Computer Upgrade Doesn't Create a Millon New Problems

You know what makes my day? When I upgrade the computer and it doesn't create a million new problems!

Decided it was time to add some pep to the old dependable home PC I put together in 2000 with a new motherboard, processor and memory. But I didn't want to have to re-install Windows or all my apps.

Purchased a new Asus A7N8X motherboard, AMD Barton 2500+ processor, and 512MB of Corsair 3200 XS RAM from NewEgg.com. This would about double my processor speed, improve overall performance with faster memory and bus, and would let me install a newer GeForce 4 Ti 4200 video board I already had. By not buying the absolutely "latest and greatest" equipment, the upgrade equipment was very reasonably priced.

This first experience with NewEgg was great. All items arrived even faster than quoted and everything worked right out of the shipping carton. They'll definitely get more of my business in the future.

Backed up my drives, did the hardware swap, upgraded the BIOS on the new motherboard, disabled the onboard audio in favor of standalone card (no problem, just preference), did a repair install of Windows XP to upgrade/update drives (covered very well here), and finally reinstalled Service Pack 1 from the Microsoft site. No snags. Everything worked fine. Big sigh of relief!