Errors while installing XP

[Shep]

I tried to install XP on my brothers machine this weekend, when it was checking for compatibality I got an error stating that my video card was not compatiable with my motherboard, and it wouldn't let me go any further. This PC has a GF2MX on a ALI based gigabyte board running a K6-2 500@500. Anybody know how to fix this? I looked but can't find anything on this in windows knowledge base.

 

[JaY_III]

The card works on that motherboard with other windows OS right???

I would try this,
Install XP with a differnt Video Card, and swap cards once the OS is install (and before you activate it with MS)...
But i have never heard of that problem myself...

If you find away to fix that, do share.

 

[XprincoX]

well actually u could probably still install winXP even tho its says its incapatible, but when it tries to configure the vid card you'll just need to install the drivers manually.

 

[takiwa]

when it was checking for compatibality I got an error stating that my video card was not compatiable with my motherboard

sounds like you were trying to upgrade...bad idea. Boot off the CD, do a clean install, then manually install the vid driver...most of those incompatabilty issues are fixed now, with new drivers that came out after that CD was compiled...

 

[Shep]

Yes I was trying to do an upgrade I didn't want to lose all his stuff,and I haven't had much luck with getting clean installs to complete. Using another card isn't an option the MX is all I have. The card works fine with 98. XP wouldn't let me continue with the install and I don't know how to force it to do so.

 

[takiwa]

use a third party partitioning software, like Partition Manager, to make another partition on his drive...do a clean install of XP on this partition..,when you get done, boot up, move his data to the new partition, format the old one, and use it for storage...I would give xp at least 2.5-3GB for program files...