My 1st Build. Let's start

[dr_ml422]

Hi Chewy. Received my oem windows xp sp2 disc. Did a lil research on AMD cpus. Too bad we missed that black one. Anyhow, if we could slowly start w/the oem disc then lets do so.

[Chewy]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displaylang=en

download this and save on your hard drive

nLite 1.4.5 Final

http://www.nliteos.com/

download this and install

[Chewy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103194

pull the trigger, price is back down good

I wouldn't buy the extended warranty tho, it's retail and covered by amd

you will need a heatsink fan tho but you get an unlocked cpu

[dr_ml422]

I need to download the .net 2 framework 4 nlite. should I do it and if so where should I download it to? Desktop then install or ?

[Chewy]

download and install all net thru 2.x Do not go into 3 series

[dr_ml422]

download and install all net thru 2.x Do not go into 3 series

Hi. Everything related to .net 2 including language pack, redistributables w/service pack 1 and so forth? there's also an x64 download of .net 2. w/the x86. Is that what you mean?

Ok I think I got you. Everything up to 2.x. That would include the previous 1 versions also. How about that language pack?

[Chewy]

you can skip the language packs and any 64 bit?

net packages are not cumulative, net 1 is also still used by some older apps

[dr_ml422]

you can skip the language packs and any 64 bit?

net packages are not cumulative, net 1 is also still used by some older apps

All have the same file name so it asks me if I want to replace it. I said yes to 1. I'm guessing I have to add a # or something to the file name to download all of them?

[dr_ml422]

you can skip the language packs and any 64 bit?

net packages are not cumulative, net 1 is also still used by some older apps

Chewy how about microsoft.net and also the sdk.exe? the sdk says 1hour or so. if not needed I'll cancel it now. Thnx.

[Chewy]

net 1,1 and net 2 redstributable and service packs for both

that's 4

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?pocId=&freetext=net&DisplayLang=en

[dr_ml422]

net 1,1 and net 2 redstributable and service packs for both

that's 4

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...DisplayLang=en

Ok Chewy. The Big 4 are installed together w/nlite and the other proggie you suggested to my HD. We could start the oem xp process and later work w/the AMD processor etc...

[Chewy]

http://www.nliteos.com/guide/

read the guide?

[dr_ml422]

http://www.nliteos.com/guide/

read the guide?

I'll read it and post if any ?'s. You know I either had the .net 1 sp1 already in my system or it came w/1 of the other .exes cause it told me I already had it and asked if I wanted to replace it. I said yes. That auto-notify came in handy huh... So the xp disc will be ready for the new build. would I be able to use it on this dell hell if I wanted to in the mean time?

[Chewy]

we will test on the dell

how far you take the test will be up to you

the dell has xp home oem right?

[dr_ml422]

oem has different meanings in different situations, but if you mean whether my dell e310 came w/xp it did. I have windows xp home media center edition 2005. I still have the disc as it's provided should a clean install be needed. As it was when I caught a virus and blew my drivers out another time. You know these pre-builts come w/the usual driver cds and manual etc... Will this dell accept that 86 thing? I know everything we have so far is primed for the build, including the amd processor that'll be here soon.