Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

[Guest Spiral]

Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.

Anyone know the philosophy behind this?

[Guest Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Re: Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

 

The splash screen that appears at startup does not display the complete

Windows XP version information

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;886930

 

 

 

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Microsoft MVP

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"Spiral" <spiral@spongy.com> wrote in message news:O8ydnV0lQ7nS2xvVnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@supernews.com...

Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.

Anyone know the philosophy behind this?

[Guest John]

Re: Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

 

I don't recall seeing Home/Pro information on the boot splash screen since

XP was released.

 

"Spiral" <spiral@spongy.com> wrote in message

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> Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.

> Anyone know the philosophy behind this?

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

 

 

"John" <a> wrote in message news:eJKUnWE7IHA.2260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>I don't recall seeing Home/Pro information on the boot splash screen since

>XP was released.

 

It did, IIRC through SP1a, and was removed. The version does show on

WinVer, IIRC.

 

HTH

-pk

 

> "Spiral" <spiral@spongy.com> wrote in message

> news:O8ydnV0lQ7nS2xvVnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@supernews.com...

>> Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.

>> Anyone know the philosophy behind this?

>>

>

[Guest John]

Re: Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

 

 

"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message

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> "John" <a> wrote in message news:eJKUnWE7IHA.2260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>I don't recall seeing Home/Pro information on the boot splash screen since

>>XP was released.

>

> It did, IIRC through SP1a, and was removed. The version does show on

> WinVer, IIRC.

>

 

Hmm... I guess I never really pay attention to it. Thanks.

[Guest Spiral]

Re: Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

 

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

> The splash screen that appears at startup does not display the complete

> Windows XP version information

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;886930

>

>

>

 

I guess then, no philosophy, it just IS...

 

Surprised out of the small response that a few haven't noticed after all

these months...

[Guest Loopy]

Re: Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

 

It was noticed and thoroughly commented on when SP2 came out. It is old news

now.

 

 

 

"Spiral" <spiral@spongy.com> wrote in message

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> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

>

>> The splash screen that appears at startup does not display the complete

>> Windows XP version information

>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;886930

>>

>>

>>

>

> I guess then, no philosophy, it just IS...

>

> Surprised out of the small response that a few haven't noticed after all

> these months...

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

 

Spiral wrote:

> Surprised out of the small response that a few haven't noticed after all

> these months...

 

How many users of Professional would waste their time with a dual- or

multi-boot config that included the Home version? If you had Pro, why

would you also have a crippled version (Home)? If you use Pro at work

and Home at home, you already know by physical location which version

you are using and aren't expecting some confirmation in a boot screen.

Not everyone using Windows XP cares for the Fisher-Price boob UI and

configures XP to get rid of it. In the standard login screen (i.e.,

when not using the Fisher-Price Welcome screen), it does say

"Professional". Don't know about the Home version since I don't waste

my time with it.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

 

 

 

Spiral wrote:

> Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.

> Anyone know the philosophy behind this?

>

>

 

One less file to maintain.