drivers00 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I'm getting a new PC that comes with XP Media Center Edition 2005. I'm not so interested in all the media features, but I'm getting it because it's a package deal with the PC.Can I set up MCE to look like XP Pro and Win 2000, which is what I'm used to from my PCs at home and office? By "look like" I mean the desktop and other basic elements like the task bar, etc.? Is there anything I should know about differences in the user experience for MCE versus XP Pro? Also, I've heard anecdotes about users having problems running hardware on MCE but having no problems running the same hardware on XP Pro- is there anything I should be worried about in that area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha_demon2004 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 as far as i know MCE is XP Pro with the media enhancements added to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 as far as i know MCE is XP Pro with the media enhancements added to itYou're right.@drivers00: just leave it. It behaves EXACTLY as XP Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 @drivers00: just leave it. It behaves EXACTLY as XP Pro. it behaves at 90% as XP Pro. It has some estrictions (domain, saving passwords on smb-shares) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idontwantspam Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Almost but not quite like Pro. Some differences as mentioned above. But if you want it to look like Win2K:Turn off the stupid Welcome screen so you can have the Windows Classic logon prompt. Go to Control panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log on and off > Uncheck Use the Welcome Screen > Press Apply. This will make your logon look like Win2K rather than preschool. Also, it will allow you to lock the computer and such, which you can't do with the welcome screen.Use Windows Classic theme. Desktop > right-click > select Windows Classic > OKTurn off Simple File Sharing. My Computer > Tools menu > Folder options > View tab > uncheck use Simple file sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walchinc Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 (edited) Yeh, by defaut the domain name management (joining it a network area) has been removed from MCE 2005, but available in xp pro. All you really need is MS Plus to look like MCE 2005 on XP Pro. Edited April 14, 2007 by Walchinc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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