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More info?)
Fr@nk wrote:
> "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
> news:HuSdnZ9Zt7JPzJveRVn-1A@comcast.com...
>
>> Remote Assistance is available in all editions of Windows
>> XP. That means you can provide Remote Assistance to another
>> user as long as both computers are running Windows XP. It
>> won't work with earlier versions such as Win 2K or Win98SE.
>>
>> Note: Windows XP Professional also has the ability to offer
>> Remote Assistance to a remote user. With XP Home, you would
>> only be able to respond to invitations initiated by the
>> remote user. In other words, with XP Pro you can start the
>> process while with XP Home the person seeking assistance
>> has to make the first move.
>>
>
> The ability to "initiate the invitation" doesn't sound like
> enough of a reason for me to go with Pro. Especially since
> reading some of the articles from your links (Thanks!)
> showed me one can also use NetMeeting or simply Windows
> Messenger to establish some sort of remote assistance
> connection (well, I'm not sure about Messenger, but it looks
> like NetMeeting will do that, and with most Windows
> versions, not just XP).
>
>
>> Remote Desktop is a feature that is only available with
>> Windows XP Professional. Remote Desktop allows another user
>> running most versions of Windows to take control of your PC
>> as if they were sitting at the keyboard. For example, let's
>> say I have a PC at my office running Windows XP
>> Professional. I could, as long as I've installed the remote
>> desktop client software, connect to that computer from
>> another location with a machine running Windows 98, 2000
>> and all versions of XP.
>>
>> Here are a few articles you may find helpful in making your
>> decision:
>>
>> Remote Assistance
>>
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxprmass.htm
>>
>>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/remoteassist/intro.mspx
>>
>>
http://www.scscc.com/smnr/Remote%20Assistance4.pdf
>>
>> Remote Desktop
>>
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en;315328
>>
>>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx
>>
>>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/russel_may18.mspx
>>
>> It sounds as if XP Home Edition would be fine for you. The
>> only reason you might want to consider getting Pro would be
>> if you anticipate having to do any of the following
>> sometime in the future:
>> 1. Connect from a remote location to your home PC.
>> 2. Offer Remote Assistance to other XP users because they
>> can't figure out how to initiate the invitation.
>> 3. Increase file security using features such as Encryption
>> and NTFS permissions.
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>
> Yah, I doubt I'll need to use Remote Desktop. Remote
> Assistance (or anything like it) is what I'm looking for.
>
> Now, I know this is not the right group, but since the
> question popped into my mind now here in mid-thread, I'll
> ask: what's the difference in resource/memory/hardware
> requirements between Pro and Home? Does Pro chomp up more
> RAM? More hard disk space? Does Pro run more Services,
> thereby putting more of a load on the hardware in general?
>
> Thanks very much for your earlier response!
>
>
> Fr@nk
Posting your question in another newsgroup, such as
windowsxp.general or windowsxp.help_and_support, would probably
be a good idea. It will probably draw responses from people who
are far more knowledgable about the inner workings of Windows
XP than I am.
That said, here's my take on your question: Initially, there is
no difference. A standard installation of both versions uses
the same amount of resources. It's when you start using the
"Pro only" features that you see a difference in performance.
Nepatsfan