Weird stuff happening after sp2

human_clay · 09-08-2004, 08:04 AM

Im not very sure if this has happened only to me after installing sp2 .My boot screen has changed a bit.It doesnt display "Windows Xp Proffesional"loading ....it just displays "Windows Xp"
Its kinda weird

ShoobieRat · 09-08-2004, 10:27 AM

MS is trying to phase out XP-Home.

XP-Pro makes them more money, is better featured and stable, and it's proving to be a mess for them to support two versions of the same OS.

cajun33 · 09-08-2004, 11:29 AM

Does that mean that SP2 is supposed to upgrade or are those of with home gonna have to bite the bullet and buy the upgrade?

beedubaya · 09-08-2004, 11:42 AM

I had XP Home for a short while, but after switching to Pro, I could never go back to home. I think MS should phase out Home, I never really saw the need for it to begin with.

ShoobieRat · 09-08-2004, 11:54 AM

XP-Home was a lite version made for non-computer-knowledgable people who wanted to use the latest stuff (movies, music, etc, Office XP, etc.). Unfortunately it became both a marketing problem and a programming problem. You couldn't effectively run two marketing campaigns, and every time you did an update for Pro, you had to strip/correct it for Home, which was a hassle and created two sets of bug tracks.