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• Backup—XP Pro has the standard Win2K backup program; XP Home has no backup
program.
• Dynamic Disks—XP Pro supports dynamic disks; XP Home doesn’t.
• IIS—XP Pro includes IIS; XP Home doesn’t.
• Encrypted File System (EFS)—EFS debuted in Win2K and lets you encrypt files on an
NTFS partition, a very useful feature for mobile machines. XP Pro includes EFS; XP
Home doesn’t.
• Multiple Monitors—XP Pro supports up to nine monitors; XP Home supports only one
monitor (Windows Me/Win98 supported multiple monitors).
• Multiprocessor—XP Pro supports up to two processors; XP Home supports only one
(as did Windows Me/Win98).
• Remote Assistance—Both editions support Remote Assistance, which lets someone
from a Help desk connect to the client desktop to troubleshoot problems.
• Remote Desktop—XP Pro adds to Remote Assistance by letting any machine running a
Terminal Services client run one Terminal Services session against an XP Pro machine.
• Domain Membership—XP Pro systems can be domain members; XP Home systems
can’t, but they can access domain resources.
• Group Policy—XP Pro supports group policies; XP Home doesn’t.
• IntelliMirror—XP Pro supports IntelliMirror, which includes Microsoft Remote Installation
Services (RIS), software deployment, and user setting management; XP Home doesn’t
support IntelliMirror.
• Upgrade from Windows Me/Win98—Both XP Pro and XP Home support this upgrade.
• Upgrade from Win2K/NT—Only XP Pro supports this upgrade.
• 64-bit Support—Only XP Pro will have a 64-bit version that supports the Itanium
systems.
• Network Support—XP Pro includes support for Network Monitor, SNMP, IP Security
(IPSec), and the Client Services for NetWare (CSNW); XP Home doesn’t.