Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?

Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.
Anyone know the philosophy behind this?

The splash screen that appears at startup does not display the complete
Windows XP version information
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;886930



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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"Spiral" <spiral@spongy.com> wrote in message news:O8ydnV0lQ7nS2xvVnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@supernews.co m...
Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.
Anyone know the philosophy behind this?

I don't recall seeing Home/Pro information on the boot splash screen since
XP was released.

"Spiral" <spiral@spongy.com> wrote in message
news:O8ydnV0lQ7nS2xvVnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@supernews.co m...
> Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.
> Anyone know the philosophy behind this?
>

"John" <a> wrote in message news:eJKUnWE7IHA.2260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I don't recall seeing Home/Pro information on the boot splash screen since
>XP was released.

It did, IIRC through SP1a, and was removed. The version does show on
WinVer, IIRC.

HTH
-pk


> "Spiral" <spiral@spongy.com> wrote in message
> news:O8ydnV0lQ7nS2xvVnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@supernews.co m...
>> Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.
>> Anyone know the philosophy behind this?
>>
>

"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message
news:O1AvTeE7IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> "John" <a> wrote in message news:eJKUnWE7IHA.2260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I don't recall seeing Home/Pro information on the boot splash screen since
>>XP was released.
>
> It did, IIRC through SP1a, and was removed. The version does show on
> WinVer, IIRC.
>

Hmm... I guess I never really pay attention to it. Thanks.

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

> The splash screen that appears at startup does not display the complete
> Windows XP version information
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;886930
>
>
>

I guess then, no philosophy, it just IS...

Surprised out of the small response that a few haven't noticed after all
these months...

It was noticed and thoroughly commented on when SP2 came out. It is old news
now.



"Spiral" <spiral@spongy.com> wrote in message
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> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>
>> The splash screen that appears at startup does not display the complete
>> Windows XP version information
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;886930
>>
>>
>>
>
> I guess then, no philosophy, it just IS...
>
> Surprised out of the small response that a few haven't noticed after all
> these months...

Spiral wrote:

> Surprised out of the small response that a few haven't noticed after all
> these months...

How many users of Professional would waste their time with a dual- or
multi-boot config that included the Home version? If you had Pro, why
would you also have a crippled version (Home)? If you use Pro at work
and Home at home, you already know by physical location which version
you are using and aren't expecting some confirmation in a boot screen.
Not everyone using Windows XP cares for the Fisher-Price boob UI and
configures XP to get rid of it. In the standard login screen (i.e.,
when not using the Fisher-Price Welcome screen), it does say
"Professional". Don't know about the Home version since I don't waste
my time with it.

Spiral wrote:

> Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen.
> Anyone know the philosophy behind this?
>
>

One less file to maintain.