Microsoft KB Archive/277788

= Some Cyrix Central Processing Units Do Not Work with Windows Millennium Edition =

Article ID: 277788

Article Last Modified on 5/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q277788



SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Windows Millennium Edition (Me) on a computer that is using a Cyrix central processing unit (CPU), Setup may be unable to finish.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if you are using a Cyrix CPU that is not a Pentium-class CPU. Some Cyrix CPUs are not considered Pentium-class CPUs, and because of this, these CPUs do not meet the Windows Me minimum hardware requirements.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, obtain and install a Pentium-class CPU.



MORE INFORMATION
The following Cyrix CPUs do not meet the Windows Me minimum hardware requirements:

CX486 DRx2-20/40

CX486 DRx2-25/50

Cyrix 6x86MX/MII PR233

Cyrix 6x86MX/MII PR300

Cyrix MII 433

Cyrix MII 333

Media Gx Enhanced (266)

For additional information about Windows Me minimum hardware requirements, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

253695 Minimum Hardware Requirements to Install Windows Millennium

For a list of Windows Me system requirements and information about the Windows Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), please view the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://support.microsoft.com/ph/6519

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/whql/default.mspx

Additional query words: HWSYSCPU

Keywords: kbhardware kbprb kbsetup KB277788

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