Install XP Home Upgrade Blocking Issue: Video Card and Motherboard

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Greg B.

Giga-byte 7nnXP
Maddog Conquerer GEforceFX 4200 Plus
Athalon XP 3200
Nanya 512 Meg DDR

Motherboard: Latest Bios from Manufacturer
Maddog: Latest Drivers for 98 Also tried Nvidia Drivers and Standard
VGA Drivers

Everything works fine in Windows 98/(all service updates)

I have removed all other cards and disabled onboard items in Bios
I have tried my Girlfriend's way generic Video card
I have tried moving around IRQs

Both MB and VC are Nvidia Chipsets...if they aren't compatible, what
is?

Know I know that some of you are going to jump right in and say "Clean
Install". I urge you to not say that.

Here's why:

The box I have says "UPGRADE"
It cost just over $100 dollars
I have 5-6 years of accumulated software/files some of which I can't
even find the installs for anymore or they are damaged.
It's supposed to work like this. That's what i paid for.
If I can't get this to work like it's supposed to, I'm just going to
have to stick with 98.

Thanks!
-Greg Boycott
 
Hi

See if the following article helps:

"Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316639&Product=winxp

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Giga-byte 7nnXP
| Maddog Conquerer GEforceFX 4200 Plus
| Athalon XP 3200
| Nanya 512 Meg DDR
|
| Motherboard: Latest Bios from Manufacturer
| Maddog: Latest Drivers for 98 Also tried Nvidia Drivers and Standard
| VGA Drivers
|
| Everything works fine in Windows 98/(all service updates)
|
| I have removed all other cards and disabled onboard items in Bios
| I have tried my Girlfriend's way generic Video card
| I have tried moving around IRQs
|
| Both MB and VC are Nvidia Chipsets...if they aren't compatible, what
| is?
|
| Know I know that some of you are going to jump right in and say "Clean
| Install". I urge you to not say that.
|
| Here's why:
|
| The box I have says "UPGRADE"
| It cost just over $100 dollars
| I have 5-6 years of accumulated software/files some of which I can't
| even find the installs for anymore or they are damaged.
| It's supposed to work like this. That's what i paid for.
| If I can't get this to work like it's supposed to, I'm just going to
| have to stick with 98.
|
| Thanks!
| -Greg Boycott
 
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