From: andrew@thefatcontroller.fsnet.co.uk   
      
   "Steve Urbach"  wrote in message   
   news:aii728d3g9jmg4tgdmhiakj6bbm23kn9vh@4ax.com...   
   > On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 14:50:35 +0100, "Andrew Wilson"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Hello   
   >>After motherboard failure bought a new bare bones computer with   
   >>mainboard/processor/dvdrw/case. New machine capable of Win7 but WinXPSP3   
   >>also supported which I want to install. Have been told that WinXPSP3   
   >>chipset   
   >>drivers may not be included. I can download these for my exact mainboard   
   >>but   
   >>my question is do I install the Chipset drivers before installing WinXP   
   >>and   
   >>if so how do I do this if there is no operating system as yet?   
   >>Many thanks   
   >>aw56001   
   >>   
   > If XP install finds hardware it does not have drivers for, it usually   
   > asks.   
   > Have them handy (A Bios compatible flash drive will help avoid switching   
   > CD's)   
   >   
   >   
   > There is also a F6 option on starting the install that allows 'ADDITIONAL'   
   > drivers (I thought that might be for disk and other odd stuff, but you can   
   > try)   
      
   Thanks, Steve.   
   So are you saying that I don't need to run the new mainboard chipset drivers   
   at all just the ones that WinXPSP3 asks for whilst it is installing?   
   Will put the drivers onto a USB flash disk but will the USB drivers be   
   already installed so the machine can access the USB port?   
   Thanks   
   Andrew   
      
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