Upgrading from Windows XP HE to Windows XP Prof

[David Ingle]

I have been trying to install a Windows XP Professional
upgrade to a computer currently running Windows XP Home
Edition. The upgrade stops because of an incompatibility
issue with a NVIDIA AGP Filter. I have installed all
know Windows XP updates as well as installed all NVIDIA
driver updates, yet I still have the same problem. The
funny thing is that this computer is running an Intel
Graphics card and I'm not sure what on this computer
would be running this NVIDIA AGP Filter.

 

[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.


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have been trying to install a Windows XP Professional
| upgrade to a computer currently running Windows XP Home
| Edition. The upgrade stops because of an incompatibility
| issue with a NVIDIA AGP Filter. I have installed all
| know Windows XP updates as well as installed all NVIDIA
| driver updates, yet I still have the same problem. The
| funny thing is that this computer is running an Intel
| Graphics card and I'm not sure what on this computer
| would be running this NVIDIA AGP Filter.

 

[Test Man]

Uninstall ALL NVIDIA driver updates and conitnue setup. Seeing as you have
problems with a component from NVIDIA, it would make sense to remove it.

 

[John Dingley]

If your intel graphics is on the motherboard, you could try disabling the
AGP slot in the bios.