Many people are confused about Windows XP home and Windows XP professional editions. However Home Edition is directly targeted at general consumers while Professional is Mainly for business and power users.
Pro is designed for corporate Networking.
It brings dependability and simpicity to personal computers.
including a cleaner, more intuitive visual design, advanced digital media features that make working with digital photographs or playing digital games and music simple and fun.
It also has extended support for security between multiple users unlike XP Home Edition is equipped with basic support for security.
Premium features in the XP Pro version include: remote desktop, automated system recovery, CD encrypting file system, file level access control, Multi-language support.