Question about new sytem with windows XP

[GameBreaker]

I just purchased a new desktop system. It is a decent system with AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ dual core and 2GB DDR Ram and 250 GB hard drive. Not top of the line I know...but none the less a decently powerful system.

I am going to install Windows XP Home Edition. I dont really intend to do much multi-media stuff on this system and I am not sure why I would need XP Pro.

So, my question is am I somehow limiting the performance of my system by only in stalling the XP Home Edition?

Thanks guys.

[Keepitsimple]

If you have to ask, no.

[GameBreaker]

I am going to take that to mean that if I am not aware of the extra features included in both XP Media and XP Pro than I will not be missing anything using XP Home. Is this correct?

I was actually specifically asking if using XP Home as opposed to the other two would at all effect system *Performance* ?

Sorry if I did not make it clear in the initial asking of the question.

[JayF]

Yeah if you don't know what you are missing you likely won't miss it [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

You should be fine with the Home edition, performances will be the same. XP Home is just that...its designed for the typical computer user who use a computer at home.

Here's an article if you want more details
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp

[GameBreaker]

In the above linked article it states that ...

"Multi-processor support - Windows XP Pro supports up to two microprocessors, while Home Edition supports only one."

Since the system I purchased uses AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ DUAL CORE does that mean that having only the XP Home Edition is limiting the systems performance.

I am a bit confused.

[JayF]

Dual core system still only have 1 processors, so yes it will run fine on Windows XP home, even MS-DOS [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]