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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
I realize this may not be the right group for this question.
But........soooo many choices. Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. -- Boro |
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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
There are specific utilities or tools for data recovery.
XP in all its versions doesn't have a file recovery utility. "Chas" wrote: I realize this may not be the right group for this question. But........soooo many choices. Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. -- Boro |
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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
Either, there's not much in it for a home user.
Go for the cheapest option , bearing in mind that if the disks are damaged, nothing may be able to recover the data. "Chas" wrote in message ... I realize this may not be the right group for this question. But........soooo many choices. Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. -- Boro |
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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
This statement is not true as when considering _SECURITY_. Neil wrote: Either, there's not much in it for a home user. Go for the cheapest option , bearing in mind that if the disks are damaged, nothing may be able to recover the data. "Chas" wrote in message ... I realize this may not be the right group for this question. But........soooo many choices. Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. -- Boro |
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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
Security fore what?
"BBUNNY" wrote in message = ... =20 This statement is not true as when considering _SECURITY_. =20 Neil wrote: Either, there's not much in it for a home user. Go for the cheapest option , bearing in mind that if the disks are damaged, nothing may be able to recover the data. "Chas" wrote in message ... I realize this may not be the right group for this question. But........soooo many choices. Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC = wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I = don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve = some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. -- Boro =20 =20 |
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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
There is no 'best' version of XP. There is only the version that fulfills
your interests. Here is a comparison page on the versions of XP. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...n/compare.mspx If, after reviewing that, you still can't decide, Pro is the safest choice since it does everything Home does and more. Home is designed as a stand-alone system. Pro is designed as a business client system, but some home users who like to do more than just casual things prefer Pro over Home. Pro has security, networking, and other software that are just not in Home. If your computer interests are expanding and you like to explore with your computer, then consider Pro. The cheapest route is not necessarily the right route. The right route is the OS you think you will be most comfortable with. Good luck. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Chas" wrote in message ... I realize this may not be the right group for this question. But........soooo many choices. Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. -- Boro |
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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
What are you planning to do with the OS? If your thinking is that
installing one or the other over your current setup will fix the problem, the answer to your question is neither. That last thing you should do when faced with a problem such as this is to install a new operating system. That should not be done until the problems are fixed. Assuming the problem is in file structure and clusters, look into disk utilities, such as Perfect Disk from Raxco, www.raxco.com. If you suspect a problem with your disk and given what you have mentioned, you should check the disk integrity, go to the hard drive manufacturer's website, look for the diagnostic tools, make note of their instructions for creating boot disk with those tools and run their diagnostic. Installing a new OS over your current setup, given the problems you've mentioned might very well make matters worse, certainly won't fix your issues and might cost your data. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Chas" wrote in message ... I realize this may not be the right group for this question. But........soooo many choices. Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. -- Boro |
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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
__HACKERS__
Tom wrote: Security fore what? "BBUNNY" wrote in message ... This statement is not true as when considering _SECURITY_. Neil wrote: Either, there's not much in it for a home user. Go for the cheapest option , bearing in mind that if the disks are damaged, nothing may be able to recover the data. "Chas" wrote in message ... I realize this may not be the right group for this question. But........soooo many choices. Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. -- Boro |
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Which to get...............XP Home or Pro
Chas wrote:
Been using Win98SE for the last 5 years. Over the weekend, PC wouldn't boot up. Scandisk found some bad clusters that it can't repair. Have 2 HD's on existing PC with alot of applications and data. I don't really need to use the applications as much as I need to retrieve some data files. Which system would be best to get that will allow me to do that? XP Home or Pro. See http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp for the list of things that are in Pro only. In addition Pro will support ten simultaneous connections in a network - Home only five If you see no need for any of these Pro only matters, save money and get Home - the systems are otherwise identical -- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit) |
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