RE: [WDSCI-L] FW: I think I already know the answer, but..

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Bale [mailto:dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 11:23 AM
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] FW: I think I already know the answer, but..
> 
> 
> 
> Well, see, Joe *is* the company!

Yes I know.  Should have made the crack about his boss I was thinking about
;-)

> 
> So, XP Home works but isn't supported.  I don't get that.  
> What differences
> between Home & Pro are there that make support any different / more
> difficult / whatever?
> 
> db
> 

As I understand it, and as other have touch upon, the difference are mostly
in the networking components.  Here's a link to Microsoft's comparison:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

But I don't see anything that would explain why WDSc or Visual Studio for
that matter really needs Pro or why they wouldn't be officially supported on
Home.

Charles