Re: XP Home --> Pro upgrade

I think I can manage the process, but I would not have to do it at all if I
could solve this damn "ApUsbPnP" problem.

I wanted to do the upgrade to Pro for some time on this machine. I
eventually reformatted and installed Pro. (To upgrade from Home to Pro,
I'll do a Fujitsu system restore and then upgrade using the modified Pro
disc. No problem there, I suppose.) But after the upgrade, I keep getting
a problem:

The computer works fine for a while. All updated Fujitsu drivers are
installed, all updates from Microsoft Update. No driver issues I can see.
The only things plugged into the laptop are a wireless mouse adapter from
Targus and a LAN cable.

But at some point, usually after a screen blanking screen saver, I believe,
things start to go wrong. It is as if internal memory has become corrupted.
Graphics don't look the same, text can be garbled, TaskManager cannot be
loaded, Shutdown from the Start menu is disallowed because it says I don't
have permission, drives become inaccessible, programs can finish or show
errors for unknown reasons, etc. I have to shut the computer down from the
alt-control-del menu, where Shutdown is still allowed.

The I invariably get the message that the program "ApUsbPnP" will not end on
its own.

I have been getting help from Elmo on this under the thread "ApUsbPnP
hanging at shutdown", in this same newsgroup. So far, we have not solved
it.

I have checked for malware, I have set virtual memory to be managed by
Windows, I have disabled the power saving features of the USB ports and the
LAN connection, I have done AdAware scans, PCpitstop scans. I don't think
it is malware. I have been careful beyond all reason with what goes on
here. There is no process called ApUsbPnP in my system and there is no file
with that name anywhere on the system.

I never had this problem with the factory-installed XP Home setup, but now
it just won't stop.

So, I'd stick with the Xp Pro install I have now if I could fix that
problem. Otherwise I'm going to have to go back to the factory install of
XP Home and upgrade that using the modified XP Pro disc, as you all have
instructed me to do.

Whew! Anyway, Elmo has been great, but so far we still have no found it.
Any other ideas?

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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Just wanted to give him an extra nudge, <s>.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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Slipstreaming would be the preferable option, since Martin will then
have a disk ready if/when it's needed to do a Repair install.

Absolutely - but would depend on the expertise and confidence of the
OP....





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