I decided to start the new year off right in anticipation of my new Dell 2001fp arriving later this week by repaving my desktop. This is the first set of notes I took while doing the deed before I was sidetracked by the Alias premiere on my TiVo.
Format
Windows XP w/SP1
VIA Ethernet driver from CD
reboot
Downloaded + installed latest 4-in-1 drivers from www.viaarena.com
Reboot
Disabled onboard audio card in bios
Loaded onboard RAID driver from VIA CD
Windows XP SP2 from CD
Installed everything from windows update, except the radeon drivers
Radeon drivers from CD
Customized windows
Installed optimized Divx player from Radeon CD
Installed Gargoyle clock screen saver from radeon CD
Organized some start menu items
Downloaded latest soundblaster audigy drivers from web
Shutdown
Install audigy card
Install audigy drivers - failed
shutdown
Moved audigy card to lower slot
Install audigy drivers - ok
Windows update
Getting random crashes - starting over with all PCI cards in from the beginning
Updated BIOS
Installed everything from windows update except the radeon drivers
Installed optimized DivX player from radeon CD
Installed Fire Caves screen saver from radeon CD
Downloaded + installed latest soundblaster audigy drivers from web
Installed WinTV Drivers from web
Installed wintv2000
At some point during the night the power went out in the building, so I don't know if my “does the box run all night without crashing” test would have passed. More tonight as I keep trudging through.
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