Just a few comments. Fireblocking See Diagram below from Fairfax County Virginia based on the 2009 International Residential Code. Keep the fibrous insulation out of that narrow gap between the outermost joist. Just use fireblocking to cover the space up once you've got in the insulation. Shiplap joints really don't need any more sealants. If you want, though, one is enough. Tyvek tape is fine. I always mention Tuck brand as it's the predominant brand in my area. Concrete screws and fender washers Leave them in place. Some municipalities require a mechanical attachment. Instead of using several screws per board, you might be able to run a couple of long 1x2s across a whole wall to press the XPS tight to the concrete. Baseplates I like the XPS under the baseplates for two reasons: 1) it keeps the wood away from any minor floods you might have; 2) it acts as a thermal break between the cold concrete floor and the framing. How close around electrical panels can I install the XPS? I usually frame around the panels and put a door on the resulting box. Then you can bring the insulation tight against the wood.

To start with, you can't just switch drives from one computer to another and expect it to boot to windows, unless the computers are the exact same make and model. You can put your C drive into the new computer and if you have a windows xp disc, do a repair install. If it asks for a product key, look on the case of the new computer for the sticker. If the new computer came with a HD and works, I'd just start transferring important data to it either with dvd or flash drives and eventually get it setup the way you like. The people that do a clean install are erasing the whole drive. Yes, a re-install will erase your entire C: drive, a repair install would leave your documents intact. You're going to need a windows xp disc to get started, also software needs to be installed to work, not just a simple transfer folders thing. You may be able to put your old C drive in the new computer, boot from the xp disc, go to the recovery console and fixboot or fixmbr and she may boot up. Don't know what windows genuine advantage or activation will do noticing your C drive has a different motherboard, video and ram.

You do not have to uninstall FF to update it from any version. The current version is 19, so I suggest that you update ASAP.

actually it usually varies from printer to printer and from manufacturer. It is pretty normal that they give you a direction sheet to follow so if that is for sure what that one says then that should be how they want you to do it. But I have no way of knowing for sure. Do you happen to have the instruction guide? Sometimes on the actual cd when you first put it in there are some guides that you can read that tell you step by step how to proceed, you might try the cd and see if you see any how to directions. Just to make sure nothing gets messed up on your pc it would be a good idea for you to make are real simple restore point so if something should go awry you can just go right back to that place in time before you added the printer. To do that in xp click on start> all programs> accessories> system tools> system restore> create a restore point, name it something like prior to printer install then follow the instructions for a quick restore point to be created, that is all there is to it. Now if something messes up with the install of the printer you just follow those directions again and choose to restore your pc to a previous time and from that list pick the one you created with the name you choose and follow the directions for your pc to go right back to how it was before you started any of this. it will tell you to reboot the pc in that process. Anyway hope some of that helped and good luck.