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Windows XP Home SP2 Post Installation

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NightWolf88

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Hey

I'm Building a new gaming rig and have a few questions about what?s the best method to install XP Home SP2 and what are some recommended tweaks for my config.

The main parts are: Mobo: Asus SLI Premium Processor: AMD 4800X2 GFX: EVGA 7800gtx HDD: WD Raptor 74gb Mem:2Gb OCZ Plat 2-2-3-5

First, I install windows xp home, once the install finalizes and the system restarts I get to the login screen, what?s the best process to install things??? Should i download windows updates first, or should I install the drivers for all the parts first, or something else like Norton???

Also what?s the best order to install drivers? Mobo 1st, then GFX??? With the drivers should I install the drivers on the CDs or download the latest versions from the net??? (Most drivers like the display drivers require you to uninstall the old version first so is there any real point in using the CD drivers other than if I have issues performance etc???). If anyone has an article on what to do after you have installed XP (drivers/updates) a link would be much appreciated.

Can Windows XP Home SP2 deal with the AMD 4800x2 dual core??? its hard to find a definite answer... Does XP Home support dual core (i.e. 2 cores on the 1 die not 2 processor dies???

Also are they any tweaks/configurations I should use/change from my setup, aside from the removing things from startup/taskbar???

Finally with the windows swap file, should I place the swap on a different partition (make 2 partitions on the 1 disk)?? I can't see this helping because it is on the same drive so the HDD heads will still need to move as much for the swap file... my swap file usage should be small because of the RAM I have..) Also what should I be setting the SWAP file size at? 2Gb - 4GB is a large amount of HDD space when you have a 74Gb HDD???

Thanks Very Much
NW
 
1 - Install a good AV and Firewall.

2 - Download the latest AV defination files and hardware drivers from the hardware company's website.

3 - Windows Update.

4 - Install games, SW, etc.
 
Thanks Very Much.
Can Windows XP Home SP2 deal with the AMD 4800x2 dual core??? its hard to find a definite answer... Does XP Home support dual core (i.e. 2 cores on the 1 die not 2 processor dies???
 
Dunno. Never tried dual core PCs.

Personally I think it should because dual core is sort of like the hyperthreading thing of intel's even if hyperthreading was virtually done.

Ask this question in the CPU/processors forum. You are apt to get an answer there.
 
I am very sure that home does not support multiple cores, though it may support hyperthreading (these two are not considered the same by windows). I feel about 99% confident that home will not utilize both cores, at least not without tweaking the OS, and thus breaking the license agreement.

Edit: This may of course have changed recently, since M$ has agreed to license by sockets, not cores. Would have to read the license agreement and stuff to find out if home edition is legal to use with a dual core CPU, though I doubt home will be able to use it anyway without some software update from M$.
 
Still no firm answer 🙁
Windows is licenses per socket... From what i understand XP Pro supports 2 sockets, Home supports only 1 socket... Wouldnt it follow the same proncable as HT, just detected as a second physical core not a logical core....
 
I guess the problem with this would be that when XP was released, M$ licensed my core (I think, at least I doubt they made it so that home would know the difference). So even if the license allows dual core, it may require a software update from M$ (maybe this is in SP2? I have no idea). Someone more wise should come and clear this up for us...
 
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