Nvidia error during Pro upg

[Erik]

On several HP Pavilion systems I get an error when trying
to upgrade from Home to Pro. The error states theres is a
incompatibity with the Nvidia AGP Filter, and will not
continue. All of the machines are using the on board
Intel video, no Nvidia stuff anywhere. I was on the phone
with HP for an hour, they had no ideas. Anybody have any
ideas on how get rid of the mysterious "Nvidia device",
or bypass the error and force the upgrade?

Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Using Device Manager, and setting the "show hidden devices" option from the
View menu, you can see the NVIDIA nForce AGP Bus Filter under
"Non-Plug and Play drivers". The original version that was on my PC
was 4.12.01.0217. The driver file is C:\Windows\System32\drivers\nv_agp.sys.

Downloading and installing the latest Platform/nForce Drivers Unified Driver Package
for Windows XP from the NVIDIA web site (www.nvidia.com), places the new driver
in the C:\nvidia\nforceWinXP\2.00\GART directory, but doesn't update it in the Windows
System32 drivers directory. By manually copying the driver from the Nvidia directory,
you'll get past the compatibility problem. The version of the driver that works is 4.12.01.0278.

SOLVED THE PROBLEM THIS WAY:

Go to 'Windows Update'. After running the program, click 'Windows Catalog'
(lower left hand side). Click on the appropriate categories, IE: XP, Drivers, NVIDIA
(you get the point) and download the 'certified' driver.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| On several HP Pavilion systems I get an error when trying
| to upgrade from Home to Pro. The error states theres is a
| incompatibity with the Nvidia AGP Filter, and will not
| continue. All of the machines are using the on board
| Intel video, no Nvidia stuff anywhere. I was on the phone
| with HP for an hour, they had no ideas. Anybody have any
| ideas on how get rid of the mysterious "Nvidia device",
| or bypass the error and force the upgrade?
|
| Thanks.
|