Installing Win XP Home (SP2) on new pc - best method?

Hi...

NB: This message is cross posted, so apologies if you see the message more than
once.

I'm building a new pc, but as its been a while since my last build (about three years)
I've forgotten the best method to install XP?

I'm resisting going to Vista for the time being, as this rig will be mainly for games
(flight sims and driving sims) and there are still many issues with Vista and many
games.

What is the best method to install XP? If I run the Win XP CD will it just install
Windoze, or am I being wildly optimistic!

The new pc will not have a floppy drive (but I do have access to one if I need one)
and will have a DVD/CD drive and Sata 2 drive, and I will be using an OEM CD
version of Windows XP Home (SP2).

ISTR from the dim and distant past that I had to install Win98 first, then install XP
over the top of this, hopefully things have moved on and I will not have to do this now?

Any hints, tips, advice would be appreciated, thanx.

Peter

*Peter* - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergagg/

*Peter* - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergagg/

(P Gagg) wrote:

> What is the best method to install XP? If I run the Win XP CD will it
> just install Windoze

If it's the upgrade version it'll want to see the old OS CD at some
point, but otherwise yes. If your XP disk doesn't have SP2 already it
might be an idea to DL it beforehand and burn it to a CD (you can even
make a new XP disk by combining them if you look up "slipstreaming" but
I don't think it's necessary). You don't need SP1 as well, just SP2.

Andrew McP

(Andrew MacPherson) wrote:

> but otherwise yes.

I was forgetting about SATA. Depending on the motherboard (in my
experience anyway!) you may need a SATA driver disk (CD in your case)
ready at the start of the installation. It's one of the few reasons
Vista might be more convenient now. That's not enough justification to
buy it though. :-)

Andrew McP

> I was forgetting about SATA. Depending on the motherboard (in
> my experience anyway!) you may need a SATA driver disk (CD in
> your case) ready at the start of the installation. It's one of
> the few reasons Vista might be more convenient now. That's not
> enough justification to buy it though. :-)
>
> Andrew McP

Thanx for the info Andrew, cheers.

8-)

*Peter* - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergagg/

(Andrew MacPherson) wrote in
ddress_disguised:

> (Andrew MacPherson) wrote:
>
>> but otherwise yes.
>
> I was forgetting about SATA. Depending on the motherboard (in my
> experience anyway!) you may need a SATA driver disk (CD in your case)
> ready at the start of the installation. It's one of the few reasons
> Vista might be more convenient now. That's not enough justification to
> buy it though. :-)
>
> Andrew McP
>

you really only need a sata driver if you plan to use a raid setup,xp
sp2 installed fine on my sata2 drive without the need for a floppy disk.
Tango