XPPro Report System Compatibility error

[Raymond Titus]

I'm upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro. In the "Preparing
Installation" step, I receive a window titled "Report
System Compatibility" with two entries: NVidia AGP Filter
(X'ed out) and Command & Conquer (must be reinstalled).
The first - NVidia AGP filter - is keeping me from
continuing the upgrade. I have installed a new driver,
removed all NVidia display adapter drivers (booting with
default VGA driver); I still get the error. I searched
the registry but there is no entry for NVidia AGP. How
can I have a compatibility problem since I'm upgrading
from XP Home? But, to the point, how can I get around
this error?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I'm upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro. In the "Preparing
| Installation" step, I receive a window titled "Report
| System Compatibility" with two entries: NVidia AGP Filter
| (X'ed out) and Command & Conquer (must be reinstalled).
| The first - NVidia AGP filter - is keeping me from
| continuing the upgrade. I have installed a new driver,
| removed all NVidia display adapter drivers (booting with
| default VGA driver); I still get the error. I searched
| the registry but there is no entry for NVidia AGP. How
| can I have a compatibility problem since I'm upgrading
| from XP Home? But, to the point, how can I get around
| this error?