I now have two home systems, a desktop and a laptop, both with XP Pro. I am about to buy a third system that will be connected via ethernet to a router (with wireless) and the other desktop and via wireless (thru the router) to the laptop.  The new system will be used for general productivity apps plus photo printing/handling.  I am wondering if I should get another XP Pro OS or if I should get the less costly XP Media Ctr version.   Some of the media ctr functions might be useful someday but I do not want to have them at the expense of less network reliablilty and simplicity.  Would XP Pro offer me (relatively simplistic user) any advantages over XP Media Ctr?   Which would you suggest?

(the new system will replace an existing desktop with Windows 98SE)

 

Thanks,  Ed