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Windows XP Home vs. Pro

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  • TRAiNER4TRAiNER4
    The list for people's ages has been moved to the Ages thread in the Random Crap forum. Take a gander in there if ya want.
  • nighticenightice
    On topic: I think only Pro can run MS Virtual PC. Therefore (because the choice of XP was out of my hands), I use the old Connectix 5.1 version.
  • BashBash
    it works in home too, just it says "The OS you are running is not support......."
  • JackTheStripperJackTheStripper
    Use TweakNT (I tink that's it) to convert it to XP.

    PS: It doesn't really convert. More of a mask so program think it's something else. I did this with 2000 Server to make it think it's Workstation so NAV/AVG would install.
  • QQ
    Be carefull with TweakNT, it can screw up NTOSKRNL and if it does...

    You're SUNK

    ...in Windows!

    -Q
  • JackTheStripperJackTheStripper
    Depends on what your doing. Registry changing to make it look like Pro shouldn't hurt much.
  • nighticenightice
    Q wrote:
    You're SUNK

    ...in Windows!

    Hah! You read axcel216's site too? That guy is awesome!
  • QQ
    I got that of Fish who I think got it from Calmira. I browsed though that site a while ago, back when he was on AOL! When I get NAFTA working I'll be sure to go though them again since it (NAFTA)'ll definately have a 9x OS.

    -Q
  • SlashSlash
    TweakNT doesn't screw NTOSKRNL.
    It just edits some shit in registry.
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  • JackTheStripperJackTheStripper
    TechnologyHut wrote:
    it works in home too, just it says "The OS you are running is not support......."

    I was asuming that was true and was telling him how to trick it into installing.

    Also. Does TweakNT add the ability for dual CPU's? TweakNT just hacks up the registry.
  • nighticenightice
    I dont think so, I think Home only has the single-processor kernel.
  • JackTheStripperJackTheStripper
    Yeah, build into the kernel.

    Restistry hacking won't get you anywhere there.

    Plus the Pro-only features that it won't help with.
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  • QQ
    You sure about that? I was under the impression that some differences were in the Kernel file.

    -Q
  • wingzeroisminewingzeroismine
    I remember finding some rar package somewhere a while ago. Files missing from XP home... make it pro... something to that effect. I never downloaded it or examined it though. If the kernel is exactly the same, wouldn't registry hacks enable all the disabled features in home?
  • JackTheStripperJackTheStripper
    You sure?

    It could of been the files that turn XP Pro in VLK
  • QQ
    I've seen those too, but since I got XP Pro to begin with I never got any of them or asked about them.

    -Q
  • wingzeroisminewingzeroismine
    yeah, I use XP home...
  • nighticenightice
    NTOSKRNL.EXE - single-processor kernel
    NTKRNLMP.EXE - multi-processor kernel, not in Home.
  • QQ
    Aha! THAT'S what the file is!

    -Q
  • BODBOD
    then how comees i can onyl find the second one in the service pack backup files? :P
  • QQ
    Maybe it doesn't install it because you're on a uniprocessor machine?

    -Q
  • BODBOD
    that would make sense
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  • BODBOD
    anyone got a dual-CPU machine?
  • JackTheStripperJackTheStripper
    Dual P166 non-MMX.

    But NT4 wouldn't detect dual CPU's. Linux did though.

    It has no CD-ROM and the primiary HD is like 1.2GB...think theres a 2GB in it also.
  • BODBOD
    you could try to put XP on it, to see........
  • TRAiNER4TRAiNER4
    BOD wrote:
    anyone got a dual-CPU machine?

    I do, but I'm currently using one. I'm getting a second one for Christmas. :)
  • JackTheStripperJackTheStripper
    BOD wrote:
    you could try to put XP on it, to see........

    HD = 2GB if I put a Cd-ROM in it, I can only have one HD (1 IDE channel)

    If I install XP, I gotta use winnt.exe becuase it's not bootable. If I do that, it copies to the HD. If it copies to the HD, there no room for XP.
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