XP Home to XP Pro Compatibility Error

[Guest]

I have an HP Pavilion513 running XP Home and need to upgrade to XP Pro. At
the start of the install i get a compatibility error about an Nvidia AGP
Filter driver. It says "The currently installed driver for Nvidia Nforce
device is not compatible with this version of Windows. Setup will not be
able to complete." One this is i don't have an Nvidia video card. The
machine is using the onboard Intel VGA adapter. I called HP about this and
they have no idea and can't help me. As anyone had this before or know
anything about this?? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Rich

 

[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

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| I have an HP Pavilion513 running XP Home and need to upgrade to XP Pro. At
| the start of the install i get a compatibility error about an Nvidia AGP
| Filter driver. It says "The currently installed driver for Nvidia Nforce
| device is not compatible with this version of Windows. Setup will not be
| able to complete." One this is i don't have an Nvidia video card. The
| machine is using the onboard Intel VGA adapter. I called HP about this and
| they have no idea and can't help me. As anyone had this before or know
| anything about this?? Any help is appreciated.
| Thanks
| Rich

 

[Guest]

I read that post also and i checked the hidden devices under nonplug and play
and there wasn't any Nvidia drivers listed. Thanks for the help though. Let
me know if you find anything else.
Rich