Problem with NVIDIA when upgrading to Professional

[Jim Anderson]

I am unable to upgrade from Home to Professional because
the setup procedure tells me
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Windows XP Upgrade Compatibility

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NVIDIA AGP filter
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The currently installed driver for the NVIDIA NForce
device is not compatible with this version of Microsoft
Windows. Setup will not be able to complete.

To download a new NVIDIA NForce driver, visit NVIDIA's Web
site (www.nvidia.com). Web addresses can change, so you
might be unable to connect to this Web site.

For a list of devices supported by this version of
Windows, see the list of compatible hardware on the
Microsoft Web site.

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The system is an HP 763n right out of the box. I went to
the Microsoft update site to update the NVIDIA driver,
which is 29.42 by the way, but the update would not work.

Now the NVIDIA site seems to thinks this version is fine
for XP, and, in fact, it does work fine with XP Home.

Jim

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The problem seems to be that the drivers from the NVIDIA web site don't
actually get updated when the driver setup is run. Update the drivers manually,
and you'll be able to run the XP Pro upgrade.

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 am unable to upgrade from Home to Professional because
| the setup procedure tells me
| ***********************************************************
| *********
|
| Windows XP Upgrade Compatibility
|
| ***********************************************************
| *********
|
| NVIDIA AGP filter
| =================
|
| The currently installed driver for the NVIDIA NForce
| device is not compatible with this version of Microsoft
| Windows. Setup will not be able to complete.
|
| To download a new NVIDIA NForce driver, visit NVIDIA's Web
| site (www.nvidia.com). Web addresses can change, so you
| might be unable to connect to this Web site.
|
| For a list of devices supported by this version of
| Windows, see the list of compatible hardware on the
| Microsoft Web site.
|
| *********************************
| The system is an HP 763n right out of the box. I went to
| the Microsoft update site to update the NVIDIA driver,
| which is 29.42 by the way, but the update would not work.
|
| Now the NVIDIA site seems to thinks this version is fine
| for XP, and, in fact, it does work fine with XP Home.
|
| Jim