About to reformat, what is the best order for installing with ATI?

[Stack]

Howdy All,

Looks like my hardrive just crashed. Hopefully it is recoverable with a reformat.

While I am reformating, what is the best order to get a clean installation for my new FIC Radeon 9700? I am using WindowsXP.

Install order:

WindowsXP
ServicePack1
Motherboard drivers
Cat3.2
ATI control panel

Is what I have listed above the best way to get a proper installation?

Thanks for your your help

My system:
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
AMD Athlon XP 2400++
512 MB PC2100
FIC Radeon 9700 Pro

 

[spanky]

xp
mobo drivers
cats
control panel
sp1

 

[eklass]

spanky: i agree with Stack more than i agree with you

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: eklass
<STRONG>spanky</STRONG>: i agree with <STRONG>Stack</STRONG> more than i agree with you

more power to u. i'm just sharing what worked for me.

 

[FearoftheNight]

both of u r forgetting direct x

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
both of u r forgetting direct x

ok DX between mobo drivers and cats

 

[eklass]

in general, i would say to install winxp, then SP1, and all the hotfixes/update on windows update... then move on to machine specific drivers. i've never had a problem doing it that way in years and years

 

[merlocka]

there is a comprehensive installation guide at rage3d.

i followed it step by step by step and still had problems

ati drivers have something against me for being a nVidiot for so long.