Dell Dimension 2400 Desktop PC

Hello People......last week I reinstalled the XP operating system with the reinstallation disk that Dell sent to me. I had no issues installing XP, but I did have trouble getting drivers (chipset, ethernet, integrated graphics, etc) installed.......eventually I did get it up and running, the main issue was that the oem XP os came with SP2, so I had to get service pack 3 installed....to make it quick, I had to get the drivers installed so that I could get online > but couldn't get online using the Dimension 2400 > so I went and downloaded the correct drivers from the Dell web site using a different desktop then putting the downloaded drivers onto a thumb drive....then brought those drivers over to the 2400 and got it going..............everything is going great, it was just time consuming!

    OK, my question: at one point last week when I couldn't get online to get the SP3, windows updates, etc., I wondered this; could I wipe the hard drive (or get a new one) and reinstall a different Windows XP Home Edition full version onto that motherboard, not with the Dell OS reinstallation disk but a different Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition full version disk? I understand the OS that came with the 2400 would "die" as soon as I installed a different OS.......would there be any problems down the line with the motherboard and OS? THANX!!!!

Jimmy40