Re: to XP64 or not

It is further alleged that on or about Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:28:22 +0000
(UTC), in alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt, the queezy keyboard of
"phil" <menospam.philip.j.pykett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> spewed the
following:

|
|"Roy Coorne" <roy.spam.coorne@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
|news:dt767g$6la$1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
|> Pip wrote:
|> > 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?
|> >
|> >
|> IMHO not - instead, you would dive into new driver probs!
|>
|> Identify your driver problem, do a fresh install of your XP 32bit and
|> upgrade to SP2...
|>
|> roy
|>
|> --
|> This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties,
|> and confers no rights.
|I thought that might be the case, just hoped that the driver issues for XP
|64 were a thing of the past. My problem now is curing the 32bit driver
|issue. Have a feeling this a chipset issue and as I have the latest drivers
|I don't know where to go next

Blue screens can be driver issues and they can also be hardware
issues. If you have XP installed, go to Administrative Tools and have
a look at the event viewer to determine the error.
--

-nos1eep
.

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