Microsoft KB Archive/331884

= How to Selectively Install Device Drivers During the Windows XP Upgrade Process =

PSS ID Number: 331884

Article Last Modified on 4/29/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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This article was previously published under Q331884



SUMMARY
This article describes how to selectively install device drivers during the Windows XP upgrade process.



MORE INFORMATION
You may want to make the Windows XP upgrade process prompt you to confirm the installation of each device driver. You can do so to skip a device driver that you suspect may be causing the Windows XP upgrade process to stop responding (hang). To make the Windows XP upgrade process prompt you to confirm the installation of each device driver:  Start the Windows XP upgrade process. For additional information about how to start a Windows XP upgrade, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

316941 HOW TO: Install Windows XP

 Follow the on-screen instructions for the upgrade until you reach the &quot;Installing Windows&quot; portion of Setup, and the Installing Devices green progress indicator appears on the right-side of your screen. Press SHIFT + F10 to view a command prompt. At the command prompt, type taskmgr, and then press ENTER. In Windows Task Manager, click Processes. In the list of processes, click Svchost.exe, and then click End Process. Repeat step 6 for each instance of Svchost.exe.</li> Quit Task Manager.</li></ol>

Windows XP Setup now prompts you to confirm the installation of each device driver. A Hardware Installation dialog box appears that describes the device driver. To install the device driver, click Yes. To skip the device driver, click No.

Note Some device drivers are required for Windows to operate correctly. Because of this, you must use caution when you skip a driver during installation.

Keywords: kbhowto KB331884

Technology: kbWinXPHome kbWinXPHomeSearch kbWinXPPro kbWinXPProSearch kbWinXPSearch

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