windows 8 CPU not compatible

stuartam · 1 Jul 2012 at 18:15

just tried to install the windows 8 beta on my old computer and it tells me that the cpu isnt compatible....

its still an intell P4 3.4ghz, granted its about 5 years old but its still ok...

Woden · 1 Jul 2012 at 18:18

Did you download the 64bit image?

stuartam · 16 Jul 2012 at 21:12

carlosvr6 · 17 Jul 2012 at 00:29

Had same issue on my Acer laptop which has a core i3 cpu.
Got it working by doing a bios update.

Have a look at this

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/error-when-installing-windows-8-release-preview/a2c11f2c-d43b-44fc-9bc0-61805a2d95ef