clean install.... in which order please

barnsta · 2 Mar 2011 at 11:35

Hi there

I plan to do a clean install of windows 7 x 64. Can someone kindly confirm (bearing in mind new sp1) in which order I should do the install?

Should I install sp1 first, then chipset and then graphics drivers followed by lan, audio etc.?

many thanks for your help.

B

SiriusB · 2 Mar 2011 at 11:37

Doesn't really make any difference to be honest.

Personally I would slipstream SP1 into Windows 7 - so everything is installed together. With drivers, I usually do Chipset first, then the rest in whatever order I feel like.

megalomanic · 2 Mar 2011 at 11:44

I usually grab all the latest drivers I need from the mobo/gfx card website site etc, then after re-installing windows, install the mobo drivers and then the card drivers before connecting it to the internet and letting windows update.

barnsta · 2 Mar 2011 at 11:46

wow, quick answers thank you! Regarding chipset drivers, should i use the ones on crossfire disc that came with board as on asus website haven't been updated since last april (2010)

Thanks

SiriusB · 2 Mar 2011 at 11:51

Get the latest. The ones on the disc may be older than the website.

barnsta · 2 Mar 2011 at 11:54

SiriusB said:
Get the latest. The ones on the disc may be older than the website.

Ok thanks for your help.

cheers

ShakenNstirred · 2 Mar 2011 at 16:32

yeah gone are the days where you need to install things in order