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I have a couple of simple questions for anybody. I found a good deal on an E-Machine that has all the system hardware requirements I need (for the multi-media stuff). However, it came with Windows XP Home edition installed as the default OS. Here are my questions

1) Besides the obvious differences between XP Home and XP PRO posted all over the Microsoft web site , what are the differences between XP Pro and XP Multimedia Editions? The url to a website that can provide answers to this question would be great

2) I haven't been able to find an upgrade path to move from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP Multimedia Edition. Am i looking at a complete uninstall and reinstall (and the sales guy lied)....or is there a Microsoft web site somewhere, that I just have not found, that has a "FREE" download/upgrade that will solve my Multi-media delimma

Thanks for any direction or input that comes my way

Multimedia Challenge
MRSwam
 
Greetings --

WinXP Media Center Edition is a _superset_ (iow, it does
_everything_ WinXP Pro can do, plus contains additional features) of
WinXP Pro. Additionally, Windows XP Media Center Edition is not
available for retail sale. WinXP MCE is available *only* as a
pre-installed OEM installation on specifically designed PCs.

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/


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MRSwamp said:
Hey All,

I have a couple of simple questions for anybody. I found a good
Click to expand...
deal on an E-Machine that has all the system hardware requirements I
need (for the multi-media stuff). However, it came with Windows XP
Home edition installed as the default OS. Here are my questions:
1) Besides the obvious differences between XP Home and XP PRO posted
Click to expand...
all over the Microsoft web site , what are the differences between XP
Pro and XP Multimedia Editions? The url to a website that can provide
answers to this question would be great.
2) I haven't been able to find an upgrade path to move from Windows
Click to expand...
XP Home Edition to Windows XP Multimedia Edition. Am i looking at a
complete uninstall and reinstall (and the sales guy lied)....or is
there a Microsoft web site somewhere, that I just have not found, that
has a "FREE" download/upgrade that will solve my Multi-media delimma?
 
At the moment, I believe that the Multimedia edition is only available to
OEMs - though I guess that it will eventually be available to everyone.

At the moment, there is no specific (cheap) upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro:
you have to purchase the upgrade version that covers Window98, Me, NT, etc.,
to Windows XP Pro.

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Hey All,

I have a couple of simple questions for anybody. I found a good deal on an
E-Machine that has all the system hardware requirements I need (for the
multi-media stuff). However, it came with Windows XP Home edition installed
as the default OS. Here are my questions:

1) Besides the obvious differences between XP Home and XP PRO posted all
over the Microsoft web site , what are the differences between XP Pro and XP
Multimedia Editions? The url to a website that can provide answers to this
question would be great.

2) I haven't been able to find an upgrade path to move from Windows XP Home
Edition to Windows XP Multimedia Edition. Am i looking at a complete
uninstall and reinstall (and the sales guy lied)....or is there a Microsoft
web site somewhere, that I just have not found, that has a "FREE"
download/upgrade that will solve my Multi-media delimma?

Thanks for any direction or input that comes my way.


Multimedia Challenged
MRSwamp
 
Hey All,

I have a couple of simple questions for anybody. I found a good deal on an E-Machine that has all
the system hardware requirements I need (for the multi-media stuff). However, it came with Windows
XP Home edition installed as the default OS. Here are my questions:

1) Besides the obvious differences between XP Home and XP PRO posted all over the Microsoft web site ,
what are the differences between XP Pro and XP Multimedia Editions? The url to a website that can
provide answers to this question would be great.

2) I haven't been able to find an upgrade path to move from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Multimedia Edition. Am i looking at a complete uninstall and reinstall (and the sales guy lied)....
or is there a Microsoft web site somewhere, that I just have not found, that has a "FREE" download/upgrade
that will solve my Multi-media delimma?

Thanks for any direction or input that comes my way.
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There is Digital Media Plus Edition (which is a Plus pack for your
existing Windows XP OS).

Some, if not all, of the MCE functionality, can be attained by third
party hardware and software solutions.
 
Gary said:
There is Digital Media Plus Edition (which is a Plus pack for your
existing Windows XP OS).

Some, if not all, of the MCE functionality, can be attained by third
party hardware and software solutions.
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If this you mean Windows XP Media Center Edition
[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/default.asp] it
would require a reinstallation. If the machine did not come with Media Edition,
it is not adviseable to install it, as it is very hardware specific e.g. it
requires a remote control.

Geophelps.
 
FYI -- my husband purchased a Gateway Media Center PC over the holidays. We
have already uncovered a number of bugs... and after HOURS with Gateway and
reviewing the Microsoft Knowledge Base -- reformatted the hard drive (which
was no fun after uploading multiple gigs of mp3 files and photos.

Dear Hubby has 20+ years of experience with PC's and is fairly knowledgeable
and has been pulling his hair out over this version of Windows... things are
fairly complicated and I have heard him repeat multiple times... "this is
not ready for the masses... if it is this hard to figure out for me!"

After todays reformat and reinstall of EVERYTHING.... we'll see how long
before it crashes again!

Keep smiling!

Kate in MN



MRSwamp said:
Hey All,

I have a couple of simple questions for anybody. I found a good deal on
Click to expand...
an E-Machine that has all the system hardware requirements I need (for the
multi-media stuff). However, it came with Windows XP Home edition installed
as the default OS. Here are my questions:
1) Besides the obvious differences between XP Home and XP PRO posted all
Click to expand...
over the Microsoft web site , what are the differences between XP Pro and XP
Multimedia Editions? The url to a website that can provide answers to this
question would be great.
2) I haven't been able to find an upgrade path to move from Windows XP
Click to expand...
Home Edition to Windows XP Multimedia Edition. Am i looking at a complete
uninstall and reinstall (and the sales guy lied)....or is there a Microsoft
web site somewhere, that I just have not found, that has a "FREE"
download/upgrade that will solve my Multi-media delimma?
 
I hope you husband created a partition for your MP3 and
other files so you can reformat and reinstall on C: while
leaving the other data safely on a partition.



| FYI -- my husband purchased a Gateway Media Center PC over
the holidays. We
| have already uncovered a number of bugs... and after HOURS
with Gateway and
| reviewing the Microsoft Knowledge Base -- reformatted the
hard drive (which
| was no fun after uploading multiple gigs of mp3 files and
photos.
|
| Dear Hubby has 20+ years of experience with PC's and is
fairly knowledgeable
| and has been pulling his hair out over this version of
Windows... things are
| fairly complicated and I have heard him repeat multiple
times... "this is
| not ready for the masses... if it is this hard to figure
out for me!"
|
| After todays reformat and reinstall of EVERYTHING....
we'll see how long
| before it crashes again!
|
| Keep smiling!
|
| Kate in MN
|
|
|
| | > Hey All,
| >
| > I have a couple of simple questions for anybody. I
found a good deal on
| an E-Machine that has all the system hardware requirements
I need (for the
| multi-media stuff). However, it came with Windows XP Home
edition installed
| as the default OS. Here are my questions:
| >
| > 1) Besides the obvious differences between XP Home and
XP PRO posted all
| over the Microsoft web site , what are the differences
between XP Pro and XP
| Multimedia Editions? The url to a website that can
provide answers to this
| question would be great.
| >
| > 2) I haven't been able to find an upgrade path to move
from Windows XP
| Home Edition to Windows XP Multimedia Edition. Am i
looking at a complete
| uninstall and reinstall (and the sales guy lied)....or is
there a Microsoft
| web site somewhere, that I just have not found, that has a
"FREE"
| download/upgrade that will solve my Multi-media delimma?
| >
| > Thanks for any direction or input that comes my way.
| >
| >
| > Multimedia Challenged
| > MRSwamp
| >
|
|
 
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