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newdude

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September 18th, 2006 23:00

XP Vs Media Centre

Hello all

I was just wonder which is better XP or media centre edition

I hope I havnt made a mistake by getting the media windows

does it slow down games whats the main advantages and dis advantages

considering I wont be using it for TV

can anyone help me please

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joe53
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Posted September 19th, 2006 00:00

Hi:

XP Media Center Edition is a superset of XP Pro. All it lacks is the ability to join a domain. (This is usually of no importance to a home user).

Otherwise MCE has all the capabilities of XP Pro. It should not slow down games. (You might want to confirm this in the Gaming forum).

[Edit: Here is a thread from the gaming forum that applies: http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=game-gen&message.id=34645]

Some have reported that certain third party programs (Palm PDA's, and Kodak's Easyshare spring to mind) are not supported by MCE, yet others report np problems with these.

The main advantage of MCE is of course, it's additional media programs. Plus it seems Dell charges more for XP. If you choose not to use the TV and other media functions, I doubt you would notice any difference.

Message Edited by joe53 on 09-18-2006 09:49 PM
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newdude
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Posted September 19th, 2006 03:00
Yeah really how good is Vista Ultimate going to be

give me the goss get me excited
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jmwills
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Posted September 19th, 2006 03:00
Just wait until you see Vista Ultimate.