I notice this too. If you bring up Windows Explorer, and click "Help ->
About Windows", it will show Professional or Home (at least mine shows
Professional).

Russ Poffenberger
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-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
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Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 7:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Windows XP SP2


That is something that was changed - they no longer identify between Pro &
Home.  It's not a "problem"...it's a "feature"  ;)

Tony Mayer


> purchased a an OEM version of windows with sp1, and then installed
> sp2 from Cd i got from Micrososft . The problem which is minor, is
> that windows  at boot up has lost it's identity so to speak, it does
> not show the "home Edition". just shows windows xp without the that
> identifier  to let you  know which versions of xp you are running ,
> the same has happened on xp pro as  well. Anyone face this problem or
> can expalin this to me

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