Windows XP reinstallation with Athlon XP

Hi, I am planning to by an Athlon XP soon. I was just wondering if the reinstallation of Windows XP is needed to enable SSE support for the processor ? Or will the OS pick it up as it goes ? I remember reading about fresh installation with the new Morgan core Durons.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by Rulle, 2001-10-10 21:26

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Rulle

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#65023

2001-10-10 23:26

Hi,

I am planning to by an Athlon XP soon. I was just wondering if the reinstallation of Windows XP is needed to enable SSE support for the processor ? Or will the OS pick it up as it goes ?

I remember reading about fresh installation with the new Morgan core Durons...

Anyone has experience about this ?

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Just did fresh install of WinXP Final 2600, Best Performance

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Palos

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#65024

2001-10-11 11:51

It should use the same HAL, since you don't need a MP Kernel. Doesn't hurt to just dropping in the new CPU and see if everything went ok before you might decide to reinstall.

Rulle

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#65025

2001-10-11 16:19

Thanks, I think I'll try that when the time comes.