Guys, can you give me some tips for installing w2kPro?

[Heat]

This weekend I will install my new OEM copy of w2kPro on a new HD on my rig. It includes SP3 (Does this include IE6SP1?) on another CD I believe.

First, I have the drivers for the vid card, NIC, sound card, my dial up modem doesn't have 2kPro drivers, its an old US Robotics that only has w95/98 drivers since 3com took over. But I expect windows to install a "standard" modem driver. I don't use dial up so its not really much of a concern now.

I have a VIA chipset so I guess i should install the 4 in 1 drivers as well.

What order should I do all this?
1)Install W2kPro
**Defrag?**
2)Install SP3.
**Defrag**
3)Install VIA 4 in 1 drivers
**Defrag**
4)At this point, Windows might already have found a driver to install for most of my devices. But I may have to install some more drivers, maybe for the vid card and NIC.
Thanks.

 

[Heat]

Okay, perhaps that was a bit too long. Leme break it down.
Should I install SP3 before installing the Via 4 in 1 drivers?

 

[Oni]

In a word: No.

Install Win2k, drop on your 4-in-1's, video drivers etc, then install SP3.

 

[Heat]

Ah! Okay, thanks! I will do just that. Might even wait a few days to install SP3 to make sure the drivers are ok.

 

[Heat]

Okay, when I checked the OEM cds again, there were THREE cds: OEM Preinstall Kit, W2kPro WITH SP3 and step by step interactive training. It was already built into windows. Oh well. It went thru OK, but I forgot to defrag the HD after installing each driver but haven't noticed any difference. I still have to install the 4 in 1 drivers, but that can wait.

 

[Audioaficionado]

Open that w2k cd and browse the text documents. There's over 80 pages of install and configuration info there.

 

[Heat]

I'm saying that it already installed SP3 with windows.