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by seetharaman_a

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Hello all!

I've just acquired a new PC and intend to set up network at home. My
new PC has WindowsXP Home Edition installed. However, this version
of XP offers limited networking functions (for example, no remote
access, no encryption facilities), unlike the Professional edition.
My question is: as I want to have priviliges similar to those you
get with Windows 2000 Server, should I install Windows 2000 on my
PC, and if I do so, can I install it alongside XP or will
Windows2000erase XP from my system? And in the latter case, do you
think I would be losing much in getting rid of XP?

Thanks very much for your advice.

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by ebob

1 - If you decide to try "dual boot", you will need to remove XP Home, then install W2K, then reload XP Home, but in a different partition than W2K. (See the relevant Technet articles on Dual Boot for details.)

2 - Would you lose too much by dumping XP Home? That's your call. I have XP Pro RC2 dual booting with W2K Pro. W2K is (of course) the default/primary. XP Pro only brings me the ability to play some of my legacy games. And XP (Home & Pro) is still a little short on some drivers, it seems, although not for any of the gear that I have.

3 - Have you considered "upgrading" to XP Pro, as yet another alternative? This should address your concerns with encryption, remote access, etc.

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