what is Media center Edition compared to the normal XP

Fuzz · 27 Nov 2006 at 20:11

**** are on the last day of a deal on a notebook I'm looking at buying but it can only be selected with Windows media center edition 2005.

Never even seen a pc with this on.
Help would be greatly appreciated as to what the differences are.. Ta

Andy

gam3r · 27 Nov 2006 at 20:20

It's basically Windows XP Pro with a Media center front end program bolted on. Sorry i can't be of much help but the Microsoft website explains it pretty well here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/overview.mspx

Some video's on the site will help you as well

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Fuzz · 27 Nov 2006 at 20:21

Off to look at that link then cheers..

As long as it isn't Millennium Ed rebadged

Fuzz · 27 Nov 2006 at 20:24

Hmmm fail to see the use of that lot on a 12" display.. Perhaps explains why it's on offer!

Clarkey · 27 Nov 2006 at 20:41

useful for tv out. Curiously, a mate of mine just bought an acer laptop with MCE on it and it doesn't even have tv-out. OEM's must get it cheaper or something.

J.B · 27 Nov 2006 at 20:50

oems are cheaper.

The main difference between mce and xp is that it does not have the domain functions that xp pro has

Fuzz · 27 Nov 2006 at 20:53

Clarkey said:
useful for tv out. Curiously, a mate of mine just bought an acer laptop with MCE on it and it doesn't even have tv-out. OEM's must get it cheaper or something.

Not without a tuner card in the notebook it doesn't.

One of the options I was allowed to chose.

£71 quid for that option seemed a little OTT for what I want it for

Fuzz · 27 Nov 2006 at 20:55

J.B said:
oems are cheaper.

The main difference between mce and xp is that it does not have the domain functions that xp pro has

Could you expand on that a little.
Not geeky enough to fully understand that.

Clarkey · 27 Nov 2006 at 21:00

if you dont know then you won't miss it.

Fuzz · 27 Nov 2006 at 21:04

Good point

I thought after i posted, it had nothing to do with LAN as the demo in the link said it connects up to your home network fine..

That's what I was thinking of anyway.

Tony Williams · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:44

Windows MCE ... oh noes, help someone it's attacking me.

david334 · 27 Nov 2006 at 22:46

Tony Williams said:
Windows MCE ... oh noes, help someone it's attacking me.

isnt MCE For grandparents and noobs

David334

Fuzz · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:12

Not worry, decided against the Dell and ordered the Samsung Q35.

£955.32 inc postage from a South american rainforest

MTA99 · 27 Nov 2006 at 23:12

J.B said:
oems are cheaper.

The main difference between mce and xp is that it does not have the domain functions that xp pro has

You can "enable" it tho

J.B · 28 Nov 2006 at 11:32

Clarkey said:
if you dont know then you won't miss it.

LOL, thats the best explination of it i have ever heard!

MTA99 said:
You can "enable" it tho

can you??

how, id love to know, thanks

bledd · 28 Nov 2006 at 11:55

david334 said:
isnt MCE For grandparents and noobs

David334

its cheaper than xp pro, and anyone that has a domain in their house is a total geek (unless they need it for work testing purposes

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Spider · 28 Nov 2006 at 11:59

You can enable it, but AFAIK it breaks the license agreement and is therefore illegal. Ample instructions on google though (regedit as usual!)