I'm sorry you feel you have to go back to XP. Some of the problems lie in the fact I use 64bit and so am not as 'Savvy' with 64bit. In other words I look for 32bit answers to 64bit questions. As for Vista, personally I'd never go back to XP. My rig now runs 95% error free and in some areas performs better than XP.
Perhaps you could use the Intel site to find a 64bit chipset 'checker'? Then again if you already know which chipset you've got then use the Intel site to find the correct drivers. Also all the answers I provided were found using Google, it's knowing which 'key' word to apply.
Regards
Kemical

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