Proper way to instal windows and drivers?

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15-01-2005, 09:18 PM
myth

Proper way to instal windows and drivers?

ok, evry time I instal windows and run 3dMark05 my score is up at 5,500 or so... But a few days later all I can get is 4,500... I was told its cause my drivers need to be instaled in a certine order when I do a clean instal for things to work right! So I was wondering whats the right order of things to instal?

I read in Maximum PC to instal in this order:

Windows + SP2
Chipset drivers (restart)
DirectX 9.0C
GPU drivers (restart)
Other drivers
Then run windows update to finnish updating...
Then other apps

Does that seem right to you? Or is there any tricks to doing this properly?
15-01-2005, 11:02 PM
yamangman

That is right. Shouldn't need to install DX9.0c however as this comes with XP SP 2.
16-01-2005, 12:32 AM
myth

Well, I did something right this time! No problems what so ever! ;) Looks like the order you instal things does mater!
16-01-2005, 11:31 PM
littlewill

Chipset drivers

Quote:

Originally Posted by myth

ok, evry time I instal windows and run 3dMark05 my score is up at 5,500 or so... But a few days later all I can get is 4,500... I was told its cause my drivers need to be instaled in a certine order when I do a clean instal for things to work right! So I was wondering whats the right order of things to instal?

I read in Maximum PC to instal in this order:

Windows + SP2
Chipset drivers (restart)
DirectX 9.0C
GPU drivers (restart)
Other drivers
Then run windows update to finnish updating...
Then other apps

Does that seem right to you? Or is there any tricks to doing this properly?

When you say Chipset drivers do you mean from a floppy like doing a BIOS update as opposed to using Device manager?
16-01-2005, 11:38 PM
ikonia

this was a really interesting thread.

Thank you !
17-01-2005, 03:13 AM
Proplus

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlewill

When you say Chipset drivers do you mean from a floppy like doing a BIOS update as opposed to using Device manager?

No, chipset drivers = chipset drivers, you'll find them on the CD that comes with the mobo.
17-01-2005, 08:37 PM
nvening

i got a dell i just use plug and play drivers guess i should not but when i tryed updating my Nvidia drivers by screen went into v low resolution and i had to do a system restore. What should i do i have got a dell dimesnsion 8100 an look at my sig :)
17-01-2005, 08:57 PM
nichomach

Well, actually posting your spec would help, as well as which OS you are using.