[H-GEN] Win XP roaming profiles with Linux?

[Sandra Milne]

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On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:07, R&J Stuart shared the following ideas:
>
> I'm not saying that joining a network should be required for XP, but
> that it seems silly to completely remove it.  And no, it doesn't compare
> to say RH selling server versions vs personal versions, they don't
> cripple the SW by doing that.
>

Networking is still there, however it's setup by use of a wizard. In fact, 
most things are setup by using a wizard in Windows XP Home. It's been 'dumbed 
down' for the home user. In some cases this is good, as it allows less 
knowledgable users to take a bit of control, however I've not heard of a way 
to turn this 'feature' off, so it ends up being a bit condescending for power 
users. I think it's rather unfair to have around $200 price difference 
between knowing how to setup your own machine and relying on the wizards to 
ask you all the right questions.

And yes, no other operating system I've seen does this, although I've heard 
some interesting things about Libranet.

Sandra.
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