to XP64 or not?

I am in the process of building a new system. I have installed my original
XP home and when I try to add SP2 (or almost any other software) I get an
'unable to complete' type message at the last moment during the installation
or get a BOD and shutdown. I can't install updates of drivers that might be
causing this as the installation trips over at the last moment (as above).
This is a bit chicken and the egg.


As this appears to be a driver issue, would buying a new XP 64 OS to replace
my very old 32bit version help?


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