I am trying to install Windows 8.1 32bit on a Pentium 4 box but failed.

"Your PC needs to restart. Please hold down the power button.  Error Code 0x0000000A"

Can somebody tell me what is wrong or my hardware is not supported.

I did a coreinfo dump and it contains the information below:

              Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
Microcode signature: 0000002E
HTT        * Hyperthreading enabled
HYPERVISOR - Hypervisor is present
VMX        - Supports Intel hardware-assisted virtualization
SVM        - Supports AMD hardware-assisted virtualization
X64        - Supports 64-bit mode

SMX        - Supports Intel trusted execution
SKINIT     - Supports AMD SKINIT

NX         - Supports no-execute page protection
SMEP       - Supports Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention
SMAP       - Supports Supervisor Mode Access Prevention
PAGE1GB    - Supports 1 GB large pages
PAE        * Supports > 32-bit physical addresses
PAT        * Supports Page Attribute Table
PSE        * Supports 4 MB pages
PSE36      * Supports > 32-bit address 4 MB pages
PGE        * Supports global bit in page tables
SS         * Supports bus snooping for cache operations
VME        * Supports Virtual-8086 mode
RDWRFSGSBASE - Supports direct GS/FS base access

FPU        * Implements i387 floating point instructions
MMX        * Supports MMX instruction set
MMXEXT     - Implements AMD MMX extensions
3DNOW      - Supports 3DNow! instructions
3DNOWEXT   - Supports 3DNow! extension instructions
SSE        * Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSE2       * Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
SSE3       - Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSSE3      - Supports Supplemental SIMD Extensions 3
SSE4a      - Supports Streaming SIMDR Extensions 4a
SSE4.1     - Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1
SSE4.2     - Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2

AES        - Supports AES extensions
AVX        - Supports AVX intruction extensions
FMA        - Supports FMA extensions using YMM state
MSR        * Implements RDMSR/WRMSR instructions
MTRR       * Supports Memory Type Range Registers
XSAVE      - Supports XSAVE/XRSTOR instructions
OSXSAVE    - Supports XSETBV/XGETBV instructions
RDRAND     - Supports RDRAND instruction
RDSEED     - Supports RDSEED instruction

CMOV       * Supports CMOVcc instruction
CLFSH      * Supports CLFLUSH instruction
CX8        * Supports compare and exchange 8-byte instructions
CX16       - Supports CMPXCHG16B instruction
BMI1       - Supports bit manipulation extensions 1
BMI2       - Supports bit manipulation extensions 2
ADX        - Supports ADCX/ADOX instructions
DCA        - Supports prefetch from memory-mapped device
F16C       - Supports half-precision instruction
FXSR       * Supports FXSAVE/FXSTOR instructions
FFXSR      - Supports optimized FXSAVE/FSRSTOR instruction
MONITOR    - Supports MONITOR and MWAIT instructions
MOVBE      - Supports MOVBE instruction
ERMSB      - Supports Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB
PCLMULDQ   - Supports PCLMULDQ instruction
POPCNT     - Supports POPCNT instruction
LZCNT      - Supports LZCNT instruction
SEP        * Supports fast system call instructions
LAHF-SAHF  - Supports LAHF/SAHF instructions in 64-bit mode
HLE        - Supports Hardware Lock Elision instructions
RTM        - Supports Restricted Transactional Memory instructions

DE         * Supports I/O breakpoints including CR4.DE
DTES64     - Can write history of 64-bit branch addresses
DS         * Implements memory-resident debug buffer
DS-CPL     - Supports Debug Store feature with CPL
PCID       - Supports PCIDs and settable CR4.PCIDE
INVPCID    - Supports INVPCID instruction
PDCM       - Supports Performance Capabilities MSR
RDTSCP     - Supports RDTSCP instruction
TSC        * Supports RDTSC instruction
TSC-DEADLINE - Local APIC supports one-shot deadline timer
TSC-INVARIANT - TSC runs at constant rate
xTPR       * Supports disabling task priority messages

EIST       - Supports Enhanced Intel Speedstep
ACPI       * Implements MSR for power management
TM         * Implements thermal monitor circuitry
TM2        - Implements Thermal Monitor 2 control
APIC       * Implements software-accessible local APIC
x2APIC     - Supports x2APIC

CNXT-ID    * L1 data cache mode adaptive or BIOS

MCE        * Supports Machine Check, INT18 and CR4.MCE
MCA        * Implements Machine Check Architecture
PBE        * Supports use of FERR#/PBE# pin

PSN        - Implements 96-bit processor serial number

PREFETCHW  - Supports PREFETCHW instruction

Maximum implemented CPUID leaves: 00000002 (Basic), 80000004 (Extended).

Logical to Physical Processor Map:
*  Physical Processor 0

Logical Processor to Socket Map:
*  Socket 0

Logical Processor to NUMA Node Map:
*  NUMA Node 0

Logical Processor to Cache Map:

• Edited by mgallego Monday, March 23, 2015 10:59 PM
• Moved by Marvin_Guo Tuesday, March 24, 2015 1:16 AM Win8.1

just install Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, to check whether this PC can install Windows 8.1

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-assistant-download-online-faq

This is regarding CPU requirement for Windows 8.1

http://windows.microsoft.com/is-is/windows-8/what-is-pae-nx-sse2

I suggest you also check with PC manufactured or Intel regarding this issue

• Edited by britishdhez Tuesday, March 24, 2015 4:07 AM

Your CoreInfo output shows that you do not have NX, which is required for Windows 8.1.

Brandon
Windows Outreach Team- IT Pro
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