Why is XP Professional considered better for gaming?

[ducttapeBigSexy]

This is something that I've always wondered, but I can't ever find a reason for (and no one I know can explain why this is) - why is XP Professional considered better for gaming then XP Home?

I'm just curious because I know that most high-end gaming rigs come with Professional instead of Home - that, and in some PC gaming magazines, gaming rigs get marked down for coming preinstalled with Home instead of Professional. I understand that, for example, in businesses, Professional does offer many more features then Home - but, does it really offer a better gaming experience?

[meyou123]

I think they base this on the "features" that you can change in win xp pro and and some of those same features are locked in win xp home. But that is only a guess.

[Malakai1911]

It really doesnt matter, its a matter of sheer preference.

I prefer X64 :-)

[.:sp00ky:.]

xp pro has more pointless services running in the bg by default so id say it was worse for games.

[Lehk]

i've never heard of XP Pro being better in gaming, I do a lot of gaming and hang out with gamers. I prefer XP Professional for other reasons (mainly the administrative controls are more powerful)

[endersgame21]

XP is alright, but everybody knows OS/2 is hands down the best Operating System for gaming. Its not half bad for 1337 H4X0R1N6 either.

:P

[black_magiic]

I think its because it comes in a blue box versus a green one...

[shawners]

I think its cause of the price tag.. Gamers have to have everything high tech and expensive.. VIDEO card, faster processor, higher priced operating system.. that kind of jazz=0)

[silentscream]

i find xp pro is only really better for family use (i have a smaller brother with access to my other comp)

and group policy is great for locking down the system :)

Greg

[CompuGeek]

There is no difference between Pro and Home with regard to gaming.


Pro can join a domain and encrypt files.
Home can't do those two things.

[Auggie2k]

I think its cause of the price tag.. Gamers have to have everything high tech and expensive.. VIDEO card, faster processor, higher priced operating system.. that kind of jazz=0)
I would agree with that. The gaming PC's are always notorious for having the newest and most expensive parts.

[ducttapeBigSexy]

That's what I was thinking - the only reason a gamer would upgrade to Professional is because, since it's more money, it must be better.

Well, now I can sleep at night :P Thanks!

[moneoa]

well it can't really offer a "better" expeience becaus ethey are both the same damn O.S with Pro just having a bit more bloat in it. (and Remote Desktop Connectivity)

[ROMANTICGUY50]

i find xp pro is only really better for family use (i have a smaller brother with access to my other comp)

and group policy is great for locking down the system :)

Greg
My family uses the computer for gamning alot and we have XP Home SP1 and have no problems wih any games we play. We play alot of different games on the computer:bom: SMILE HAVE A GREAT DAY

[Auggie2k]

and Remote Desktop Connectivity...Which sucks!

[cpugeniusmv]

...Which sucks!
What sucks about it? I like it a lot!

Better than any of the VNC variants, anyway.

[sister_sue48]

my son thinks the more it cost the better it is well this mom doesn't buy that theory or buy the toy either we computer games. purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:icon_sa lu

[moneoa]

...Which sucks!
Actually that is one thing that I will say I do like, I don't think it sucks because as far as
remote desktop access goes most of the ones I have tried are slow as shit but Pro's runs in real time if you got a good broadband connection.

I commonly log into my workstation from home on my laptop, I love it.

[Auggie2k]

I used it when I had dial up and I never got it to work for me, it just started to bug me.

[cpugeniusmv]

I used it when I had dial up and I never got it to work for me, it just started to bug me.
Dialup sucks then :-)