g., VNC).
Have more than 1 *processor* (not cores)? Home won't use more than 1.

There are workarounds for some of the above but that provides you know
about them, look them up, and hope they work correctly without serious
side effects.

For more differences, see:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb457127.aspx