1-5LESSON 1 EXPLAINING WINDOWS XP■ WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION DOES NOT SU...

1-5Lesson 1 Explaining Windows XP■

Windows XP Home Edition does not support the use of NTFS or print permissions.

Instead, Windows XP Home Edition supports only Simple File Sharing. You will

learn more about NTFS permissions in Chapter 8, “Securing Resources with NTFS

Permissions.” You will learn more about print permissions in Chapter 12, “Manag-

ing Printers and Documents.”

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Windows XP Home Edition does not support the use of dynamic disks, which you

will learn about in Chapter 10, “Managing Data Storage.”

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Windows XP Home Edition does not support the Encrypting File System (EFS),

which you will learn about in Chapter 10.

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Windows XP Home Edition supports only one processor, whereas Windows XP

Professional supports two processors.

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Windows XP Home Edition does not include Internet Information Services.

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Windows XP Home Edition does not include Remote Desktop.

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Windows XP Home Edition does not provide Remote Installation Services (RIS)

support (which you will learn about in Chapter 3, “Deploying Windows XP Pro-

fessional”).

See Also You can learn more about Windows XP Home Edition and find a detailed feature

comparison with Windows XP Professional at https://traloihay.net.

Windows XP Media Center Edition

The Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 operating system is available only on new

Media Center PCs—computers with special hardware features that enable users to con-

nect the computer as an integral part of a home entertainment system. Because of its

special requirements, Media Center PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition are

available only from Microsoft PC manufacturer partners.

See Also For more information about Windows XP Media Center Edition, visit http://

https://traloihay.net.

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

The Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system expands on Windows XP Profes-

sional, providing all the features and performance of Windows XP Professional, while

also providing additional capabilities designed to take advantage of a touch-screen

interface: pen input, handwriting recognition, and speech recognition.