Windows XP corp

[Deadwood]

Is there such a thing as windows XP corperate edition and if so what is the difference compaired with Windows XP professional.

[Ken17625]

What I do know is that it doesn't have the activiation crap. Making it a "favorite" of many.

[realize]

Yes, there's a corporate windows xp, the diffenrences between it and the normal xp pro is the activitation. The corp doesn't need to be activated at microsoft as windows xp pro does.

[Theinfamousone]

What is Windows XP 64bit about?

[phalkon30]

Originally posted by Theinfamousone
What is Windows XP 64bit about?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.asp should explain that for you

Ever heard of the Itanium processor? or AMD's (hammerhead?)

TOP FIVE REASONS TO MOVE TO 64bit EDITION

Large Memory Support
Windows XP 64–Bit Edition supports up to 16 GB of RAM and 16 TB of virtual memory, enabling applications to run faster when working with large data sets. Applications can preload substantially more data into virtual memory, allowing rapid access by the Intel Itanium processor.

Optimized for the Intel Itanium processor family
Windows XP 64–Bit Edition has been optimized specifically for the Intel Itanium processor and benefits from its key features, such as the Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) design and increased floating–point performance.

Multiprocessing
Windows XP 64–Bit Edition is designed to support multiprocessing capabilities for maximum performance and scalability, supporting up to two symmetric Intel Itanium processors.

Interoperability
Windows XP 64–Bit Edition provides a rich platform to integrate both 64–bit technical applications and 32–bit business applications using the Windows on Windows 64 (WOW64) x86 emulation layer.

Same programming model
Developers with 32–bit skills will be comfortable and quickly productive in the Windows on Itanium environment, finding it virtually identical to the development environment for 32–bit Windows.

[Psilaxs]

XP "pro" is the "corporate" edition, they are one in the same

[Krell]

THX Psilaxs

You guys need to go to Microsofts website and look this up, you're just being lazy!

If you want acurate info, go there.

[Deadwood]

Thanks all for your help. I guess I'll go trawling through the Microsoft web site then to be sure.

[Theinfamousone]

Originally posted by Krell
THX Psilaxs

You guys need to go to Microsofts website and look this up, you're just being lazy!

If you want acurate info, go there.

You're right Krell, but I just saw the thread and the question came to my mind.

BTW, thanks Phalk

[almanzo]

No, the "corporate edition" does not exist. There are three versions of Windows XP: Home, Professional, and the 64 bit version. The "corporate edition" is another name (usually used in warez and pirating circles) for Windows XP Professional with multi-volume licensing.

A multi-volume license edition of XP Professional is usually bought by large corporations (hence the nickname) because they need to install the OS on a large number of computers, and setting it up using hundreds or thousands of different product keys and activating every copy just isn't possible. So they are given one product key to use for installing the OS on every PC in the corporation - useful because the system administrator can put the installation files on a network drive along with an automatic installation script that contains the cd key. Also, these installations don't need to be activated like retail versions do. But word to the wise: don't ever refer to owning the "corporate edition" where Microsoft can hear - I've seen people do that on Microsoft support newsgroups and get flamed like hell by MS employees for being a pirate.