I asked this same question at a Radio Shack the other day, and the salesman tried to tell me it was more about software. He said that with XP Pro it had MS Office and not just Works. I knew that was incorrect. I wish salesmen would learn their product before trying to pawn something off on the consumer!

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The Salesman could have had Computers that had other software installed that he was comparing. Neither XP Pro or Home have any Office or Works programs built into the OS. They have the same basic stuff that has come with all Windows OS over the last ten years, like Notepad, Wordpad etc. Pro has a few other things geared towards Corporate Customers, but a Home User using both won't really notice any difference. I have computers with both, and don't have any real preference. If you want to Know the exact differences, and Know how to use Google, you could find a Comparison of the two.

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The first difference is better salesmen. Since XP Pro costs more, the commission 
is higher.

XP Home is a stripped down version of XP Pro. XP Pro is a blend of what used to be 
in Windows NT Client and Server editions. You get bits of both the client and server 
technology.

If you don't need to do any server things, like running a web site, XP Home will 
save some money.

As was said in the other response to your request, there must be some detailed comparison 
online.

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