If your employer requires that the PC join the domain, not just access
resources, stick with XP Pro.

michkal wrote:

> I throught Media Center Edition is positioned between XP Home edition and XP
> Pro, and that XP Pro contained addtional capabilities that Media Center
> Edition or Home Edition does not support, such as easier network
> connectivity, connecting to domains (for my job), advanced security... Isn't
> this true?
>
> I would love to stick with Media Center Edition, but I just want to make
> sure that I have all the networking capabilities that I know XP Pro has for
> my home network, and support when I connect to my employer's network. Any
> further insight into this is appreciated.
>
> Thanks again!
>
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
>
>
>>"michkal" <michkal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:7CF973FA-6286-40F8-81D7-BE08BFBF39C1@microsoft.com
>>
>>>I just purchased a laptop with XP Media Center Edition. When I
>>>placed the order for my laptop I forgot to order it with XP Pro
>>>installed, so I purchased the XP Pro disk afterwards from the
>>>manufacturer.
>>>
>>>I started the XP Pro upgrade from within XP Media Center Edition on
>>>the laptop. After the upgrade collected initial configuration
>>>information it started the uprade, rebooted, and continued the
>>>upgrade to XP Pro from the booted CD. The upgrade started to prompt
>>>me to insert the XP Pro CD2 for additional files that it needed.
>>>Problem is, there is only one CD for the installation.
>>>
>>>Is it possible to upgrade to XP Pro from XP Media Center Edition, and
>>>if so, what is the best way to proceed without having to do a new
>>>install resulting in overwriting the software applications that were
>>>already installed?
>>>
>>>Luckily I made an image of the drive before attempting the XP Pro
>>>upgrade and copied it back on the laptop so I can try this again.
>>
>>Media Center Edition is a super-set of WinXPPro. It contains _everything_
>>that WinXP Pro contains. Going from WinXP Media Center Edition to WinXP Pro
>>is a DOWNgrade. You would have to format the partition and make a clean
>>install.
>>
>>--
>>Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
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>>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>>
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