Windows XP, Home or Pro

[nksmfamjp]

I was pretty sure that I wanted the pro, but after looking at the pro box, the added features didn't seem to apply to me. I have a home PC which does about 70% internet surfing, 10% gaming(mostly kid's games), 10% office/ homework use, and 10% photo organizing/storage/CD making. Future use will be about the same, but with some increase in gaming and office use, I believe.

Which version do you think I would be best served by -- Home or Pro?

If you went pro, why?

Where is the best place to buy -- price, return policy, customer service, etc.?

[bailey]

home will do nicely for you.
the only time you would want or need pro would be if you had to connect to a large domain or are in a large network in a busness of some kind and needed some of the extra features.

[mikezel]

in all likelihood, you will be fine with XP Home. the main advantage of pro is the extended networking capabilities, which you probably won't use anyway. there is a false assumption that pro is waaay better than home. this isn't true. Unless you know you need the pro features, go with XP Home.
mike
*EDIT* darn, bailey types faster than me lol

[ghost2003]

googled this www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
micosofts site doesnt work for me right now for some reason so I didint see the page yet but the decription looks like what you need.

[DragonNOA1]

I have PRO for the bragging rights, but if you want my honest opinion, then go with Home, it'll do ya just fine.
Good Luck and happy computing.