I have heard that there is a 'preferred order' for installing software and drivers when performing a fresh install of Windows XP. Can anyone advise on this or provide a link to a good online guide?
I have heard that there is a 'preferred order' for installing software and drivers when performing a fresh install of Windows XP. Can anyone advise on this or provide a link to a good online guide?
I always thought this one on Dfi-Street was quite usefull.
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/show...66&postcount=6
I usually install in the order of:
(Windows Firewall on)
Chipset Driver
Graphics Driver
Service Pack
Windows Update
DirectX
Other Drivers
(Antivirus of your choice if you need one)
(Firewall of your choice if you need one)
(Windows Firewall off if you feel safe enough)
Other Softwares
Workstation 1: Intel i7 950 @ 3.8Ghz / X58 / 12GB DDR3-1600 / HD4870 512MB / Antec P180
Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
Workstation 3: Intel Xeon X3350 @ 3.2Ghz / P35 / 4GB DDR2-800 / HD4770 512MB / Shuttle SP35P2
HTPC: AMD Athlon X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz / 780G / 4GB DDR2-1000 / Antec Mini P180 White
Mobile Workstation: Intel C2D T8300 @ 2.4Ghz / GM965 / 3GB DDR2-667 / DELL Inspiron 1525 / 6+6+9 Cell Battery
Display (Monitor): DELL Ultrasharp 2709W + DELL Ultrasharp 2001FP
Display (Projector): Epson TW-3500 1080p
Speakers: Creative Megaworks THX550 5.1
Headphones: Etymotic hf2 / Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro
Storage: 8x2TB Hitachi @ DELL PERC 6/i RAID6 / 13TB Non-RAID Across 12 HDDs
Consoles: PS3 Slim 120GB / Xbox 360 Arcade 20GB / PS2
Which ever way you do it though, make sure service pack 2 has been intergrated into the XP install CD.
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