Blocking Issue - XP Pro Upgrade from Win98SE

[Guest]

I am trying to upgrade a Windows 98 SE machine to Windows XP Pro. We are
encountering a Blocking issue, incompatibility between video card and
mainboard. We have tried different video cards, AGP both Nividia and ATI
chipsets, different types of chipsets, i.e MX440, 5200, ATI Rage, 9200SE.

Yesterday we replaced the mainboard and the same thing occurs. I pulled an
old Trident PCI card from an antique and the same thing occurs. This is
obviously something in the Registry I think.

Anyone have a suggestion?

thanks

 

[Richard Urban]

When an upgrade does not work you have to fall back to a clean install.

If you are CERTAIN that all your hardware is compatible:

Boot from the CD. When you get to the point where you chose which partition
to install to, be certain you format the partition (use NTFS). Allow the
install to continue.

Backup all important data first to another hard drive or to CD's.

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am trying to upgrade a Windows 98 SE machine to Windows XP Pro. We are
encountering a Blocking issue, incompatibility between video card and
mainboard. We have tried different video cards, AGP both Nividia and ATI
chipsets, different types of chipsets, i.e MX440, 5200, ATI Rage, 9200SE.

Yesterday we replaced the mainboard and the same thing occurs. I pulled an
old Trident PCI card from an antique and the same thing occurs. This is
obviously something in the Registry I think.

What mainboard type is this? It sounds more like a problem in the board
and its AGP support. Look in its BIOS setup in some place like Chipset
settings for things like Graphics Aperture (needs to have a reasonable
value like 32 MB at least) and if there is a AGP Turbo setting trying
changing it