Dell Dimension 3000 + WinXP SP2 problems

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All the drivers are on the resource disk that came with the machine.

Tom
"Felix" <josNOSPAM555@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Deleted the old partitions and created a new one to install a fresh WinXP
> SP2. Everything looks fine until I tried to install video and all the
> other drivers. WinXP SP2 doesn't detect the video/sound/LAN. The drivers
> on the support site don't seem to work (http://support.dell.com). Tried
> to execute the files but dos prompt screen would "disappear". Ran the exe
> using command line and the error was "Program too large to fit in memory"
> or something like that. Tech support doesn't know (long wait even at
> 3:30am) other than saying that SP2 has many troubles and to uninstall it.
> At first when turning machine off/on it would dual boot into Pro and Home.
> I removed that line in boot.ini and the problem disappeared. So seems it
> somehow "remembered" the old install. I had already deleted the old
> partitions and created a new one.
>
> I tried the resource cd too, but when I go to autoplay and select the
> system, 3000 doesn't appear under the menu. Tried to look under the
> directories but nothing 3000 specific. The only 3000 drivers I could find
> are the LAN drivers (R78727.EXE) dated July 1st. That installed without a
> problem.
>
> If anyone had success installing a fresh WinXP with SP2 streamed on this
> machine please let me know.
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