Windows XP non-compatibility with GEforce4 MX420

[Roger]

Recently, purchased Windows XP home edition with SP1.
When I tried to load the new software into H.P. 732C
Pavilion desk top (was shipped with nvidia GEforce4 MX420
graphic card and Windows XP OEM version) I get an error
message a that says the graphic card is non-compatible.
Error message is Nvidia AGP filter non-Compatible.
Checking Microsoft list of compatible products it is
shown as being compatible. Amyone know what is going on
here.

 

[D.Currie]

Recently, purchased Windows XP home edition with SP1.
When I tried to load the new software into H.P. 732C
Pavilion desk top (was shipped with nvidia GEforce4 MX420
graphic card and Windows XP OEM version) I get an error
message a that says the graphic card is non-compatible.
Error message is Nvidia AGP filter non-Compatible.
Checking Microsoft list of compatible products it is
shown as being compatible. Amyone know what is going on
here.

The card in your HP may not be identical to an off-the-shelf geforce card.
Just like they customize the OS, oems may have custom cards built for them.
Usually, it just means that finding drivers is a pain.

Just out of curiosity, why did you buy a new copy of the same os that came
with the computer?

 

[JustMee]

I have just doen this (bought new XP retail) for 2 computers that
were shipped with XP OEM.. I did it for the following reasons:

1.) OEM installs have a lot of garbage they install, and trying to get
it cleaned up is a major problem.

2.) No Windows XP "disc" is provided for repair installs (or
reinstalls)... On HP computers, No discs are provided at all, just a
"hidden" partition with the recovery install ( which has been shown to
be pretty buggy, not permitting recovery disk creation, incompatible
with SP1, yadda, yadda, yadda)...

3.) Because all you have is essentially nothing more than a drive
image "recovery" with OEMs, once you replace some hardware, like
adding a video card, or changing out a provided software based modem
for a hardware based modem, etc, the image will not install correctly,
unless you first remove the hardware and then reinstall it after
installing the image... This is a major PITA.

Add up enough problems, and it becomes prudent to just go out and buy
a retail XP license, and get rid of the problems from OEM.

JM

On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:33:38 -0600, "D.Currie"

 

[D.Currie]

Logical reasons, after the fact, but then again, the last thing I'd buy
would be HP or Compaq.

 

[JustMee]

Yes, well when I bought the 2 HPs, I did not realize that the "merger"
with Compaq had pulled HP down to Compaq's level of quality ( or lack
thereof).. HP *used* to make pretty good prefabricated systems..

In hindsight (20/20 vision), I should have just gone and bought the
components, and built my own systems (as I have done previously).


JM

 

[Yves Leclerc]

But you should also know, that in "scraping" the HP OEM version of XP, you
may:

1) Loose all the custom drivers that HP need for the PC.

2) Void the PC's warranty. OEM version is required when contacting most
"big" manufacturers.