Changing Windows?

hey, right now i have windows xp pro sp2, and i'm noticing more and more problems all the time, i'd just re-install but everytime i do it, it uninstalls every program i have, and it refuses to recognize any previous profiles that i had on my computer, which is a huge pain, what i'm wondering is, would there be any real difference if i switched from xp pro sp2 over to xp home sp1? a couple people told me that home has less features and stuff to load up so my pc will probly be a bit faster, and i've had sp2 since i first got xp pro, so i wouldn't notice if sp2 was causing any problems, can anybody tell me if it would make any real difference? i'm thinking of just buying something like partion magic, installing xp home on the d drive, and trying it out first, but not sure.

 

I don't think changing versions is going to help you any. Stick with Pro and find out what's causing all the problems. Normally either version of XP is very robust. I have been running mine for 4 years without needing to reinstall. I do keep full image backup on separate media for that purpose however. I recommend that for all users.

Instead of buying PM, consider getting Ghost or True Image. That'll serve you much better. Run them to make a full backup image and store it on either a second hard drive or on CD's. Then when you feel the system is needing reinstalling, you can use this image (keep it somewhat current) and you won't lose all of your personal files and updates.

Why do you feel that you need to reinstall XP Pro so often?

 

i go through alot of different software, i'll try demo's of about 20 programs that do the same thing to find the one that works the best and i like most before i buy it, every now and then a program will do more then it should and mess with some windows files big time, usually it takes 2 or 3 "windows unfriendly" programs before i have to do a full re-install, most recently, i used a program called Safe XP, it messed up my security settings beyond repair, now i get a "running active x controls is prohibited on this page" pop up every time i refresh a page, and even when i start up my pc just on the desktop, and i can't fix it, the only solutions on the internet are to mess with the ie security settings, but that doesn't do anything, and i'm at the end of my rope with this problem.