Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

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I downloaded the 120 day evaluation version of XP-64 Professional onto my
workstation and have started using it for a while. In the mean time, after
evaluation, I ordered an OEM version of XP-64 SP2 and now have the CD with me.

What is the best way of moving from the evaluation version to the OEM
version that I have bought?

At the end of 120 day evaluation period, will the OS ask me to enter a new
product-key and validate the XP-64 OEM version?

Or do I have to do a new, clean install with the OEM version that I have
bought?

Thanks in advance.
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

See my blog posts on the issue. Basically, don't wait until it expires or
your options are more limited and less satisfactory.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/archive/2006/06/05/99480.aspx

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/archive/2006/05/29/97575.aspx


--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"mahesh" <mahesh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3E8D1D3E-4ABF-4D95-8725-9BD101C3F3FD@microsoft.com...
> All
>
> I downloaded the 120 day evaluation version of XP-64 Professional onto my
> workstation and have started using it for a while. In the mean time, after
> evaluation, I ordered an OEM version of XP-64 SP2 and now have the CD with
> me.
>
> What is the best way of moving from the evaluation version to the OEM
> version that I have bought?
>
> At the end of 120 day evaluation period, will the OS ask me to enter a new
> product-key and validate the XP-64 OEM version?
>
> Or do I have to do a new, clean install with the OEM version that I have
> bought?
>
> Thanks in advance.
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

It looks like whichever way you go, it will be "less than satisfactory".

I D/L'd the evaluation version, burnt the image to a CD and ran the
installation. Flawless. Speedy. Not a single error. Sees all of my 4 GB
of RAM now. Went to Windows Update. D/L'd all the updates - IE7, the works.
Flawlesser. Speedier. Yippee. Lovin' it. Wanted to keep it.

I was so impressed that after a month I ordered an OEM licensed version from
NewEgg. $140. Arrived in two days.

Ran the installation from the CD before the 120-day witching hour. Chose
"Upgrade" rather than "New Installation" from the set-up options.

Kaboom!

The licenced copy I bought and installed rolled back a bunch of stuff from
the evaluation version into older versions - not the least of which was IE.
It put it back to 6-point-something. I clicked on Windows Update from the
Tools menu in IE (to upgrade back to IE7) and I get an error box saying "The
requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context." Say
what? Almost any link I clicked on, or URL I typed in, would get me that
message. And, then the browser did nothing. I was now basically off the
Internet with my licensed version of XP 64.

I loaded FireFox from a set-up file I had on a USB thumb drive, and I was
back on the Internet. I Googled that error phrase and also went to the
Microsoft Knowledge base. The search results showed that exact error was
being reported by tons of people since January, but no solutions were
provided for the error in XP 64 - not even by Microsoft.

So, using FireFox, I was able to download IE7 from Microsoft (after being
prompted for a whole bunch more "Genuine Advantage" validation stuff - even
though I activated my copy of Windows during the set-up process).

After getting IE7 up and running, I was finally able to do a Windows Update
without getting the bizarre "active activation context" error message. Only
now there were 19 updates subsumed in a 101 MB download - in spite of having
run Windows Update under the evaluation version and getting all the latest
fixes and enhancements.

Under the evaluation version, both of my USB printers worked with the
included drivers with no grief. With the OEM licensed version, they still
work with the included drivers. Only now every time I turn on the computer,
I get the "new hardware found" wizard asking me to search for and install
drivers for the printers. Since there are no 64-bit drivers for these older
HP printers, I have no drivers to install and I get a message from Windows
saying the driver isn't installed properly and my hardware may not work. The
printers do work fine. But, I still get the prompt to install a driver
followed by a "...hardware may not work properly..." nuissance message when I
can't complete a driver installation.

Lastly, pages are slow to load in IE7 now. In some cases, very slow. The
status bar says "Waiting for <...url...>..." and it just hangs there for many
seconds - five, six or more seconds - sometimes ten or more - before the
pages download. But, when I use Firefox, the same URL's zoom right down and
pop up almost instantly.

Yes, something "snapped" when I went to the OEM, licensed version. I wish
Microsoft would have let me send them a check directly and just keep the
evaluation version.

As John Travolta's character said in the Movie "Michael": "Nothing lasts!"
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

Honestly, I don't know what happened. But what I'd do in your case is to do
a Repair Install. Yes, it will knock you back to IE6 again. And you'll have
to do all the updates. But I think you'll end up cleaner in the long run.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"JGundrey" <JGundrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0B6D0250-43A5-4E6C-BDB4-58C2E1876CE5@microsoft.com...
> It looks like whichever way you go, it will be "less than satisfactory".
>
> I D/L'd the evaluation version, burnt the image to a CD and ran the
> installation. Flawless. Speedy. Not a single error. Sees all of my 4
> GB
> of RAM now. Went to Windows Update. D/L'd all the updates - IE7, the
> works.
> Flawlesser. Speedier. Yippee. Lovin' it. Wanted to keep it.
>
> I was so impressed that after a month I ordered an OEM licensed version
> from
> NewEgg. $140. Arrived in two days.
>
> Ran the installation from the CD before the 120-day witching hour. Chose
> "Upgrade" rather than "New Installation" from the set-up options.
>
> Kaboom!
>
> The licenced copy I bought and installed rolled back a bunch of stuff from
> the evaluation version into older versions - not the least of which was
> IE.
> It put it back to 6-point-something. I clicked on Windows Update from the
> Tools menu in IE (to upgrade back to IE7) and I get an error box saying
> "The
> requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context." Say
> what? Almost any link I clicked on, or URL I typed in, would get me that
> message. And, then the browser did nothing. I was now basically off the
> Internet with my licensed version of XP 64.
>
> I loaded FireFox from a set-up file I had on a USB thumb drive, and I was
> back on the Internet. I Googled that error phrase and also went to the
> Microsoft Knowledge base. The search results showed that exact error was
> being reported by tons of people since January, but no solutions were
> provided for the error in XP 64 - not even by Microsoft.
>
> So, using FireFox, I was able to download IE7 from Microsoft (after being
> prompted for a whole bunch more "Genuine Advantage" validation stuff -
> even
> though I activated my copy of Windows during the set-up process).
>
> After getting IE7 up and running, I was finally able to do a Windows
> Update
> without getting the bizarre "active activation context" error message.
> Only
> now there were 19 updates subsumed in a 101 MB download - in spite of
> having
> run Windows Update under the evaluation version and getting all the latest
> fixes and enhancements.
>
> Under the evaluation version, both of my USB printers worked with the
> included drivers with no grief. With the OEM licensed version, they still
> work with the included drivers. Only now every time I turn on the
> computer,
> I get the "new hardware found" wizard asking me to search for and install
> drivers for the printers. Since there are no 64-bit drivers for these
> older
> HP printers, I have no drivers to install and I get a message from Windows
> saying the driver isn't installed properly and my hardware may not work.
> The
> printers do work fine. But, I still get the prompt to install a driver
> followed by a "...hardware may not work properly..." nuissance message
> when I
> can't complete a driver installation.
>
> Lastly, pages are slow to load in IE7 now. In some cases, very slow. The
> status bar says "Waiting for <...url...>..." and it just hangs there for
> many
> seconds - five, six or more seconds - sometimes ten or more - before the
> pages download. But, when I use Firefox, the same URL's zoom right down
> and
> pop up almost instantly.
>
> Yes, something "snapped" when I went to the OEM, licensed version. I wish
> Microsoft would have let me send them a check directly and just keep the
> evaluation version.
>
> As John Travolta's character said in the Movie "Michael": "Nothing lasts!"
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

Hi Charlie Russel,

Question: Does the OEM Version of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
fix the problem with downloading programs into the Briefcase without getting
error message about "This Briefcase requires a newer version of the
software" problem? The 64-bit version is faster than Windows XP Home
Edition, and I prefer Outlook Express overtop of Windows Mail. That's why I
elected not to jump to Vista.


--
thecreator


"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:98287E36-6043-4E18-8463-45EE95CA1A09@microsoft.com...
> Honestly, I don't know what happened. But what I'd do in your case is to
> do a Repair Install. Yes, it will knock you back to IE6 again. And you'll
> have to do all the updates. But I think you'll end up cleaner in the long
> run.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "JGundrey" <JGundrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0B6D0250-43A5-4E6C-BDB4-58C2E1876CE5@microsoft.com...
>> It looks like whichever way you go, it will be "less than satisfactory".
>>
>> I D/L'd the evaluation version, burnt the image to a CD and ran the
>> installation. Flawless. Speedy. Not a single error. Sees all of my 4
>> GB
>> of RAM now. Went to Windows Update. D/L'd all the updates - IE7, the
>> works.
>> Flawlesser. Speedier. Yippee. Lovin' it. Wanted to keep it.
>>
>> I was so impressed that after a month I ordered an OEM licensed version
>> from
>> NewEgg. $140. Arrived in two days.
>>
>> Ran the installation from the CD before the 120-day witching hour. Chose
>> "Upgrade" rather than "New Installation" from the set-up options.
>>
>> Kaboom!
>>
>> The licenced copy I bought and installed rolled back a bunch of stuff
>> from
>> the evaluation version into older versions - not the least of which was
>> IE.
>> It put it back to 6-point-something. I clicked on Windows Update from
>> the
>> Tools menu in IE (to upgrade back to IE7) and I get an error box saying
>> "The
>> requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context."
>> Say
>> what? Almost any link I clicked on, or URL I typed in, would get me that
>> message. And, then the browser did nothing. I was now basically off the
>> Internet with my licensed version of XP 64.
>>
>> I loaded FireFox from a set-up file I had on a USB thumb drive, and I was
>> back on the Internet. I Googled that error phrase and also went to the
>> Microsoft Knowledge base. The search results showed that exact error was
>> being reported by tons of people since January, but no solutions were
>> provided for the error in XP 64 - not even by Microsoft.
>>
>> So, using FireFox, I was able to download IE7 from Microsoft (after being
>> prompted for a whole bunch more "Genuine Advantage" validation stuff -
>> even
>> though I activated my copy of Windows during the set-up process).
>>
>> After getting IE7 up and running, I was finally able to do a Windows
>> Update
>> without getting the bizarre "active activation context" error message.
>> Only
>> now there were 19 updates subsumed in a 101 MB download - in spite of
>> having
>> run Windows Update under the evaluation version and getting all the
>> latest
>> fixes and enhancements.
>>
>> Under the evaluation version, both of my USB printers worked with the
>> included drivers with no grief. With the OEM licensed version, they
>> still
>> work with the included drivers. Only now every time I turn on the
>> computer,
>> I get the "new hardware found" wizard asking me to search for and install
>> drivers for the printers. Since there are no 64-bit drivers for these
>> older
>> HP printers, I have no drivers to install and I get a message from
>> Windows
>> saying the driver isn't installed properly and my hardware may not work.
>> The
>> printers do work fine. But, I still get the prompt to install a driver
>> followed by a "...hardware may not work properly..." nuissance message
>> when I
>> can't complete a driver installation.
>>
>> Lastly, pages are slow to load in IE7 now. In some cases, very slow.
>> The
>> status bar says "Waiting for <...url...>..." and it just hangs there for
>> many
>> seconds - five, six or more seconds - sometimes ten or more - before the
>> pages download. But, when I use Firefox, the same URL's zoom right down
>> and
>> pop up almost instantly.
>>
>> Yes, something "snapped" when I went to the OEM, licensed version. I
>> wish
>> Microsoft would have let me send them a check directly and just keep the
>> evaluation version.
>>
>> As John Travolta's character said in the Movie "Michael": "Nothing
>> lasts!"
>
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

No idea, not a feature I've ever had any use for. I use offline folders
extensively, but not the briefcase.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"thecreator" <thecreator@home.com> wrote in message
news:uZ9ToW13HHA.3600@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi Charlie Russel,
>
> Question: Does the OEM Version of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
> fix the problem with downloading programs into the Briefcase without
> getting error message about "This Briefcase requires a newer version of
> the software" problem? The 64-bit version is faster than Windows XP Home
> Edition, and I prefer Outlook Express overtop of Windows Mail. That's why
> I elected not to jump to Vista.
>
>
> --
> thecreator
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:98287E36-6043-4E18-8463-45EE95CA1A09@microsoft.com...
>> Honestly, I don't know what happened. But what I'd do in your case is to
>> do a Repair Install. Yes, it will knock you back to IE6 again. And you'll
>> have to do all the updates. But I think you'll end up cleaner in the long
>> run.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>>
>> "JGundrey" <JGundrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0B6D0250-43A5-4E6C-BDB4-58C2E1876CE5@microsoft.com...
>>> It looks like whichever way you go, it will be "less than satisfactory".
>>>
>>> I D/L'd the evaluation version, burnt the image to a CD and ran the
>>> installation. Flawless. Speedy. Not a single error. Sees all of my 4
>>> GB
>>> of RAM now. Went to Windows Update. D/L'd all the updates - IE7, the
>>> works.
>>> Flawlesser. Speedier. Yippee. Lovin' it. Wanted to keep it.
>>>
>>> I was so impressed that after a month I ordered an OEM licensed version
>>> from
>>> NewEgg. $140. Arrived in two days.
>>>
>>> Ran the installation from the CD before the 120-day witching hour.
>>> Chose
>>> "Upgrade" rather than "New Installation" from the set-up options.
>>>
>>> Kaboom!
>>>
>>> The licenced copy I bought and installed rolled back a bunch of stuff
>>> from
>>> the evaluation version into older versions - not the least of which was
>>> IE.
>>> It put it back to 6-point-something. I clicked on Windows Update from
>>> the
>>> Tools menu in IE (to upgrade back to IE7) and I get an error box saying
>>> "The
>>> requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context."
>>> Say
>>> what? Almost any link I clicked on, or URL I typed in, would get me
>>> that
>>> message. And, then the browser did nothing. I was now basically off
>>> the
>>> Internet with my licensed version of XP 64.
>>>
>>> I loaded FireFox from a set-up file I had on a USB thumb drive, and I
>>> was
>>> back on the Internet. I Googled that error phrase and also went to the
>>> Microsoft Knowledge base. The search results showed that exact error
>>> was
>>> being reported by tons of people since January, but no solutions were
>>> provided for the error in XP 64 - not even by Microsoft.
>>>
>>> So, using FireFox, I was able to download IE7 from Microsoft (after
>>> being
>>> prompted for a whole bunch more "Genuine Advantage" validation stuff -
>>> even
>>> though I activated my copy of Windows during the set-up process).
>>>
>>> After getting IE7 up and running, I was finally able to do a Windows
>>> Update
>>> without getting the bizarre "active activation context" error message.
>>> Only
>>> now there were 19 updates subsumed in a 101 MB download - in spite of
>>> having
>>> run Windows Update under the evaluation version and getting all the
>>> latest
>>> fixes and enhancements.
>>>
>>> Under the evaluation version, both of my USB printers worked with the
>>> included drivers with no grief. With the OEM licensed version, they
>>> still
>>> work with the included drivers. Only now every time I turn on the
>>> computer,
>>> I get the "new hardware found" wizard asking me to search for and
>>> install
>>> drivers for the printers. Since there are no 64-bit drivers for these
>>> older
>>> HP printers, I have no drivers to install and I get a message from
>>> Windows
>>> saying the driver isn't installed properly and my hardware may not work.
>>> The
>>> printers do work fine. But, I still get the prompt to install a driver
>>> followed by a "...hardware may not work properly..." nuissance message
>>> when I
>>> can't complete a driver installation.
>>>
>>> Lastly, pages are slow to load in IE7 now. In some cases, very slow.
>>> The
>>> status bar says "Waiting for <...url...>..." and it just hangs there for
>>> many
>>> seconds - five, six or more seconds - sometimes ten or more - before the
>>> pages download. But, when I use Firefox, the same URL's zoom right down
>>> and
>>> pop up almost instantly.
>>>
>>> Yes, something "snapped" when I went to the OEM, licensed version. I
>>> wish
>>> Microsoft would have let me send them a check directly and just keep the
>>> evaluation version.
>>>
>>> As John Travolta's character said in the Movie "Michael": "Nothing
>>> lasts!"
>>
>
>
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

How "firm" is that recommendation? I read your Repair Install instructions
from your blog, and it seems very complex. I don't think I want all that
pain again.

The whole system runs pretty clean now, except for the IE7 performance and
the "found new hardware" nuissance at every boot-up. The found-new-hardware
problem is the most annoying. Both printers work fine with XP 64's basic
drivers. Is there any way I can stop the new hardware sensing from happening
every time I boot up?

If I followed your Repair Install instructions, do you think the
found-new-hardware thng will go away?

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Honestly, I don't know what happened. But what I'd do in your case is to do
> a Repair Install. Yes, it will knock you back to IE6 again. And you'll have
> to do all the updates. But I think you'll end up cleaner in the long run.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

if you page thru the found new hardware process, on the last page is a
checkbox for 'don't show again for this hardware' or something like that


"JGundrey" <JGundrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:25E6DF7E-A92E-45EE-B6F4-CA98C894FEAA@microsoft.com...
> How "firm" is that recommendation? I read your Repair Install
> instructions
> from your blog, and it seems very complex. I don't think I want all that
> pain again.
>
> The whole system runs pretty clean now, except for the IE7 performance and
> the "found new hardware" nuissance at every boot-up. The
> found-new-hardware
> problem is the most annoying. Both printers work fine with XP 64's basic
> drivers. Is there any way I can stop the new hardware sensing from
> happening
> every time I boot up?
>
> If I followed your Repair Install instructions, do you think the
> found-new-hardware thng will go away?
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Honestly, I don't know what happened. But what I'd do in your case is to
>> do
>> a Repair Install. Yes, it will knock you back to IE6 again. And you'll
>> have
>> to do all the updates. But I think you'll end up cleaner in the long run.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

You can make the found new hardware thing go away, as John points out.

Do I think you should do a repair install? Well, if you're happy now, you
don't need to. But I'd not be happy with what you're describing, and clearly
something isn't right. So I'd do the install. But that's me - I'm fussy and
if it isn't working right, I can't leave it alone. ;) YMMV, and your
tolerance for annoyances may be different.

There is not difference, other than licensing and the time bomb, between the
eval version and the OEM licensed version. They are the SAME. So if it was
good before, it should be good now.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"JGundrey" <JGundrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:25E6DF7E-A92E-45EE-B6F4-CA98C894FEAA@microsoft.com...
> How "firm" is that recommendation? I read your Repair Install
> instructions
> from your blog, and it seems very complex. I don't think I want all that
> pain again.
>
> The whole system runs pretty clean now, except for the IE7 performance and
> the "found new hardware" nuissance at every boot-up. The
> found-new-hardware
> problem is the most annoying. Both printers work fine with XP 64's basic
> drivers. Is there any way I can stop the new hardware sensing from
> happening
> every time I boot up?
>
> If I followed your Repair Install instructions, do you think the
> found-new-hardware thng will go away?
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Honestly, I don't know what happened. But what I'd do in your case is to
>> do
>> a Repair Install. Yes, it will knock you back to IE6 again. And you'll
>> have
>> to do all the updates. But I think you'll end up cleaner in the long run.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

Was the "eval" version, or "evil" version?

Just kidding.

I get no checkbox to "...don't show again for this hardware..." when going
thru the driver install process. It looks like it finds files and installs
them (I get a small box with a progress bar that moves from left to right and
I see filenames whiz by like they're being copied). But then the last window
says:

"CANNOT INSTALL THIS HARDWARE. There was a problem installing this
hardware: HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL. An error occurred during the
installation of this device. The printer driver is unknown. Cick Finish to
close the wizard."

There is a "Finish" button (no Swedish button - HA!) at the bottom of this
box. But, nothing I can select to suppress the next hardware sensing.

Any advice? Will the Repair Install fix this? Can I get Bill Gates out of
retirement to field this one?
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

will repair install fix it? I have no way of knowing - you shouldn't have it
now, after a normal upgrade.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"JGundrey" <JGundrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DC5A7E90-D738-486F-BAD2-54DA3E241B68@microsoft.com...
> Was the "eval" version, or "evil" version?
>
> Just kidding.
>
> I get no checkbox to "...don't show again for this hardware..." when going
> thru the driver install process. It looks like it finds files and
> installs
> them (I get a small box with a progress bar that moves from left to right
> and
> I see filenames whiz by like they're being copied). But then the last
> window
> says:
>
> "CANNOT INSTALL THIS HARDWARE. There was a problem installing this
> hardware: HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL. An error occurred during the
> installation of this device. The printer driver is unknown. Cick Finish
> to
> close the wizard."
>
> There is a "Finish" button (no Swedish button - HA!) at the bottom of this
> box. But, nothing I can select to suppress the next hardware sensing.
>
> Any advice? Will the Repair Install fix this? Can I get Bill Gates out
> of
> retirement to field this one?
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

If you want to try, I would uninstall the device in device manager. Reboot,
and when it shows that it needs drivers, don't let it look for drivers,
always choose the other option. Point to a place that doesn't have the
drivers for it. Fastest is a motherboard driver cd. This should get you to
the last page where you can check not to show again.

"JGundrey" <JGundrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DC5A7E90-D738-486F-BAD2-54DA3E241B68@microsoft.com...
> Was the "eval" version, or "evil" version?
>
> Just kidding.
>
> I get no checkbox to "...don't show again for this hardware..." when going
> thru the driver install process. It looks like it finds files and
> installs
> them (I get a small box with a progress bar that moves from left to right
> and
> I see filenames whiz by like they're being copied). But then the last
> window
> says:
>
> "CANNOT INSTALL THIS HARDWARE. There was a problem installing this
> hardware: HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL. An error occurred during the
> installation of this device. The printer driver is unknown. Cick Finish
> to
> close the wizard."
>
> There is a "Finish" button (no Swedish button - HA!) at the bottom of this
> box. But, nothing I can select to suppress the next hardware sensing.
>
> Any advice? Will the Repair Install fix this? Can I get Bill Gates out
> of
> retirement to field this one?
 
Re: Moving from XP64 Pro Evaluation version to OEM version

Well - I performed the Repair Install per the instructions on your blog. No
joy. I still get the error installing the printer driver for the HP 1200
attached to the computer - even though the printer works, and even though I
also have an HP 940c also attached to the same computer, and Windows does NOT
try to install drivers for THAT one at each boot-up. (The 940c works
correctly, also.)

I also tried every possible permutation of options for the driver-install
wizard that comes up every time. There is no window at any point in the
process that contains a check box or option to NOT sense the printer in the
future.

Interestingly, some of the selections cause Windows to find and copy files
as if a driver is being properly installed. It all looks successful and then
I get the "Cannot install this hardware..." window at the end.

It's hard to belive that I'm the only one in the world this is happening to.

I'm open to other suggestions - even if they're just random mouse clicks.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> will repair install fix it? I have no way of knowing - you shouldn't have it
> now, after a normal upgrade.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "JGundrey" <JGundrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DC5A7E90-D738-486F-BAD2-54DA3E241B68@microsoft.com...
> > Was the "eval" version, or "evil" version?
> >
> > Just kidding.
> >
> > I get no checkbox to "...don't show again for this hardware..." when going
> > thru the driver install process. It looks like it finds files and
> > installs
> > them (I get a small box with a progress bar that moves from left to right
> > and
> > I see filenames whiz by like they're being copied). But then the last
> > window
> > says:
> >
> > "CANNOT INSTALL THIS HARDWARE. There was a problem installing this
> > hardware: HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL. An error occurred during the
> > installation of this device. The printer driver is unknown. Cick Finish
> > to
> > close the wizard."
> >
> > There is a "Finish" button (no Swedish button - HA!) at the bottom of this
> > box. But, nothing I can select to suppress the next hardware sensing.
> >
> > Any advice? Will the Repair Install fix this? Can I get Bill Gates out
> > of
> > retirement to field this one?
>
 
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