Can't run on this hardware?

[reconrey]

Well, I was installing Windows 8 Pro and I got an error saying:

Windows Setup could not configure Windows to run on this computer's hardware.

An I find this odd, my system blows away the requirements on the Windows website...And I was able to install Windows on my worse laptop using the same procedure.

Here is how I installed it:
- Started up the computer with the install disk in
- Chose custom install
- Formatted my hard drive
- Installed Windows on then new formatted drive
- Then the computer rebooted and the setup finished(And all that personalization stuff)

However, on my desktop, I did all the same setups until the computer rebooted, the Windows logo appeared then I got the error window and it wouldn't get past that point... I tried removing my sound card, that was the only thing I thought would cause it.

Any ideas?

Thanks!


Desktop Specs:
AMD 1090T OCed to 3.8GHz (Could the OC mess it up?)
16GB DDR3 RAM
2TB Hard Drive
Xonar DG Sound Card
GTX 560

Laptop Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.4GHz
4GB DDR2 RAM
250GB Hard Drive
Intel Mobile Express 965GM Chip

 

[Brett928S2]

Well, I was installing Windows 8 Pro and I got an error saying:

Windows Setup could not configure Windows to run on this computer's hardware.

An I find this odd, my system blows away the requirements on the Windows website...And I was able to install Windows on my worse laptop using the same procedure.

Here is how I installed it:
- Started up the computer with the install disk in
- Chose custom install
- Formatted my hard drive
- Installed Windows on then new formatted drive
- Then the computer rebooted and the setup finished(And all that personalization stuff)

However, on my desktop, I did all the same setups until the computer rebooted, the Windows logo appeared then I got the error window and it wouldn't get past that point... I tried removing my sound card, that was the only thing I thought would cause it.

Any ideas?

Thanks!


Desktop Specs:
AMD 1090T OCed to 3.8GHz (Could the OC mess it up?)
16GB DDR3 RAM
2TB Hard Drive
Xonar DG Sound Card
GTX 560

Laptop Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.4GHz
4GB DDR2 RAM
250GB Hard Drive
Intel Mobile Express 965GM Chip

Hi

Try taking the overclock off temporarily ...

All the best Brett

 

[freshbakd]

Only other thing i could think of is updating bios. I know sounds stupid but was my first thought so i googled it.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2009961/how-to-future-proof-your-hardware-for-windows-8.html
This article confirmed it is worth a try at least. Read checking your current system

 

[reconrey]

Hi

Try taking the overclock off temporarily ...

All the best Brett

Thanks! Removing the OC fixed it!

 

[reconrey]

Best answer selected by reconrey.