Upgrading XP Home to Pro - Get Blue Screen

[Guest]

I'm upgrading my laptop from XP Home to XP Pro. During installation, I get a
blue screen and message indicating I have an incompatible driver. Error
message displays this text:

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Technical Info
** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000014, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xF855EB5F)
NDIS.SYS - Address F855Eb5F base at F853C000, Datestamp 41107eC3

After restarting though, I can't access Safe Mode because the installation
didn't complete, so can't disable any drivers. I seem to be in a never-ending
loop. Any advice?

Thanks!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I'm upgrading my laptop from XP Home to XP Pro. During installation, I get
a
blue screen and message indicating I have an incompatible driver. Error
message displays this text:

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Technical Info
** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000014, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xF855EB5F)
NDIS.SYS - Address F855Eb5F base at F853C000, Datestamp 41107eC3

After restarting though, I can't access Safe Mode because the installation
didn't complete, so can't disable any drivers. I seem to be in a
never-ending
loop. Any advice?

Thanks!

Error Message: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/w2kmsgs/6077.asp

Remove any unnecessary hardware and try the update again.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Steven,

Laptops are notorious for requiring proprietary drivers not found in retail
versions od Windows. Yours probably falls into this category. The solution
is probably to get an appropriate driver set from the manufacturer, or get
an upgrade version directly from them that contains the needed drivers.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your replies.

At the moment, I have nothing connected to the laptop so if its a hardware
issue, its something internal to my Dell.

I can't access Safe Mode either. Is it possible to roll back the XP pro
upgrade installation or is my only option to reinstall my original XP Home OS
from scratch?

 

[T. Waters]

You may want to try a Repair Installation of your original XP:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm