XP Pro just lets you access certain features more directly than Home. If you wander around MS's website long enough, they have a feature comparison chart between Pro and Home, so you can make the determination yourself.
Are there "any" advantages for a single computer user to use the Pro edition of XP over the home edition?
No network of other computers.
Thanks,
G.F.K.

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