Z68A-GD80 (G3) - Win7 x64 clean install - which drivers as minimum?

hi guys, have just bought this board and would like to do a clean install. have checked the driver website (http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z68A-GD80--G3-.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7%2064) and wanted to check a) if there is any particular order I should be installing these drivers in (from the old days i remember this to be chipset drivers first, restart, then anything else - still correct or irrelevant now?) and b) which ones are indispensable? please see my comments below, would be grateful for input.
Intel Management Engine Driver for P67/H67
do i still need this if it's a z68 board?
Intel SandyBridge Chipset Driver
guess i'll have to install - using i7-2600k processor
Renesas USB3.0 Drivers
guess i'll have to install
Intel TPM Device Driver
heard this is security related - do i really need if disabled in bios?
Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
guess i'll have to install
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
guess i'll have to install
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Floppy Driver (F6)
needed if i want to install win7 on SSD in ahci mode (but not raid) - correct?
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
needed
Lucid Virtu Driver
have a separate graphics card - do i really need if disabled in bios?
Intel SandyBridge VGA Driver
have a separate graphics card - do i really need if disabled in bios?

Intel Management Engine Driver for P67/H67
do i still need this if it's a z68 board? This is a must have
Intel SandyBridge Chipset Driver
guess i'll have to install - using i7-2600k processor This is a must have
Renesas USB3.0 Drivers
guess i'll have to install This is a must have
Intel TPM Device Driver
heard this is security related - do i really need if disabled in bios? Don't need unless planning on using this device someday
Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
guess i'll have to install This is a must have
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
guess i'll have to install Optional. Depends if using the onboard sound or an add-in sound card
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Floppy Driver (F6)
needed if i want to install win7 on SSD in ahci mode (but not raid) - correct? Not this one. Use the other one below
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
needed Yes. Use this one
Not needed Lucid Virtu Driverhave a separate graphics card - do i really need if disabled in bios? Not needed
Intel SandyBridge VGA Driver
have a separate graphics card - do i really need if disabled in bios? Not needed

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User preferences will not save on windows xp. clean install will not work.

User options will not save. I have followed all the instructions to do a clean install which included removing the old firefox files and user profiles. I am using Windows xp SP3. The only thing I have not edited is the registry information for firefox. I can not get the options to save correctly. Please help.

Which security software (firewall, anti-virus) do you have?
Some security software has virtualization or sandbox features that may cause problems by protecting and restoring files in the Firefox profile folder.
Is there a prefs.js file created with the correct date/time stamp?
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
Try to rename or delete the prefs.js file and possible numbered prefs-##.js files and a possible user.js file to reset all prefs to the default values.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resetting_preferences

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