Windows XP reinstallation with Athlon XP

[Rulle 0]

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 ?

[Palos 0]

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 0]

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