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Windows XP MCE 2005 vs Windows XP Home

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:35 pm
by JMEaT
On my new system I am building I would like to buy Windows XP MCE 2005(not interested in Vista ATM).

What are the differences between Home and MCE versions besides the obvious Media Center program interface?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6832116171

The above link says OEM, will I have any problems activating this copy? Or reinstalling at a later time and re-activating it?

Thanks! :)

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:47 pm
by Krom
It should be no different from XP Home for activation and reinstalls. The other differences you will find is MCE is based off XP Professional not XP Home, so a lot of the extra goodies found in XP Professional are also still present in MCE.

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:04 pm
by JMEaT
Awesome thanks Krom. You've always been a huge help for me when it comes to system questions.

Cheers bud.