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Error 0xc0000260 when installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview on an old laptop

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I'm attempting to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a Dell Inspiron 8600, and I am getting a . Googling around, I found that others get this error when installing on a Virtual Machine without the PAE/NX checkbox enabled. I'm pretty sure my processor doesn't support either one of those. (It is a…

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0xc0000260 error

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Fix for: Error 0xc0000260 when installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview on an old laptop

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For third party readers that use a VM: Just enable the PAE/NX bit option (and 2D/3D acceleration). What does this error code mean? I'm attempting to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a Dell Inspiron 8600, and I am getting a 0xc0000260 error. Fir…

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